Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Sigma 10-24mm F4 DG and 9-18mm F2.8 DC Patents Found

Sigma patents for a Sigma 10-24mm f/4 DG and Sigma 9-18mm f/2.8 DC were found. You can find the patents below: overview [Publication number] P2024104911 [Release date] 2024-08-06 [Name of invention] Wide-angle lens system [Application date] 2023-01-25 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000131326 [Name or company name] Sigma Corporation 2. Background Art In recent years, with the increasing […]

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Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 Art is Rumored For September

Sigma is rumored to announce the Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 Art for Sony FE mount in September by Photorumors. Large f/2.8 aperture zooms have become very popular, especially from Tamron and I hope we get to see some f/2.0 zooms in the not too distant future. Sigma Lenses can be purchased from Amazon and B&H Photo […]

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Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Photos

The Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake was first found here and we had our first look here, but now we have more details. The Vitrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake was at the 25th Shanghai International Photographic Equipment and Digital Imaging Exhibition (P&I 2024) that started today and will run through the 9th and the following details were […]

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Tamron 28-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD Rumored To Be Coming Soon

Tamron is rumored to be working on a Tamron 28-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD lens according to a tip Photorumors received. The official announcement is expected in mid-September. It is designed to offer a wide zoom range with better resolution performance at the telephoto end. Tamron lenses can be purchased from B&H Photo and Amazon. Follow SonyAddict on […]

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DPR: Tamron Interview – Tamron Has a Clear Vision and Believes The Market Has Bottomed Out

DPR sat down for an interview with Tamron. Below is a summary of the interview and you can read the full interview here. Tamron is a small company and that is an advantage when creating unique lens designs Camera sales were 101% of what they were the year before and 104% of the value so Tamron […]

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Viltrox Large Aperture Lens Patent Found

Viltrox released a roadmap a while ago with a Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB that this patent could represent. overview Application publication number: CN118330863A Application Announcement Date: 2024.07.12 Application date: June 12, 2024 Applicant: Shenzhen Leijing Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. [0002] With the development of the photography industry, a large-aperture photographic lens can effectively increase the shutter […]

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