Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Tamron Lens Shortages: Tamron 18-300mm

Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama “35-150mm F / 2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058) for Sony E mount” “28-75mm F / 2.8 Di III VXD G2 (Model A063) for Sony E mount” “18-300mm F / 3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD (Model B061) for Fujifilm X mount ” Apology and notice regarding […]

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Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Size Comparison, Reviews, and More

Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Fujinon XF70-300mm f/4-5.6: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama Camerasize added the Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD to its comparison tool that you can view here. I decided to compare the Tamron to the Fujinon XF70-300mm, Fujinon XF100-400mm, and Fujinon 18-135mm and the Tamron is quite compact considering […]

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KIPON IBELUX 40mm f/0.85 Mark III Coming Soon

Kipon announced its third revision of the KIPON IBELUX 40mm f/0.85 the Mark III and it should be an interesting lens for photographers drawn to large apertures. We did a review round-up of the Mark II which you can check out here. Kipon Handevision IBELUX f/0.85 Mark II Black: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Kipon Handevision IBELUX […]

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Viltrox Red Finish Lenses Announced

Viltrox announced its limited-edition red lenses that you can get directly from Viltrox. They are only making 500 of these lenses so it is unlikely they will have them at the typical retailers like the rest of the lineup below: Black VILTROX 23mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama VILTROX 33mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama VILTROX 56mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama VILTROX 85mm […]

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CineD: Sigma CEO Yamaki-San Interview: Seriously Looking At Making Fujifilm Fans Happy

CineD interviewed Sigma CEO Yamaki-San about Sigma’s 60th anniversary and during the interview, he confirms that they are seriously looking at how to make Fujifilm photographers happy so I am covering the full interview. You can read the excerpts below: Sigma turns 60 in September Yamaki-San’s father founded the company at 27 His father passed away […]

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Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Preorders Start

The Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD can be preordered from B&H Photo and should be available from Amazon and Adorama soon. Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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