Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

7Artisans Announced Its New LITE Series of F1.8 APS-C Lenses

7Artisans announced 3 new lenses for APS-C cameras: 7Artisans AF 25mm f/1.8 LITE 7Artisans AF 35mm f/1.8 LITE 7Artisans AF 50mm f/1.8 LITE They are currently only available for E-mount,  but they will be listed for X-Mount soon. Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Plus our owners’ groups Sony a1 Owners Group Sony a9 Owners Group Sony […]

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OL: Laowa 200mm f/2 Review – A Value Recommendation

Laowa 200mm f/2: Venus Optics / B&H Photo / Amazon Optical Limits published its full review of the Laowa 200mm f/2, and you can read it in full here, or you can check out the excerpt below: Pros Exceedingly sharp from f/2.8 Outstanding build quality Baffling price tag for such a lens Cons A correction […]

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Viltrox Released Firmware Updates Adding Sony a7V Support

Viltrox updated their lenses to fully support the Sony a7V. You can get the updates from Viltrox’s website here. Viltrox lenses can be found on B&H Photo and 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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TTAr­ti­san AF 40mm f/2 Silver

TTartisan AF 40mm f/2: B&H Photo / Amazon TTAr­ti­san AF 40mm f/2 silver for E-mount is now available. Autofocus Full Frame Prime Lens F2.0 Large Aperture Metal Lens Body Clicked Aperture Ring STM for Quiet and Fast AF 0.4m Minimum Focusing Distance

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7Artisans 6mm f/2.0 Announced

The 7Artisans 6mm f/2.0 has been announced and is now available from B&H Photo. Specifications: Focal Length: 6mm (APS-C) Aperture: f/2.0 Field of View: 220° Focus: Manual Focus Mounts: Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, MFT 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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PATENT: Sigma’s Triple Threat! 28-105mm, 28-85mm, and 35-150mm F2.8 Found in P2025182227

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 ART: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sigma has just had a new patent published (JP 2025-182227) which appears to contain the optical formula for the recently released 28-105mm F2.8 DG DN | Art, along with a few other fascinating sibling lenses that haven’t hit the market—yet. The patent, published on December 15, 2025, describes a “Variable […]

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