Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 23, 2017

First images of the Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN coming soon for Sony E-mount leaked from nokishita.

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Kai Tests The Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 and Loves The Bokeh, But Not The Build

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 15, 2017

Kai tested the Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 and was pleasantly surprised by the quality bokeh it produces, but wasn’t impressed by the build quality at all. He actually prefers the creamy bokeh over more expensive lenses, which is surprising. If cheap build quality doesn’t turn you off and you love bokeh the Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 might be a […]

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Sigma and Tamron Discontinuing Sony A-mounts Lenses in The Near Future?

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 14, 2017

Photorumors reported that Sigma and Tamron might be discontinuing their A-mount lenses a few months ago. B&H Photo currently has 20 Sigma lenses for Sony A-mount. Similarly, B&H Photo currently has 28 Tamron lenses for Sony A-mount.There hasn’t really been any development of A-mount beyond the a99II for a while now so maybe A-mount will continue […]

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Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical First Reviews and Availability

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 10, 2017

The Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for E-mount is now available on Amazon and the first reviews are starting to show up. Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens technical specifications:

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Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE Lens Launched

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 9, 2017

Samyang Optics is pleased to announce the release of their fourth autofocus lens: AF 35mm f/1.4 FE. The bright f/1.4 aperture and absolute resolution turn every moment into artwork. This lens now expands Samyang’s autofocus lens line-up to four which includes three existing autofocus lenses, AF 14mm f/2.8 FE, AF 35mm f/2.8 FE and AF 50mm f/1.4 FE. Aim […]

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Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 Reviewed by ePhotozine and Samples

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 5, 2017

ePhotozine reviewed the Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 using the Sony a7RII in APS-C mode and it did pretty well for an inexpensive Chinese lens. “Looking first at central sharpness, at f/1.1 the standard is only fair and the image is really quite soft. By f/2 the image sharpness is very good, and from f/2.8 right through to f/16 […]

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