Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 Zoom CF Announced

We have known about the Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 Zoom CF for a while now, but you can now order one yourself directly from Venus Optics or from B&H Photo. Introducing our 8-16mm wide-angle zoom lens, a versatile addition to your camera gear. Covering an APS-C sensor size and a focal length range from 8mm to 16mm and weighing just 1.02 lb […]

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Sigma Kazuto Yamaki Interview: Lens Design, The Industry, Growth, and More

Phototrend interviewed Sigma’s President Kazuto Yamaki about the new lenses they launched. Below are bullet points from the translated interview that you can find in full here. France is Sigma’s fifth or sixth-largest market The Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary is Sigma’s third wide-angle zoom Sigma took a while to develop the Sigma 70-200mm […]

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Laowa CF 8-16mm F3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer Wide-Angle Zoom Lens Coming October 9th

The Laowa CF 8-16mm F3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer Wide-Angle Zoom lens has been known about for some time, and we had most of the specs back in August, but the lens is now imminent so new details are immerging on weibo. The two teasers above and the translated statements below are from weibo. Laowa officially announced that […]

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TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 Announced

TTArtisan just announced the TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8  in Asia. We should get it here soon in the States most likely on Amazon first followed by B&H Photo. Only 850! Mingjiang Optics officially released the new AF 35mm F1.8 autofocus lens. This is Mingjiang Optics’ third AF autofocus lens after the 32mm f/2.8 and 27mm […]

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Development announcement of SIGMA 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS|Sports

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Coming Dec B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The SIGMA Corporation is pleased to announce the development of the SIGMA 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports. The SIGMA 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports is a large-aperture zoom lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. In addition to the expressive […]

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SIGMA Announces 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary, The World’s Smallest And Lightest F2.8 Zoom Lens For APS-C Mirrorless Cameras

Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Ronkonkoma, NY – October 5, 2023 – SIGMA Corporation of America, the US subsidiary of SIGMA Corporation (CEO: Kazuto Yamaki. Headquarters: Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan) is pleased to announce the SIGMA 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary lens. This is the first SIGMA lens being announced and […]

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