LT: Sigma 23mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 19, 2024


SIGMA 23mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Lenstips published its full review of the Sigma 23mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary and you can read the full review here or you can check out the excerpt below:

Pros:

  • excellent image quality in the frame centre,
  • very good image quality on the edge of the frame,
  • negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • imperceptible lateral chromatic aberration,
  • lack of any noticeable problems with spherical aberration,
  • low astigmatism,
  • sensibly looking out-of-focus areas,
  • excellent performance against bright light,
  • silent, quick, and accurate autofocus,
  • good price/performance ratio.

Cons:

  • a bit too high coma,
  • significant focus breathing.

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Viltrox 28mm Pancake Patent Found

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 18, 2024

Viltrox is working on a 28mm pancake autofocus full-frame lens according to patent information found on weibo. That is all the information we have for now, but it could be a very attractive lens especially if it is a bright f/2.8. Viltrox currently makes a Viltrox 28mm f/1.8 for E-mount.

Viltrox 28mm f/1.8:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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PP: Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0 and Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Character Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 17, 2024

Chris and Jordan published their character review video of the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0 and Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2. There is a summary below of their findings.

Canon R5 with Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton

  • Full electric connectivity for EXIF
  • Premium manual focus lens
  • Butter smooth focus
  • Nice click stop
  • All metal
  • Nice Depth of field scale
  • A little smaller and lighter than the 50mm
  • 420g or 0.9lbs
  • 58mm filter thread
  • Not much flare to worry about
  • No major ghosting
  • Not great for Sunstars but a little better than the 50mm f/1.0
  • Great bokeh with cats eye specular highlight that are almost petzval
  • Petzval cats eye goes away by f/2 and no soap bubbles or onion rings
  • Can be a little polygonal when you stop down
  • LoCA is pretty bad wide-open
  • Fairly soft wide open with some contrast loss that goes away as you stop down
  • There is vignetting in the corners in addition to it being soft and while it sharpens up by f/2.5 there is still vignetting
  • You can get character and softness out of this lens without a problem
  • Beautiful character that can get razor-sharp and it is well corrected
  • Similar bokeh from both lenses

Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2:
B&H Photo

Sony a7RV with Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0

  • Full electric connectivity for EXIF
  • Premium manual focus lens
  • Butter smooth focus
  • Nice click stop
  • All metal
  • Nice Depth of field scale
  • 484g or 1.1lbs
  • 67mm filter thread
  • Not much flare to worry about
  • No major ghosting
  • Not great for sunstars
  • Great bokeh with cats eye specular highlight that are almost petzval
  • Petzval cats eye goes away by f/2 and no soap bubbles or onion rings
  • Slightly worse LoCA than the 40mm which is pretty bad wide-open
  • Fairly soft wide open with very low contrast that goes away as you stop down as soon as f/1.4 and more so at f/2.0
  • There is vignetting in the corners in addition to it being soft and while it sharpens up by f/2 there is still vignetting
  • You can get character and softness out of this lens without a problem
  • Beautiful character that can get razor-sharp and it is well corrected
  • Similar bokeh from both lenses

Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0:
B&H Photo / Amazon

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WANDRD Bags Are Currently On Sale

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 17, 2024

WANDRD Bags have become my favorite bags for carrying my equipment around and they are currently on sale at B&H Photo. We have covered the WANDRD PRVKE here and WANDRD ROAM Sling here. I have owned both bags for years and they have held up very well compared to other bags I own so I still highly recommend them.

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Multiple Tamron Firmware Updates Released With TAMRON Lens Utility 3.0 Support

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 15, 2024


Tamron released multiple firmware updates to support the new TAMRON Lens Utility 3.0 which you can download from here.

Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 G2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE:
B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 G2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD FE:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Tamron 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Voigtlander NOKTON 75mm F1.5 Aspherical E-mount Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 14, 2024


Voigtlander NOKTON 75mm F1.5 Aspherical E-mount released

Today, Cosina announced that it will release the NOKTON 75mm F1.5 Asperical, an interchangeable lens exclusively for Sony E-mount, in July 2024.

We will inform you again once the official release date has been decided.

Main Specifications

  • Format: Full size
  • Mount: E
  • Focal length: 75mm
  • Aperture value: F1.5-F32
  • Aperture blades: 12
  • Lens construction: 6 groups, 7 elements
  • Minimum shooting distance: 0.5m
  • Maximum magnification: 1:4.8
  • Filter diameter: φ62mm
  • Size: φ74.0×73.9mm
  • Weight: 515g
  • Dust and water resistance: –
  • AF:MF only
  • Image stabilization: –
  • Other features:
    Electronic contacts
    , aperture ring

Voiglander lenses can be found at B&H Photo and Amazon.

via Voigtlander, asobinet

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