Fujifilm has announced a new pancake prime lens for the X-System: the XF 27mm f/2. 8 R WR lens. With its main feature being its compact size, the lens still promises high image quality despite its compressed design.
The 27mm f/2. 8 is one of Fujifilm’s thinnest and lightest lenses and measures 2. 44 inches (62mm) in diameter […]. petapixel.com
Cosina has announced it will be releasing its new Nokton 50mm F1 VM mount lens in January 2022. This lens will be the fastest full-frame interchangeable Voigtl The lens is constructed of nine elements in seven groups, including a ground aspherical surface and another aspherical element. dpreview.com »
2021-12-10 18:11
Panasonic announced its Lumix S 35mm F1. 8 standard prime lens yesterday, but there’s another F1. 8 prime on the way and Panasonic China has given us our first look at the unreleased lens. As discovered by Mirrorless Rumors, Panasonic China has posted an updated image that shows off a washed-out profile of its forthcoming 18mm F1. dpreview.com »
2021-11-10 17:11
TTartisan has announced it will soon release a 32mm F2. 8, its first autofocus lens. Very little information about the lens is revealed, aside from the mount options, which will include Canon RF, Canon EOS M, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems. dpreview.com »
2021-09-30 17:06
TTartisan has announced a new special-edition version of its fully-manual 50mm F0. 95 Leica M mount lens to celebrate the Year of the Ox. The lens is optically identical to its more monochrome siblings, featuring eleven elements in eight groups including one double-sided aspherical element, one ultra-low dispersion element and five high-refractive elements. dpreview.com »
2021-01-18 18:32
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_1004647162","galleryId":"1004647162","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); Sony has just announced its FE 35mm F1. dpreview.com »
2019-07-09 22:05
Irix has already made its name known in the still photography world, but now it’s looking to make its mark in the cinema world as well with the announcement of the 150mm T3. 0 1:1 Macro Cine lens. dpreview.com »
2019-07-08 20:21
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_6401829743","galleryId":"6401829743","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); 85%Overall score The EF-M 32mm F1. dpreview.com »
2019-02-19 17:00
Chinese company Machang Optics is preparing to launch its new Kamlan 28mm F1. 4 MFT lens on Kickstarter, where the company currently has its project listed in draft. The latest Kamlan lens is billed as an inexpensive alternative to pricier lenses while offering the same "premium optical quality" paired with a versatile focal length, super-low chromatic aberration, and a full metallic body. dpreview.com »
2018-05-31 21:25
Meyer Optik has announced its new APO-Makro-Plasmat 105 F2. 7 lens, a modern version of one of the classic Plasmat lenses developed by Dr. Paul Rudolph 105 years ago. As with previous Meyer Optik revivals, the company is funding its product on Kickstarter, where it explains that the new Plasmat 105 "offers natural sharpness, unbelievable color reproduction, and a glowing bokeh united at every step of the aperture. dpreview.com »
2018-04-20 22:55
Yongnuo has announces its full-frame 85mm F1. 8 lens, for Canon and (eventually) Nikon mounts. This budget-friendly lens, which closely resembles Canon's 85mm F1. 8, first surfaced a couple of months ago. dpreview.com »
2017-02-18 11:01
Have Your Say: Best Gear of 2016 For the past few weeks we've been running a series of polls to find out what you - our readers - think of the major product releases of 2016. For the first round of voting we made initial five polls covering lenses, compact cameras and interchangeable lens cameras (ILCs). dpreview.com »
2016-12-20 14:30
PhotoRumors is reporting Mikaton is ready to begin shipping it’s Speedmaster 135mm f/1. 4 Lens. Announced back in October 2015 as PhotoPlus, the lens caused quite a stir with its fast f/1. 4 max aperture and gargantuan size. thephoblographer.com »
2016-12-19 23:03
Anyone with any significant amount of experience shooting portraits will be familiar with the Canon EF 85mm f/1. 2L II USM. It’s an excellent portrait shooter, but it does have its flaws, especially with autofocus and chromatic aberration. digitalrev.com »
2016-11-21 03:00
In the year 2000, Olympus updated its enthusiast-friendly digital zoom compact. The C-3040 Zoom bears the adorably 90's 'Camedia' logo, and when it was introduced updated the previous model with some cosmetic improvements, a faster lens and a couple of feature updates like one-touch manual white balance. dpreview.com »
2016-11-10 14:00
Leica has announced that it will release a new version of its Q (Typ 116) full-frame compact camera that will be finished in a gray paint instead of the usual black. The Leica Q ‘Titanium gray’ will be essentially the same camera as the black model, but its metal areas will be a light gray. dpreview.com »
2016-10-19 23:16
Sigma 85mm F1. 4 DG HSM Art Sigma is showing off its latest lenses, including the long-anticipated 85mm F1. 4 addition to its Art range of high-quality optics. This means five Art F1. 4 primes are now available in the 20 - 85mm range. dpreview.com »
2016-09-20 16:53
The rumors, patents, and leaks have finally come true. Canon today announced its new EF 70-300mm f/4. 5-5. 6 IS II USM lens, its first lens with a newly developed LCD information display built right into the lens body. petapixel.com »
2016-09-15 18:22
After raising nearly $35,000 through Kickstarter in late 2019, the Funleader 18mm f/8. 0 Cap Lens is now available to the general public. It’s an ultra-compact walkaround lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras.