Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Zhongyi Optics APO 200mm f/4 Macro 1X Officially Announced

The Zhongyi Optics APO 200mm f/4 Macro 1X  for E/Z/RF/L/X mount has been announced. The lens will retail for $499 and should be available on Amazon soon. Lens specifications: Focusing: Manual Focus Focal Length: 200mm 35mm Full-size Equivalent: 200mm Maximum and Minimum Aperture: F4.0-F32 Minimum Focusing Distance: 0.48m Lens Construction: 11 elements in 7 groups […]

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Lenstips: Tamron 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

Tamron 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama LensTips published its full Tamron 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD review and you can read it in full here. You can also check out the pro/cons below: Pros: very good image quality in the frame centre across the whole focal range, sensible image quality on the edge of […]

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Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8 DA DSM II Coming Soon For $135

Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8S DA DSM II: B&H Photo / Amazon Yongnuo has a new YN 50mm f/1.8 DA DSM II APS-C lens for Sony E-mount with improved autofocus from the previous version. The new lens will soon be listed on the Yongnuo Amazon store. Yongnuo is planning to announce five new AF APS-C lenses in different mounts: […]

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Full Frame Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Patent Found

Overview [Publication number] P2023092730 [Publication date] 2023-07-04 [Title of Invention] Optical system and imaging device [Application date] 2021-12-22 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000133227 [Name] Tamron Co., Ltd. Kind Code: A1 A zoom lens and an imaging device are provided which are compact and lightweight and have high imaging performance over the entire zoom range. 2. Description of […]

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PP: AstrHori 18mm f/8 2X Probe Macro vs Venus Optics Laowa 24mm f/14 Probe Review

AstrHori 18mm f/8 2X Probe Macro: Amazon Venus Optics Laowa 24mm f/14: Amazon / B&H Photo The AstrHori 18mm f/8 2X Probe Macro is quite a unique lens that Chris and Jordan decided to review and surprisingly they find the lens to be sharper than Laowa’s Probe lens. The lens is best for video AstrHori is […]

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SAB: Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Review

Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8: B&H Photo / Adorama Sony Alpha Blog posted its full Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 review which you can read in full here. You can check out the pro/cons below: Pros Very good sharpness wide open on A7RIV (61Mpix) and Excellent on A1 (50Mpix) Excellent sharpness in the centre as of F4 Smooth background blur […]

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