Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

AstrHori 18mm f/8 2X Probe Macro Give Away

AstrHori 18mm f/8 2X Probe Macro: Amazon AstrHori is giving away an AstrHori 18mm f/8 2X Probe Macro on Instagram and there aren’t many entries with only a few days left. The directions about how to enter and win are below. You can get started here. Win your 18/F8 Macro Probe Lens. ? Like this post. […]

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Voigtlander 23mm f/1.2 APS-C and 35mm f/1.4 Full Frame Patents Found

overview [Publication number] P2023090337 [Release date] 2023-06-29 [Title of invention] Optical lens system [Application date] 2021-12-17 [Applicant] [Identification number] 391044915 [Name] Cosina Co., Ltd. An object of the present invention is to provide a compact and high-performance lens by effectively utilizing an aspherical lens. Example 1 Focal length: 23.6 F-value: 1.22 Half angle of view: […]

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LensTips: Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE Review

Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Samyang Lens Station: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Lenstips published its full Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE review here which you can read in full or you can check out the excerpt below: Pros: good image quality in the frame centre, sensible image quality on the edge of the frame at […]

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Tamron 17-50mm f/4 VC Patent Found

A patent for a full-frame Tamron 17-50mm f/4 VC lens was found on IP Force. Applicant: Tamron Co., Ltd. Publication number: P2023092730 Application number: P 2021207918 Publication date: 2023-07-04Title of invention: Optical system and imaging device Kind Code: A1 A zoom lens and an imaging device are provided which are compact and lightweight and have […]

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SIRUI Auto Focus Anamorphic Lenses Coming to E, X, and Z-Mount

SIRUI announced they will be producing autofocus lenses for X, E, and Z-Mount. This is exciting news for videographers and photographers that find anamorphic lenses difficult to manually focus. Sirui 24mm F2.8 Anamorphic 1.33X: Amazon / Adorama / B&H Photo  Sirui 50mm F1.8 Anamorphic 1.33X: Amazon / Adorama / B&H Photo Sirui 75mm F1.8 Anamorphic 1.33X: Amazon / Adorama / B&H Photo SIRUI 1.25x Anamorphic Adapter: Amazon / B&H Photo via FujiAddict

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Sigma 50-140mm F/2.8 DC DN and Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Patents Found

overview [Publication number] P2023090116 [Release date] 2023-06-29 [Title of Invention] Imaging Optical System [Application date] 2021-12-17 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000131326 [Name] Sigma Corporation Kind Code: A1 A compact image forming optical system having a small open F value over the entire zoom range is provided. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a so-called […]

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