Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 Now Available – Turn The X-M5 Into A Pocketable Camera

Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5: B&H Photo / Amazon The Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 AF is a unique compact autofocus lens that turns the Fujifilm X-M5 into a pocketable camera. Some photos surfaced on weibo a bit ago showing how well the Viltrox lens and X-M5 go together. Amazon is even marketing the two together in […]

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Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 XF Coming Soon

Viltrox is teasing the new Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 XF for X-mount on Weibo. This lens will be quite compact and it will make a camera like the Fujifilm X-M5 even more portable. Fujifilm X-M5 B&H Photo / Amazon Silver : Black / Moment / Adorama

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Laowa and Others Working on 2x Zoom Probe

There is a Laowa teaser on weibo for a 15mm Ultra wide periscope probe lens with 2x zoom. The lens is expected in Q2 of 2025 and should cover 15-30mm. Laowa claims they are the first zoom probe lens, but DZOFilm is also teasing an 18-28mm T8.0 lens on weibo. These new zoom probe lenses […]

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7Artisan AF27mm f/2.8 Announced in US

7Artisan staggered the roll out of the 7Artisan AF27mm f/2.8 with the asian announcement coming first which we covered here. Now that is is announced in the US we have an Amazon listing and some reviews which you can check out before. Main Features: *APS-C 23mm (35mm Full-Frame Equivalent) *210g Lightweight Design *Metal Lens Body (5052 Aviation Aluminum) *F1.8 Large Aperture *0.3m Minimum Focusing Distance *STM for Quiet and Fast AF *Comes with a Lens Hood Reviews/Previews/Hands-0n/etc… Official Content

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More Vitrox Lab Lenses Details Leaked

A weibo leaker has given us some additional details about the Viltrox lab lenses that I fist leaked here. The new Lab prime lenses will all be coming to X/E/Z mount according to weibo, but the 135mm seems uncertain. This leaker also seems to think these lenses will all come at NAB where as our […]

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7Artisan AF27mm f/2.8 Announced For X-Mount

The 7Artisan AF27mm f/2.8 was announced for X-mount today on weibo. The lens is already available for E-mount and should be available for X-mount on Amazon soon.

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