Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II First Look

I received my Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D the other day along with the welcome kit and it seems to be a well built light lens, but it has an extremely light feel to it compared to the Samyang 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye II that I usually use for wide photos. Both lenses are very similar in size, but […]

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Dr. Rudolph’s APO Plasmat Lens 105mm f2.7 Returns

Meyer Optik is launching another lens via kick starters the Plasmat Lens 105mm f2.7 that will be available for X-Mount and G-Mount. We previously mentioned this lens coming here. When Dr. Paul Rudolph designed the Makroplasmat he was aiming at the highest or better to say perfect stage of chromatic correction. The result was a lens that […]

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Laowa GF 17mm f/4 For Fujifilm GFX Officially Announced

Press Release Venus Optics announces 4 new & unique lenses in development, led by the Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 FE, World’s widest zoom lens for Sony full frame E-mount cameras All 4 lenses will make their debut in the coming Beijing P&E Imaging Fair. Anhui China, Apr 20, 2018 – Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer […]

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Laowa GF 17mm f/4 For Fuji GFX and More Coming

Venus Optics will have several major announcements at the Beijing P&E starting May 3rd. The following new Laowa lenses are rumored/expected: ◦ Laowa 10-18 f/3.5-4.5 full frame manual focus lens for Sony FE ◦ Laowa GF 17mm f/4 for Fuji GFX ◦ Laowa 2x tele macro for DSLR cameras ◦ Laowa fisheye lens wider than […]

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Fringer EF/FX PRO Smart Adapters Available to Order Again And Firmware Update

The very popular Fringer EF-FX PRO is now available to order again so grab one while you can. They sold out very quickly last time they were offered for sale and Fringer has been putting a lot of work into developing its firmware. Fringer also released a firmware update today, which you can read about below. […]

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Cinema 5D: Skybeam’s 2nd Gen Cinema Primes

Skybeam has some very compact cinema primes coming soon. This French designed lenses will come in 25mm T2, 35mm T1.8 and 50mm T2 with teeth for a follow focus rig very soon for $719 each. The should be available on Amazon. via Cinima5D

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