Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Kai Wong Takes on The Fujinon MK 18-55mm

Kai is very impressed with the Fujinon MK 18-55mm and its bokeh, but he only had access to it for a very limited time. The only thing Kai thinks the lens should be penalized for at this time is only coming in E-mount. While will also be coming in X-mount Kai thinks it should also be […]

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Laowa 15mm f/2.0 FE Promo Video and Info

Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D Laowa 15mm f/2 FE is currently the World’s Fastest 15mm rectilinear lens for Full Frame cameras. It features a close-to-zero optical distortion, allowing photographers to take landscape or architecture shots with straight lines retained. Dedicated to fulfill the need of photographers, Venus Optics have managed to add a 72mm filter […]

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Meyer Optik Gorlitz Trioplan 35mm f/2.8 Lens is Now on Kickstarter

I tested a Meyer’s Optik Gorlitz Triplan 100mm f/2.8 a while ago, but it was a little long for me and I was expecting to recive a 50mm f/2.9. These are very interesting lenses for people that have the patience to plan out their compositions and now they are releasing a 35mm f/2.8 mm via Kickstarter, […]

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DPReview: Sigma CP+ 2017 Interview

DPReview has a brief interview with the CEO of Sigma Kazuto Yamaki that covers a variety of topics including native Sigma E-mount glass and the Sigma MC-11 adapter. Below are some key excerpts. Our plan is to develop full-frame lenses for Sony E mount, and in the future we will have more E mount lenses. But […]

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Prototype Fujinon MK 50-135mm T2.9 at BVE 2017

News Shooter has some close ups of the new Fujinon MK 50-135mm T2.9 prototype on their site in addition to the above video, which clearly shows that the Fujinon MK 50-135mm T2.9 is exactly the same size as a the Fujinon MK 18-55mm T2.9. The Fujinon MK 18-55mm T2.9 will be available in March and the Fujinon MK 50-135mm T2.9 […]

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Three Cosina Voigtlander Lenses Announced For Sony E-mount

Translated Release: MACRO APO – LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical has the best performance of the Factorender brand As a product bearing the name of APO-LANTHAR inscription, in Photokina 2016 which took place in Germany in 2016 Reference exhibited. This time, the CP + 2017 reference exhibition model is for the product released at Photokina, the specification · […]

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