lenses Archive
In a recent newsletter, innovative anamorphic lens maker Atlas Lens Co. communicated an upcoming price increase for their already very affordable Orion 2x Anamorphic lenses that have been setting the industry ablaze ever sine their introduction at NAB 2017. The Orion 2x Anamorphic prices are going up
Venus Optics have been making some of the most unique lenses ever in the last few years, and now the company unveiled the pricing and availability of one of their craziest lenses to date – the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.
This summer has been really exciting for Sigma as just earlier in July the company celebrated their 18th anniversary and also made some big announcements such as the new Sigma fp ultra-pocketable 4K full-frame camera, which can record 4K raw; read more about it in this post
Having multiple filters for multiple lenses, especially if those are with a different front diameter can be a major pain sometimes. Losing step-up rings is quite easy and even permanently attaching them to the front of a lens like I had done with my Sigma 18-35mm f1.8
Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer who had previously launched a number of unique Laowa camera lenses, including the crazy Laowa 24mm probe lens, have just announced a couple of new lenses for the Nikon Z & Canon RF mounts. The new lenses are “the world’s widest
Today was a huge day for Sigma! The innovative lens maker recently celebrated 18 years in the business and earlier today at a special launch event in Tokyo, Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki unveiled some highly-anticipated full-frame lenses designed for mirrorless cameras including two primes and one ultra-wide
Sony just announced their highly anticipated Sony FE 35mm f1.8 compact prime lens – the latest addition to its E-mount full-frame lens line-up. The new wide-angle lens carries the official model SEL35F18F designation and is set to start shipping sometime in August 2019 at a price of
There’s a new cine lens in town from a really cool lens maker – Irix. The Korean/Swiss lens maker, known for their high-quality super wide-angle lens, is introducing their first cine lens – the Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Macro 1:1. First in a new cinematography oriented lens
Tamron officially announced their wide-angle 17-28mm f2.8 zoom for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras back in February, and ever since then Sony alpha mirrorless shooters have been eagerly awaiting the lens to become available for pre-order. Well, it looks like that now, the budget lens maker, who have
Legendary Swedish camera maker Hasselblad just introduced the X1D II 50C mirrorless medium format camera, a new and improved successor to the X1D. Hasselblad also announced the much-awaited XCD 35-75mm f3.5/4.5 Zoom Lens and Phocus Mobile 2 tethering solution. In addition, Hasselblad also announced development details of
Perrault Pictures were recently commissioned by Canon to shoot a short sports-based film on their new Canon Sumire Cine Primes. The short film tells the inspirational story of kickboxer Jemyma Betrian. For those, who might have missed the Sumire announcement from a NAB 2019, here is a
Netflix has been killing it in the home entertainment business by outdoing Hollywood what they are best at – making high-quality, Hollywood-caliber movies and HBO-level binge-worthy serial drama. And do you know who else has been killing it – Cooke Optics! For decades, the legendary British cine
Big day for Sony today – the company just announced two highly anticipated full-frame lenses – the massive and hella expensive Sony G Master 600mm f4 prime lens and a new Sony FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G OSS super-telephoto zoom lens. There were no new camera announcements today,
Tamron has apparently been making their “Superior Performance” lenses for 40 yours, and to celebrate this milestone the company announced a new SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD Lens for the Nikon F and Canon EF mount. The new Model F045 as it stands in the Tamron lineup,
Panasonic may have announced their cinematography oriented Lumix S1H full-frame mirrorless camera with 6K recording options at Cine Gear 2019, but it looks like they are not putting out their Micro Four Thirds division to pasture just yet. That’s because Panasonic have announced a new super-fast wide
The Sony A7III has become a wildly popular camera and rightly so. The combination of features, quality and, of course, price, make it hugely attractive. One of its big selling points is the full frame sensor and the resulting shallow depth of field along with light gathering
Cine Gear Expo 2019 is about to kick off later this week and legendary cine zoom specialist Angenieux are already kicking down the doors off the hinges with the announcement of the Angenieux Optimo Primes! Yes, that’s right, Angenieux is getting into the full-frame cine prime game
Voigtlander is one of the most legendary lens makers in the world of photography with a lineage that goes back more than a century. About a year and a half ago, the legendary Austrian lens maker announced the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f1.4 lens for Sony E mount
Viltrox may be familiar to you as a brand maker of affordable lens adapters and LED lights, but they have some exciting new lenses for Sony FE and Fuji X mount. I remember checking out their new 85mm E mount lens at Photokina 2018 where they had
Samyang Optics just announced their latest premium compact lens – the Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE designed for Sony full-frame mirrorless sensors. The brand new, compact premium AF 45mm f/1.8 FE has bright maximum aperture, consistent internal focusing and a field of view that most closely replicates
