Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Samyang Lens Coming Soon…

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

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Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 FE Announced and Coming in February

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 […]

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Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 FE Might Be Announced Tomorrow

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 […]

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Sony a7RIII: With Canon, Tameron, Sigma Glass and Metabones Mark IV/Sigma MC-11

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 […]

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RAYQUAL M42 Screw Mount Adapter

Miyamoto Seisakusho releases “M42 lens mount adapter adaptation function (ADJ type)” on December 15 as a new product of the RAYQUAL brand. M42 Mount adapter for attaching the lens to various bodies. Loose the 5 screws of the lens side mount part and have the adjustment function that can adjust the stop position by rotating the […]

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First LOK: Laowa 15mm Zero-D

There are a lot of excellent Chinese lenses out there today, but Laowa’s line up is extremely impressive and a great value. I plan on adding a few of their lenses to my collection in the near future once they release their magic format converter, but until then lenses like the Laowa 15mm Zero-D are on my short list […]

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