Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

7Artisans AF Lenses Coming Soon

Third-party lens manufacturers have been releasing AF lenses for X/E/Z mount pretty rapidly and now 7Artisans will be joining them hopefully with some unique lenses. According to weibo the first 7Artisans AF lens is already being tested by select photographers. 7Artisans lenses are available through Pergear on their Amazon storefront. Please don’t forget to follow […]

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LensTips: Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 R WR Review – You Will Enjoy It Immensely

Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Lenstips published its full Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 review here which you can read in full or you can check out the excerpt below: Pros: solid barrel mostly made of metal and weather-sealed, very good image quality in the frame centre, sensible image quality on the edge of the frame, negligible longitudinal chromatic […]

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Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 Now Available For Preorder

The Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 was announced a while ago, but preorders just started over at B&H Photo. Features The NOKTON 50mm F1.2 X Mount is a F1.2 large aperture manual focus medium telephoto lens. It has an angle of view equivalent to 75mm in full-frame format, and has a large aperture of F1.2 based on […]

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Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 Zoom CF Announced

We have known about the Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 Zoom CF for a while now, but you can now order one yourself directly from Venus Optics or from B&H Photo. Introducing our 8-16mm wide-angle zoom lens, a versatile addition to your camera gear. Covering an APS-C sensor size and a focal length range from 8mm to 16mm and weighing just 1.02 lb […]

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Sigma Kazuto Yamaki Interview: Lens Design, The Industry, Growth, GFX, and More

Phototrend interviewed Sigma’s President Kazuto Yamaki about the new lenses they launched. Below are bullet points from the translated interview that you can find in full here. France is Sigma’s fifth or sixth-largest market The Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary is Sigma’s third wide-angle zoom Sigma took a while to develop the Sigma 70-200mm […]

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Laowa CF 8-16mm F3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer Wide-Angle Zoom Lens Coming October 9th

The Laowa CF 8-16mm F3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer Wide-Angle Zoom lens has been known about for some time, and we had most of the specs back in August, but the lens is now imminent so new details are immerging on weibo. The two teasers above and the translated statements below are from weibo. Laowa officially announced that […]

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