Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

7Artisans AF 25mm/35mm/50mm f/1.8 APS-C LITE Lenses Now Available For Pre-Order

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 25, 2026

7Artisans has 3 new LITE series autofocus lenses for X-mount that came out last month for E-mount. These lenses are designed to be affordable and compact. 7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 LITE 7Artisans 35mm f/1.8 LITE 7Artisans 50mm f/1.8 LITE

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Multiple Chinese Manufacturers Are Now Working On Autofocus Lenses For GFX

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 21, 2026

We know that one Chinese lens company has been working on AF lenses for the GFX for some time now, which ended up being the Laowa 200mm f/2.0, and it still hasn’t been released for GFX yet. Now it looks like there might be two more Chinese lens companies working on Autofocus lenses for the […]

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New Brightin Star Lenses For X Mount Listed on B&H Photo

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 16, 2026

B&H Photo listed several new Brightin Star lenses. Brightin Star MF 7.5mm f/1.8 Black Brightin Star MF 10mm f/5.6 Silver Brightin Star MF 10mm f/5.6 Black Brightin Star MF 12mm f/2.0 Black Brightin Star MF 35mm f/0.95 Silver Brightin Star MF 35mm f/0.95 Black Brightin Star MF 35mm f/0.95 Luminous Brightin Star MF 35mm f/1.7 […]

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New Meike 23mm f/1.4 AF APS-C

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 12, 2026

Meike 23mm f/1.4 AF APS-C: B&H Photo / Amazon The Meike 23mm f/1.4 AF APS-C is now available from B&H Photo. Key Features APS-C | f/1.4 to f/16 34.5mm (Full-Frame Equivalent) Fast, Wide to Normal Length Prime STM Stepping Motor AF/MF Switch Aperture Ring Firmware Updates via USB-C Port A versatile wide to normal-length autofocus […]

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SG-Image 75mm f/1.2 For GFX

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 3, 2026

SG-Image announced a new 75mm f/1.2 medium format lens for GFX and XCD mount – here are the details: Lens design: 6 Elements in 7 Groups Close focusing at 0.6m 12 aperture blades Filter size: 72mm Manual Focus Lens Type Stabilization GFX version: 642g and 77×74.6mm XCD version: 642g and 77×83.2mm SG-Image lenses are sold […]

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OL: Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 R WR Review – “More Than Just Usable at f/1.2”

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 1, 2026

Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 R WR MKII: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Fujinon XF56mm F1.2 R APD: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Optical Limits posted its full Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 R WR MKII review, which you can read in full here or check out the pros/cons below: It’s more than just usable at f/1.2 and impressive when stopped down a little bit. Lateral CAs […]

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