Venus Optics at Photokina 2016

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 13, 2016

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Venus Optics Unveil the World’s Fastest 15mm Lens for Sony Full Frame E-mount Camera & the World’s Widest f/2 Lens for Micro Four Thirds Camera

Featuring a 110° Angle of View, Ultra-fast f/2 aperture and 72mm filter thread, LAOWA 15mm f/2 becomes another member in their ‘Close-to-Zero Distortion’ lineup.

Anhui China, Sept 14, 2016 – Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer who had previously launched a number of quality lenses with ‘World’s First’ specifications, is proud to unveil two premium lenses with extreme specifications and impressive performance, the Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D & the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT. Read More »

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Zeiss Teasing Photokina Announcement

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 13, 2016

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Zeiss is teasing a new FE lens on their Facebook page to be announced at Photokina:

“Hey friends of the @Sony α7! At #photokina you’ll have the chance to test a new lens. Any guesses? #ZEISSphk16”

Maybe this is the Loxia lens that fills the fourth slot in the Loxia case from a while ago.

via Photorumors

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Tokina Announced New FíRIN 20mm f/2.0 Full Frame E-mount Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 13, 2016

 

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Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the new FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF.
FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF is the first in Tokina product line compact form-factor super wide ultra fast F2 aperture manual prime lens compatible with Full-Frame E-Mount mirrorless cameras. Read More »

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Pre-order Sony 18-110mm Super 35mm/APS-C Power Zoom

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 12, 2016

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The Sony 18-110mm Super 35mm/APS-C Power Zoom is available for pre-order.
B&H Photo
Adorama
Amazon (Coming Soon)

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New Samyang 85mm and 14mm 8k Ready Lenses

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 12, 2016

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An increasing amount of lenses are being marked as 8k and 50MP ready for full frame cameras this year. It looks like we are going to start making the transition to 8k on the content creation side in the near future even if the vast majority of consumers aren’t receiving 4k content yet. This should be an interesting Photokina. Read More »

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Sony 18-110mm Super 35mm/APS-C Power Zoom

By Louis Ferreira | Published: September 11, 2016

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E PZ 18-110mm F4 G OSS (SELP18110G) with 6.1x high zoom ratio

  • High resolution suited to professional 4K movie production
  • Smooth Motion Optics (SMO) design and construction to minimize unwanted focus and image shifts while focusing or zooming
  • Advanced operability including three separate focus, iris and zoom rings for professional operation
  • Optical SteadyShotTM in-lens image stabilization
  • Compact, lightweight design with dust and moisture resistance

Offering moviemakers a powerful new creative tool, Sony has developed an advanced Super 35mm / APS-C format power zoom lens that starts at 18mm wide angle and extends to 110mm at the telephoto end (27mm – 165mm equiv. in 35mm format).  The new lens has a 6.1x high zoom ratio, even with inner focus, and maintains a constant F4 maximum aperture throughout its zoom range for beautiful depth of field effects and stable exposure control. Read More »

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