Cosina Voigtlander Will Be Announcing More Lenses For X-Mount at CP+ 2023

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 18, 2023

Cosina Voigtlander posted a video to Facebook that you can view above in English and Japanese, stating that they will release a compact and super fast lens for X-mount at CP+2023.

  • Compact lens
  • Super fast lens

These lenses will likely have electronic contacts to transfer information to the camera like previous offerings from Voigtlander.

Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2:
B&H Photo / Amazon
Voigtlander Nokton 23mm f/1.2 ASPH:
B&H Photo / Amazon
Voigtlander MACRO APO-ULTRON 35mm f/2:
B&H Photo / Amazon

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Additional Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 X Details

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 17, 2023

The Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 X leaked the other day here and since then more details have leaked on weibo:

[Samyang Fuji X-mount automatic head 75mm F1.8 AF will be released soon] Samyang SAMYANG will release the Fuji X-mount 75mm F1.8 AF lens, which is equivalent to about 112.5mm, filter interface 62mm, and the closest focusing distance is 0.69m. The main feature is light and portable, and the weight is expected to be around 230g. The current price of E port is 2149 yuan.

  • 62mm filter
  • 0.69m close focusing distance
  • around 230g
  • X and E mount
  • Full Frame equivalent 112.5mm
  • $312.91 USD

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Fujifilm X-T5 1.03, X-H2 1.21, and X-H2S 3.01 Firmware Updates Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 16, 2023


Fujifilm X-T5 Firmware Ver.1.03 Download Here

Revised specification from Ver.1.02 to Ver.1.03

The firmware bug has been fixed, which caused that the recorded image becomes abnormal when selecting “NOSTALGIC Neg.” or “ETERNA BLEACH BYPASS” as “FILM SIMULATION” after changing the “WC” and “MG” settings of the “MONOCHROMATIC COLOR” in the “IMAGE QUALITY SETTING” menu.

Other minor bug has been fixed.

Fujifilm X-H2 Firmware Ver.1.21 Download Here

Revised specification from Ver.1.20 to Ver.1.21

The firmware bug has been fixed, which caused that the recorded image becomes abnormal when selecting “NOSTALGIC Neg.” or “ETERNA BLEACH BYPASS” as “FILM SIMULATION” after changing the “WC” and “MG” settings of the “MONOCHROMATIC COLOR” in the “IMAGE QUALITY SETTING” menu.

Other minor bug has been fixed.

Fujifilm X-H2S Firmware Ver.3.01 Download Here

Revised specification from Ver.3.00 to Ver.3.01

The firmware bug has been fixed, which caused that the recorded image becomes abnormal when selecting “NOSTALGIC Neg.” or “ETERNA BLEACH BYPASS” as “FILM SIMULATION” after changing the “WC” and “MG” settings of the “MONOCHROMATIC COLOR” in the “IMAGE QUALITY SETTING” menu.

Fujifilm X-T5 Black:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Silver:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-H2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-H2S:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 X Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 16, 2023


Samyang will announce the Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 X for X-mount soon. No further details are available at this time. Samyang already has quite a few AF lenses for other mounts but only one for X-mount at this time.

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

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 15, 2023


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 magnification: 1:3.6
  • Filter diameter: 55mm
  • Size: φ64.0mm x 48.8mm (50.8mm for E-mount version)
  • Weight: 225g (220g for E-mount version)
  • Magnetic metal cap

50mm f/2 DG DN | Contemporary Full Frame

  • Lens construction: 11 elements in 9 groups
  • Shortest shooting distance: 45cm
  • Maximum magnification: 1:6.9
  • Filter diameter: 58mm
  • Size: φ70.0 x 68.0mm (70.0mm for E-mount version)
  • Weight: 350g (345g for E-mount version)
  • Compatible with magnetic metal caps

23mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary APS-C

  • Lens construction: 13 elements in 10 groups
  • Shortest shooting distance: 25cm
  • Maximum magnification: 1:7.3
  • Filter diameter: 52mm
  • Size: φ65.8 x 76.9mm
  • Weight: 340g
  • Mount: L mount, Sony E mount, Fujifilm X mount

Patent application for Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 OS and 150-700mm f/5-6.3 OS optics

Overview

  • [Public number] P2023022519
  • [Release date] 2023-02-15
  • [Title of Invention] Variable Magnification Imaging Optical System
  • [Application date] 2021-08-03
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 000131326
    [Name] Sigma Corporation
  • Kind Code: A1 A zoom lens that is compact and lightweight, suppresses lateral chromatic aberration during zooming, has high-speed focusing and focusing that suppresses deterioration in performance, and has good optical performance over the entire zoom range. Provide double imaging optics


Example 1

  • Focal length: 153.00-577.80
  • F-value: 5.16-6.49
  • Angle of view: 15.77-4.18
  • Image height: 21.63
  • Total length: 280.00-376.64


Example 7

  • Focal length: 153.00-679.00
  • F-value: 5.17-6.49
  • Half angle of view: 15.78-3.56
  • Image height: 21.63
  • Overall length: 310.82-424.11

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 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Tamron Announcement Coming Feb 22nd

By Louis Ferreira | Published: February 14, 2023


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 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:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tamron 150-500mm F/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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