Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Steels Ring GFX AF Adapter Firmware 2.12 Released

Steelsring updated their EF to GFX AF adapter. 2020/01/11 v2.12 1) Smooth AF driven of EF lenes 2) Correct aperture display error of several lenses. 3) Fixed bugs for EF 85 f/1.2 L MF support For Mac OS 10.7.5+ users only: You have to disable Gatekeepr before start firmware updater, and remeber to enable it […]

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Viltrox 23mm f/1.4, 33mm f/1.4, and 56mm f/1.4 AF Lenses Coming in March

The Viltrox 23mm f/1.4, 33mm f/1.4, and 56mm f/1.4 lens that were first leaked here should be shipping on or around March 21st according to a reader that contacted me earlier today. I haven’t been able to verify the date, but details about the lenses and prices leaked here after we first spotted them on weibo. Viltrox […]

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New Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Macro Announced

Venus Optics Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Macro:  Venus Optics/ B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Venus Optics announce pricing and availability of Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X macro lens, a compact macro lens with 2:1 magnification and invisible CA Anhui China, Jan 24, 2020 – Venus Optics, the Chinese camera lenses manufacturer endeavoring in crafting unique manual lenses that no two […]

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Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Now Available

The Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye that we first announced here can now be ordered from Venus Optics Featuring a one-of-a-kind 210° field of view, Laowa 4mm f/2.8 fisheye lens can create a circular fisheye perspective on Fuji X, Sony E, EOS-M) and MFT cameras. Photographers can create a 360° full panorama image with a minimum of […]

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New Affordable Zonlai Square Hoods

Zonlai released a teaser for their new affordable Leica style square lens hoods which look really nice and feature Fujifilm cameras. The hoods attach via filter threads so the 49mm hood designed for the Zonlai 35mm f/1.6 should fit on the Fujinon XF 16mm f2.8 R WR, while the 46mm that is designed for the […]

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Laowa Argus f/0.95 Coming Soon?

Venus Optics Laowa has been turning out some very innovative lenses lately and they are teasing a new line the Argus. All I can tell you for now is that is will be for DSLR and Mirrorless Full Frame / APS-C. I’m hopeful it will be designed with Fujifilm in mind because one of the […]

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