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Laowa 28mm f/1.2 FE Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 28, 2023

Venus Optics just announced its Laowa Argus 28mm f/1.2 FF that you can buy directly from Venus Optics.

The Laowa Argus 28mm f/1.2 FF has a modern take on the classic and versatile 28mm focal length. Rendering impressive sharpness and optical performance even at wide-open. Work beautifully as an everyday lens in the day and in low-light situations as well. The slightly wider AoV(compare to 35mm and 50mm) can be handy when doing street, landscape, and even environmental portraits. A 62mm filter thread is available for any screw-in filters, giving photographers the option to create shallow DoF images even when the sun is up. The lens itself is only about 562g and 68.5 x 106mm in size. Making it an excellent travel companion.

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Sigma 17mm, 23mm, 50mm Lenses Coming April 3rd at 8am

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 27, 2023

The Sigma will announce three lenses on April 3rd, that were first leaked here.

Sigma 17mm f/4 DG DN | Contemporary lens (full frame) $600

Lens construction: 9 elements in 8 groups
Minimum focusing distance: 12cm
Maximum magnification: 1:3.6
Filter diameter: 55mm
Size: φ64.0mm x 48.8mm (50.8mm for E-mount version)
Weight: 225g( 220g for E-mount version)
Magnetic metal cap

Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN | Contemporary lens (full frame) $650

Lens construction: 11 elements in 9 groups
Minimum focusing distance: 45cm
Maximum magnification: 1:6.9
Filter diameter: 58mm
Size: φ70.0 x 68.0mm (70.0mm for E-mount version)
Weight: 350g( E-mount version
supports 345g) magnetic metal cap

Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary lens (APS-C frame) $500

Lens construction: 13 elements in 10 groups
Minimum focusing distance: 25cm
Maximum magnification: 1:7.3
Filter diameter: 52mm
Size: φ65.8 x 76.9mm
Weight: 340g
Mount: L-mount Sony E Mount Fujifilm X mount

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Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG DN Art:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 35mm F/1.4 DG DN Art:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art:
B&H Photo / Adorama
Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG DN | Contemporary:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS:
B&H Photo / Amazon
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma MC-11:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Laowa 28mm f/1.2 FE Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 26, 2023

The Laowa 28mm f/1.2 FE should be announced this week, and it is a very interesting lens for wide-angle photography fans. Below are the details and sample photos:

Laowa 28mm f/1.2
Full Frame E-mount
manual focus
lens construction is 13 elements in 7 groups.
number of aperture blades is 13
shortest shooting distance is 500mm
maximum shooting magnification is 0.073x
Supports click ON/OFF switching of the aperture ring
562g
$599
600g
good sharpness even at f/1.2
High CA wide open
Canon RF, Sony E, Nikon Z, L mount
Release on March 28

Laowa lenses can be purchased directly from Venus Optics or B&H Photo.

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Sony 150-400mm f/4 OSS and 70-200mm f/2.8 Patents Found

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 24, 2023

Digicame-info found patents for Sony 150-400mm f/4 OSS and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses.

Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
Publication number: P2023039817
Application number: P 2021147121
Publication date: 2023-03-22Title
of invention: Zoom lens and imaging device
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to satisfactorily correct various aberrations while being lightweight.
In order to improve the image quality of a telephoto zoom lens, it is important to correct various aberrations such as axial chromatic aberration, lateral chromatic aberration, spherical aberration, and curvature of field due to zooming. .
In the first or second zoom lens or the first or second imaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each lens is configured so that it is possible to satisfactorily correct various aberrations while being lightweight. Optimization of group composition is attempted.

Example 1 (150-400mm F4 OSS) *L53 and L54 in the diagram are the anti-vibration lens group
focal length 154.53 238.80 387.86
F number 4.12 4.12 4.12
Total angle of view 15.94 10.36 6.39
Image height 21.64 21.65 21.64
Overall length 339.98 339.98 339.98

Example 2 (70-200mm F2.8)
Focal length 72.14 120.82 193.95
F number 2.88 2.88 2.88
Total angle of view 33.40 20.30 12.73
Image height 21.64 21.63 21.63
Overall length 215.07 215.07 215.07