Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Current List of All Sony FE/E Mount Lenses as of June 30th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 30, 2016

John sent us an updated his list of the E/FE lens natively available for Sony cameras. You can follow him at John Clark Photography.

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Venus Optics Magic Shift Adapter

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 26, 2016

The Magic Shift adapter is a stretch goal from Venus Optics, for the Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens that will be launched on July 30th at 7pm EST via Kickstarter. Early birds will get a discount on the Zero-D during the Kickstarter period before the lens is available after the Kickstarter for $949. I am hopeful they will reach the […]

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Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 Coming July 30th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 25, 2016

There’s a lot of interests in the Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 coming July 30th at 7 pm EST and the first review is already out. It’s on a Canon body, but the reviewer confirms that the 12mm is distortion free. There are also are several photos of the actual lens on flickr (credit: Daniel Han) along with videos below.

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Full Frame Lenses Compared

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 22, 2016

Mirrorless cameras have the reputation of being smaller/lighter than DSLRs, but are they really? John compiled a few lists of comparable Sony, Canon, Nikon and Pentax lenses to find out. At this time it seems only mirrorless bodies offer a size/weight advantage, while lens designs are fixed in size, when covering a comparable sensor size. I’ll let the numbers and […]

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Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE: Preorders

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 22, 2016

Preorder B&H Photo Amazon Reviews ePhotozine Performance Focal Length 50mm Aperture Maximum: f/1.4 Minimum: f/16 Camera Mount Type Sony E (Full-Frame) Format Compatibility 35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor Angle of View 47° Minimum Focus Distance 1.48′ (45 cm) Magnification 0.15x Elements/Groups 9/8 Diaphragm Blades 9, Rounded Features Autofocus Yes Physical Filter Thread Front: 67 mm […]

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First Rokinon (AF) Lens: Available Next Month

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 20, 2016

  Photorumors received a tip from a reader about a full frame 50mm Rokinon autofocus lens coming this August for $699. We reported the Samyang version in early May. There are no further details at this time, but I find it interesting that Rokinon jumped on rebranding this lens so quickly. Via Photorumors

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