Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Sirui 20mm T1.8 Now Available

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 5, 2025

The Sirui 20mm T1.8 can now be preordered from B&H Photo one month after the Sirui 40mm T1.8 was released by retailers. These lenses were launched on indigogo a few months ago before making it to retail. Official Videos

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Unique ZNONZⅠ II “Lens” Shown at CP+ 2025

By Louis Ferreira | Published: March 3, 2025

ZNONZⅠ makes an interesting “lens” that doesn’t use any lenses because it captures an image using diffracted light. The founder, Tatsuoki Takeda became tired of clinically perfect photography and decided to do something new with zone plate photography, which is a style of pinhole photography. The lens mount is a universal Leica M mount, and […]

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New Meike Teaser for Fujifilm Might Be The Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 Pro for Fujifilm X

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 28, 2025

Meike released a teaser for a f/1.8 camera on X-mount. This might be the Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 Pro, which has been released for E/L/Z mount but not X mount. A few weeks ago Meike released a sample image for the Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 Pro, which you can see here or below. Meike lenses […]

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Viltrox 25mm F1.7 Announced and Preorders Start

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 28, 2025

Air Series Viltrox 25mm F1.7: B&H Photo / Amazon Viltrox 35mm f/1.7: B&H Photo / Amazon Viltrox 56mm f/1.7: B&H Photo / Amazon The Viltrox 25mm F1.7 has been announced as expected, and it is a low price, high-performance lens that is worth any Viltrox fan picking it up. Multiple lens reviews/previews/hands-on were posted about the lenses announcement today too, which you can […]

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Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | Contemporary Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 24, 2025

Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | Contemporary (Preorder): B&H Photo / Amazon Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch schedule of the Sigma 16-300mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | Contemporary. ・Wide-angle, super-telephoto and close-up photography all in one lens ・High-speed autofocus and image stabilization for effortless shooting with reliable results ・Uncompromising optical quality that redefines […]

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Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 Teaser Released – Coming February 28th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 21, 2025

Air Series Viltrox 35mm f/1.7: B&H Photo / Amazon Viltrox 56mm f/1.7: B&H Photo / Amazon We have known about the Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 since January 1st, and thanks to an image that was likely sent to testers, we even have an image with the focal length on it that confirms the specs. The Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 will be […]