Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Voigtlander SEPTON 40mm f/2 Aspherical Coming to E-mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 13, 2026

Voigtlander SEPTON 40mm f/2: B&H Photo Cosina announced the new Voigtlander SEPTON 40mm f/2 Aspherical lens for Nikon Z and Sony E mount. The E-mount version will be released in March 2026. Compatible mounts: Sony E, Nikon Z Lens construction: 6 groups, 7 elements (including 1 aspherical lens and anomalous partial dispersion glass) Focal length: […]

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Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 Coming Next Week

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 12, 2026

According to Photorumors, Tamron will announce a new Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 on February 19th. The lens will be a small, lightweight zoom, around 560g, and it will pair well with the existing Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8. You can see a mock-up above. This lens is one of the 10 lenses that Tamron plans to announce this […]

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Tamron’s FY2025 Results: Sony E-Mount Is Still the Core, and “10 New Models” Are Coming in FY2026

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 11, 2026

Third-party lenses remain one of the biggest reasons Sony E-mount is the most flexible mirrorless ecosystem—and Tamron just provided a pretty direct roadmap for why that advantage likely grows in 2026. In its FY2025 financial results materials, Tamron reported a down year financially, but the more interesting part for Sony shooters is the product strategy: […]

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Sigma Will Announce Lenses at CP+ 2026

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 10, 2026

Sigma is expected to announce some lenses on February 26th at the CP+ 2026 show. There are a few rumored lenses that could be announced Sigma 35mm f/1.4 II FE is likely since Sigma discontinued the 35mm f/1.4 overseas Sigma 85mm f/1.2 has been rumored for a while Sigma 15mm f/1.4 APS-C replacing the 16mm […]

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LT: Sigma 20-200mm F3.5-6.3 DG | Contemporary Review – Very Good Image Quality

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 9, 2026

Sigma 20-200mm F3.5-6.3 DG | Contemporary: B&H Photo / Amazon Lenstips published its full review of the Sigma 20-200mm F3.5-6.3 DG | Contemporary, which you can read in full here or check out the excerpt below: Pros: very versatile parameters combined with the 1:2 macro mode, sensibly build, compact barrel, very good image quality in the frame centre […]

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New 7Artisans AF 40mm f/2.5 Now Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 4, 2026

The 7Artisans AF 40mm f/2.5 was first shown at the NAB show last year, and it was expected to ship around January 27th. The lens is now available and in stock directly via Amazon. Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Plus our owners’ groups Sony a1 Owners Group Sony a9 Owners Group Sony a7 Owners Group

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