Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art in Stock

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 11, 2025

Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama The Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art is now in stock at B&H Photo, and it will probably sell out quickly because it is a great lens by all accounts.

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New Sirui Aurora 35mm f/1.4 and Sirui Lens Sale

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 9, 2025

Sirui Aurora 35mm f/1.4: B&H Photo Sirui has a new ultra-affordable Sirui Aurora 35mm f/1.4 listed at B&H Photo that hasn’t been announced yet, and Sirui lenses are on sale. Sirui 40mm T1.8 1.33x S35 AF Save $100: Amazon / B&H Photo Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 Save $100: Amazon / B&H Photo Sirui 24mm F2.8 Anamorphic 1.33X Save $203: Amazon / Adorama / B&H […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 200mm f/2.0 First Look

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 8, 2025

Yesterday, we released the first images of the Venus Optics Laowa 200mm f/2.0, and today, someone posted a video on weibo carrying the lens around. This looks like it will be a great lens for every mount. Full-frame autofocus lens Weight: around 1,6 kg Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF first, and later Fuji X […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 200mm f/2.0 Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 7, 2025

Chinese social media weibo is blowing up with a new lens they found from what is believed to be Venus Optics Laowa, based on the identifying markings. There are a few shots of this lens, and it will initially be released for Canon, Sony, and Nikon mounts, but it will later come to Fujifilm X […]

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New Viltrox 56mm f/1.2 Pro Photos

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 5, 2025

The Viltrox 56mm f/1.2 Pro for Fujifilm mount was shown off for the first time at P&E in China. We now have some more images of the lens from that event. Viltrox Lenses can be found at B&H Photo and Amazon. via Photorumors

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Sigma Done With Price Increases

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 4, 2025

We covered the announcement of price increases from Sigma on SonyAddict here and which ended up being about 10% here. Now, Photorumors has received news that Sigma doesn’t intend to increase prices any further, so Sigma is probably going to use one of the tactics that I covered here to keep prices acceptable for consumers. Sigma lenses can be […]

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