Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang Interview With Kim Dubin Samyang’s Product and Planning Manager

Phototrend posted a lengthy interview with Kim Dubin Samyang’s product and planning manager at CP+2026. You can read the full interview on Phototrend or check out the translated, summarized interview below: Strategic Overview & Development Philosophy User-Driven Innovation: Samyang is using these 3D prototypes to gather feedback from users and media before finalizing production. The […]

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New Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang AF: 20-50mm f/2, 28-85mm f/2, 200mm f/1.8, 28-135mm f/2.8, 60-180mm f/2.8, and 300mm f/4 at CP+ 2026

Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang showed off four prototype lenses at CP+ 2026 the 20-50mm f/2, 28-85mm f/2, 200mm f/1.8, and 300mm f/4. Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang lenses are sold under the Rokinon or Samyang name in America. It would be nice if they used the Schneider Kreuznach name they purchased.  Schneider Kreuznach × […]

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CP+ 2026: Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki on Unprecedented Lens Demand, APS-C, AI, and Market Trends

Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG II ART: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sigma 15mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary:B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sigma 28-105mm T3 FF Cine Zoom Lens with AF: B&H Photo / Amazon Sigma CEO Mr. Kazuto Yamaki was interviewed by Phototrend at CP+ 2026. You can find a translated summary of the entire interview below or check out the French interview […]

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Tokina Teases “One Lens Like No Other” at CP+ 2026

Tokia had a lens on display at CP+ 2026 that they consider to be “One Lens Like No Other.” There aren’t a lot of details about this lens, but the photo of the night sky was taken with the lens under development. The new lens appears to be a wide-angle, fixed-focal-length, large-aperture lens, given the […]

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Viltrox 35mm f/1.8 and 55mm f/1.8 EVO Lenses Will Have An APO Design

Vitrox has two upcoming APO lenses the Viltrox 35mm f/1.8 EVO and Viltrox 55mm f/1.8 EVO. Both will come with a 58mm filter threads, close-focusing distances of 0.34m and 0.43m, respectively, and will be available for Sony E, Nikon Z, and Leica L mounts. An apochromatic lens (APO) has better correction of chromatic and spherical aberration than the much […]

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Sigma Announces Development of Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG | Art Lens

Sigma Announces Development of 85mm F1.2 DG | Art Lens — To Exhibit at CP+ 2026 Kanagawa, Japan, February 26, 2026 – Sigma Corporation (Headquarters: Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa; CEO: Kazuto Yamaki) is pleased to announce the development of the Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG | Art, a large-aperture medium-telephoto lens designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens will […]

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