Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Macro APO Now Shipping Everywhere

Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Macro:  Venus Optics/ B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Macro APO is now shipping everywhere after it was announced. It was previously only for Fuji X, Sony E & EOS-M mounts, but Laowa is now supporting Nikon Z mount too. Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Laowa 65mm f/2.8 […]

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MC Rubinar 10/1000 Macro, MC Rubinar 8/500 Macro, MC Rubinar 5.6/500 Macro, and MC Rubinar 4.5/300 Macro

Mirror lenses are great if you want a compact, affordable, lightweight telephoto lens, but most of them are t mount (telescope), but the MC Rubinar 1000mm f/10 Macro, MC Rubinar 500mm f/8 Macro, MC Rubinar 500mm f/5.6 Macro, and MC Rubinar 300mm f/4.5 Macro are M42 mount. They also have donut bokeh that can be […]

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KamLan KL 32mm f/1.1 Lens Coming February 12th

KamLan has a new lens coming on February 12th the KamLan KL 32mm f/1.1 and you can find KamLan products on Amazon 32,000 yen ($303.60) Manual Focus 11 circular aperture blades 9 elements in 7 groups including 5 pieces of high refraction glass 40cm minimum focus distance filter size 62 mm size: 92 x 70 mm weight: 601 […]

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Fringer NF-FX Firmware 1.20 Released

The Fringer NF-FX released firmware update 1.20 today adding support for a lot of Nikon glass. The Fringer NF-FX is available from B&H Photo. Download Here The improvements include: We keep working on testing and optimizing more lenses. According to users’ feedback, there are strong demands on AF-S 70-200/2.8G VR 1st generation, AF-S 500/5.6E PF ED […]

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Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4, 33mm f/1.4, and 56mm f/1.4 Firmware Updates Released

Viltrox AF 23/1.4 XF V1.1.0 Firmware Update Download Here 1. Adjust the minimum focus distance 2. Optimize focus performance 3. Fixed the problem of focus hunting on some camera models Viltrox AF 33/1.4 XF V1.1.0 Firmware Update Download Here 1. Adjust the minimum focus distance 2. Optimize focus performance 3. Fixed the problem of focus […]

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7Artisans Macro 60mm f/2.8 II Coming Soon

The 7Artisans Macro 60mm f/2.8 II will be coming soon to X mount. The lens has been improved in 3 ways: close focusing distance of 0.175m compared to 0.26mm Upgraded 11 elements in 8 groups design compared to the old 8 elements in 7 groups design 9 blade aperture that allows for a minimum aperture […]

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