The Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D has been very well received by photographers everywhere for its exceptional image quality and low distortion. Phillipreeve has an interesting and lengthy interview with one of the engineers behind this great lens and I have summarized it below. Mr. Li wanted to create lenses that photographers would enjoy more than the standard […]
B&H Photo listed the Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 Lens for Sony E-Mount today and if the price is right I will definitely be picking one of these up. These lenses were great fun on Leica M cameras and had lots of character, but they were most popular on the Leica M8 where they provided a close […]
Samyang has been on a bit of a roll with FE lenses lately and their latest newsletter indicates they have another lens coming soon. Maybe they will release one of their classic lens designs as an FE AF lens or this could be something completely new. via Photorumors
Large diameter & compact wide angle lens which refined the flavor of classic lens with latest optical technology and revived to the present age. Unlike modern performance-based lens design, it embodies the beauty of lens character and depiction by intentionally leaving aberration. Main Features: ● With Sony E mount compatible electronic contact, lens usage status is reflected […]
Photorumors reported earlier today that Voigtlander might actually release their Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 FE tomorrow. It was announced by Cosina during CP+ 2017 alongside other Voigtlander lenses that are already available. This is a redesign of the classic lens for M-mount, which was a fun lens with a lot of character. This lens will be […]
It looks like Sony might have put some extra effort into making AF work with adapted lenses on the Sony a7RIII from the various Metabones Mark IV/Sigma MC-11 videos on the web. My Techart adapter still works great, but when using eye AF with it I get a lot of out of focus photos, yet the feature […]