Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Sigma 23mm f/1.4 Lens Coming to X-Mount and 150-600mm F5-6.3 OS, 150-700mm F5-6.3 OS Patents

Sigma makes some great glass and asobinet leaked a few new lenses coming out this year from them. At the very least we will see the Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary for X-mount. 17mm f/4 DG DN | Contemporary Full Frame Lens construction: 9 elements in 8 groups Shortest shooting distance: 12cm Maximum […]

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Tamron Announcement Coming Feb 22nd

how2fly has broken a few announcements on Twitter, and the latest is that there will be an announcement event on February 22nd. The announcement could be as mundane as a Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD for X mount, or it could be something far more interesting. Tamron will have an announcement next week. It […]

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Tamron 13mm F1.8 Di III-A Patent Found

Asobinet found a patent for the Tamron 13mm F1.8 Di III-A, which could be one of the five lenses Tamron plans to announce this year. We have seen a lot of great wide lenses for APS-C lately, and it will be interesting to see how it compares if Tamron decided to produce this lens for […]

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Tamron Financial Results FY2022

Tamron released their FY2022 Financial results, and mirrorless continues to grow substantially while DSLR sales fade away. Tamron is also promising to continue releasing around 5 lenses a year, so let’s hope we get more great glass in 2023. Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD: […]

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Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 PRO XF Now Available From Amazon

Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 PRO XF: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The Viltorx 75mm f/1.2 Pro XF has been very well reviewed, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite lenses for X mount. I received my copy a few days ago, and with just moon light, you can shoot hand held photos that look like it […]

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PRICES RETURNED TO “NORMAL” Viltrox is Increasing Prices and Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Now Available From Adorama For The Original Price

Viltrox has increased its prices on their website, but you can still save at other retailers. Also the Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 was just listed on Adorama if you want to get one quickly before the prices go out. UPDATE: Prices appear to have returned to “normal” maybe there is an increase coming or maybe it was […]

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