Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

NiSi 250mm F5.6 Reflex MF Coming Soon To GFX and X Mount

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 […]

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Brightin Star 50mm f/1.4 AF Teased and 12mm f/2.0 Announced

It looks like Brightin Star will release a 50mm f/1.4 autofocus lens for the Fujifilm X mount. They also announced a Brightin Star 12mm f/2.0 that you can find on Amazon already.

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Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary Shortages Resolved, but Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary Still Limited

The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary and 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary announced shortages at the end of last year. Today Sigma announced that they have resolved the shortages with the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary, but the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary is still impacted. Information regarding […]

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New SG-IMAGE 25mm f/1.8 APS-C Lens (E/Z/X/R/M/MFT/L)

New lens out of China: SG-IMAGE 25mm f/1.8 APS-C manual focus (looks like a retrofitted CCTV lens). If it becomes available in the US it will likely be on Amazon. Here are the details: 7 elements in 5 groups 7 aperture blades Stepped aperture Minimum focusing distance of 0.25m 43mm filter interface All-metal lens body […]

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LT: Voigtlander Nokton 35 mm f/0.9 ASPH Review – Probably Only For Voigtlander Fans

Lenstips published its full review of the Voigtlander Nokton 35 mm f/0.9 and sadly the lens disappoints with the Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 being mentioned as a better lens at a better price point. You can read the full review here or check out the excerpts below: Pros: very solid, metal barrel, excellent image quality […]

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Kase 200mm f/5.6 Announced at CP+ 2024 For X and GFX Cameras

Kase has announced a Kase 200mm f/5.6 for GF/X/RF/EF/E/Z mounts for around 3800-4200 RMB or $528.20-583.80. Kase products can be found at B&H Photo and Amazon. Overview Manufacturer: Kase Price: 3800-4200 RMB Main Specifications Format: Full size Mount: GF/X/RF/EF/E/Z Focal length: 200mm Aperture value: F5.6 Aperture blade:- Lens configuration: 6 elements in 5 groups Shortest […]

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