Viltrox announced several new lenses at an event in China. These lenses should be available for Fujifilm X Mount, Sony E mount, and Nikon Z mount, but the releases will be staggered. I also can’t wait to find out what the new f/1.2 for APS-C will be. Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 LAB Viltrox AF 50mm […]
overview [Publication number] P2024035865 [Release date] 2024-03-15 [Name of the invention] Large aperture ratio optical system [Application date] 2022-09-05 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000131326 [Name] Sigma Co., Ltd. [Problem] To realize a large aperture ratio optical system that uses an inner focus method while reducing the weight of a focus lens. [Background Art] [0002] In recent […]
New details about upcoming Viltrox lenses were revealed on weibo and the prices are surprisingly good. The Viltrox 56mm f/1.7 in particular should be popular thanks to it coming in at around 899 yuan or $124.93 and according to comments Viltrox made on weibo it will be released later next month. Surprisingly the Viltrox 135mm […]
AstrHori makes a lot of fun glass for an affordable price. You can buy all three of these third-party lenses for GFX for less than $1,000 without them being on sale so they are an even better value 25% off especially if you enjoy lenses with unique character. AstrHori lenses are far from perfect, but […]
Voigtlander makes some great manual third-party lenses with electronic connections for metadata for X-Mount. Surprisingly the Voigtlander COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm F2.8 ASPH has become available from B&H Photo first and it should show up on cameraquest’s Amazon storefront soon. specification Focal length 18mm (full size equivalent: 28mm) Aperture ratio 1 : 2.8 minimum aperture F22 Lens […]
NiSi has a few interesting lenses on the market, but the NiSi 250mm F5.6 Reflex MF should be a very interesting one for GFX owners, but it might be a little large for X-mount cameras. NiSi lenses can be found on their Amazon store. Overview NiSi 250mm F5.6 Reflex MF Pre-sale price: 2950 yuan ($409.90 […]
