Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Meike 85mm F1.8 SE Mark II

Meike 85mm F1.8 SE Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon The Meike 85mm F1.8 SE Mark II has been announced, and it can be preordered from major retailers now. Meike says the Mark II brings reduced CA, improved image quality, faster focus, and a closer minimum focusing distance. The big practical upgrades are the closer […]

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Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.2 LAB and AF 85mm f/1.2 LAB Coming in 2026

Viltrox confirmed on Reddit that they are working on Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.2 LAB and AF 85mm f/1.2 LAB lenses for release in 2026. Comment byu/EnricoTanz from discussion inVILTROX_GLOBAL Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB FE: B&H Photo / Amazon Viltrox AF 135mm f/1.8 LAB FE: B&H Photo / Amazon

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New 7Artisans 75mm f/1.4

7Artisans 75mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon 7Artisans released the manual 7Artisans 75mm f/1.4, which has a pretty slick classic Leica-like design. A short-telephoto prime lens well-suited for portraits, the 7artisans 75mm f/1.4 Lens is a manual focus optic designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras. It’s suitable for creamy bokeh portraits, night shots, still life, travel, and […]

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New Viltrox 55mm f/1.8 EVO AF Coming Soon

The Viltrox 85mm f/2.0 EVO was announced a few months ago, and it seems to be a solid performer. The Viltrox 55mm f/1.8 EVO AF should have many of the same characteristics and now we know it will be coming soon because 1994sSTORE.vn posted a video of stock they have on hand. Viltrox 85mm f/2.0 […]

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SG-image 35mm f/2.2 Pancake Lens Development Sample Leaked

SG-image is working on a compact pancake SG-image 35mm f/2.2 lens, and an engineering sample of the lens leaked. Details: SG-image is developing a 35mm F2.2 lens for full-frame cameras. It’s a pancake-style lens. He says it’s the fourth version of the prototype, which should be the same as the final product. There should be […]

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New Brightin Star 35mm f/1.4 Full-Frame Manual

The Brightin Star 35mm f/1.4 is now available to preorder for E/RF/Z/L mount and is coming soon to X Mount on Amazon. F1.4 large aperture Click / De-click aperture – precise for stills, fluid for video Mount compatibility – E/Z/RF/L/X Minimum focusing distance: 0.3 m Maximum aperture value: 16 Number of diaphragm blades: 5 Lens […]

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