Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/5 FFⅡ Cookie Ultra-Wide Angle Pancake Lens

Venus Optics announced the Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/5 FFⅡ Cookie ultra-wide angle pancake lens for M/E/RF/Z/L mount. Additional information: Full frame lens Field of view: 110° Size: 53mm x 25mm Weight: 104g (M mount) Nearly “zero” distortion Minimum focusing distance: 12cm Equipped with 4 ED lenses, 2 aspherical designs, and 3 special high-refractive glass […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift CF Announced

Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift CF: Venus Optics / B&H Photo / Amazon Venus Optics announces the World’s FIRST Wide-Angle Zoom Shift Lens for APS-C system Anhui China, 5 Nov 2024 – Venus Optics announced a groundbreaking Zoom-Shift lens – Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens! This extraordinary APS-C lens for mirrorless cameras combines two […]

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Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB FE Announced

Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB FE: B&H Photo / Amazon The Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB FE has been officially announced and preorders started on B&H Photo and should start on Amazon soon. The Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB FE Lens for Sony E-mount is a medium-length prime preferred by many photographers for portraiture thanks to its […]

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Tokina ATX-M 85mm f/1.8 FE Discontinued

Tokina ATX-M 85mm f/1.8 FE: Amazon / B&H Photo The Tokina ATX-M 85mm f/1.8 FE has been discontinued. There are a few lenses available on 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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PT: Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF Review – A New Benchmark for Ultra-Wide-Angle Lenses

Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF: Venus Optics / B&H Photo Phototrend published a very positive review of the Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF calling it the “The New Benchmark for Ultra-Wide-Angle Lenses”, which is high praise. The review is in French and can be read in full here, but I have reproduced some translated excerpts below: “a major […]

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Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 Announced

  The first details about the Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 were shared yesterday and the lens was announced today as expected. This looks like an interesting option for photographers looking for an affordable well built 85mm f/1.4 lens. Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4: Amazon / B&H Photo Unparalleled Image Quality – SIRUI AURORA 85mm F1.4 offers outstanding […]

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