Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Opteka 12mm f/2.8 Lens for X-Mount

Opteka has a series of lenses available for X-mount including the new Opteka 12mm f/2.8. Product Highlights Fujifilm X-Mount Lens/APS-C Format 18mm (35mm Equivalent) Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22 HD Anti-Reflection Coating Manual Focus Operation 9-Blade Diaphragm  

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Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Preorder NOW Available

I ordered my Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 about an hour or so ago, but I am just getting around to doing this post now. VenusOptics currently has their preorder link up and Amazon, B&H Photo, and Adorama should follow tomorrow. It looks like they still have filters available, so don’t miss out if this lens interests you. Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D $499.00 […]

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Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Review – Going Extrawide Preorder NOW

I have been following the Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 closely since the beginning of the year and the first reviews are starting to surface of this lens and so far they are very positive. Jonasraskphotography seems to really enjoy the lens saying it has “great built quality” and “It is really sharp in the 3/4 central part […]

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Steelsring Smart Adapter Firmware Update for Canon EF to Fujifilm X 1.07 and Canon EF to Fujifilm GFX 1.06

Canon EF to Fujifilm X Firmware 1.07 – Mac / Windows 1) PDAF param auto tuning for all Prime Lenes 2) PDAF param tuning for some of the Zooming Lens 3) Updated support to X-E1 camera body. 4) Change the format of firmware version number, no more alphabet in version number. 5) Fixed LCD flashing issue for some lenses […]

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Fringer EF-FX Firmware 1.40 With PDAF Sigma 150-600 Performance Video

New firmware (v1.40) is available for Fringer EF-FX adapter products. Before v1.30, the IS function of the lens is always activated as long as the IS switch on the lens is turned on. That may cause power consumption problems. Meanwhile, powering off the camera while IS switch is on may make some noises because the […]

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Affordable X-Mount Lenses: Zonlai 22mm F1.8 and Kamlan 50mm/F1.1

Zonlai 22mm F1.8 Large Aperture Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Fuji X-mount APS-C: Amazon 8 elements in 6 groups,ideal aperture with 10 diaphragm blades Large apeture of F1.8-F16,provides high quality of the main subject as well as nice bokeh for the lens Able to decrease lens-to-subject distance to 10mm to increase magnification so that you […]

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