Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

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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120 Degree Professional Pinhole Lens For Sony E and A-Mount on Kickstarter

Kickstarter is a great place to find and support unique new lenses if you are looking for something different to shoot. The new Pinhole Pro S-Series wide angle lenses by Thingyfy look like a lot of fun and they are inexpensive.

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Tokina FiRIN Lenses Road Map – Old News Becomes New?

It’s a slow day and I missed this the first time around so I figured I would cover Tokina’s lens roadmap since others have reported the news too me. Photorumors reported that Tokina will release: Super wide prime AF lens Fast wide prime AF lens Standard zoom OVER ONE YEAR AGO… I know others have […]

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