Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Laowa 7.5mm T2.9 Zero-D S35 Cine

Laowa 7.5mm T2.9 Zero-D S35 Cine: Venus Optics Venus Optics announces the widest Super35 prime lens – Laowa 7.5mm T2.9 Zero-D S35 Cine Anhui China, 7 March 2022 – Venus Optics, the camera lens manufacturer specialized in making unique lenses for photographers and cinematographers, has officially released Laowa 7.5mm T2.9 Zero-D S35 Cine. The lens is […]

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Fringer EF-GFX (1.20), EF-FX (2.20) and NF-FX (1.60) Firmware Update Released

Fringer released 3 firmware updates today that you can download here. Below are the details of the firmware updates. New firmware released for Fringer EF-GFX (1.20), EF-FX (2.20) and NF-FX (1.60) adapters New firmware for Fringer adapters has just been released. Fringer EF-GFX Pro v1.20 2022/3/5 Version 1.20 Fixed AF performance issues for some lenses […]

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Fujian 35mm f/1.7 CCTV Movie Lens – Inexpensive Swirly Bokeh

The Fujian 35mm F1.7 CCTV is a compact C mount low light lens that adapts well to X-mount providing a lot of character and fully covering APS-C for a low price on Amazon. If you want to see some samples and a light review then check out the Mathew Stern video below. This lens looks […]

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Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 Firmware 1.0.1 Released

Viltrox 13mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon The Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 hasn’t started shipping in the United States yet, but Viltrox has already released its first firmware update v.1.0.1. The details are below: Firmware update v1.0.1 1. Fix the problem that the focus fails in some cases 2. Optimize focus stability AF 13/1.4 XF V1.0.1  Firmware Download […]

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Sigma 20mm f/1.4 and 23mm f/1.4 Mirrorless APS-C Patent Found

Sigma 20mm f/1.4 APS-C Focal length: 20.00 F value: 1.46 Angle of view: 74.82 Image height: 14.20 Overall length: 94.00 Sigma 23mm f/1.4 APS-C Focal length: 23.00 F value: 1.46 Angle of view: 65.76 Image height: 14.20 Overall length: 94.00 Back focus: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN […]

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Sigma 16mm, 30mm, 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Announcement Follow Up

Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sigma announced its APS-C Contemporary lineup of lenses would be coming to X-mount last week, but there have been several reviews/previews/hands-on posts since then so I have rounded them up for […]

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