The Techart PRO adapter opens a whole new world of possibilities. In the video below Mathieu Stern shows how to add autofocus on a 120 Years Old lens! The Techart PRO adapter is available at Amazon, Adorama and BHphoto.
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A source just some more info about the next lens that will be announced by Sigma within the next few weeks: It’s a portrait prime lens it’s f/1.2 autofocus lighter and more compact than any autofocus lens from the competition! price below the Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM, and below the Canon 85 and Nikon 85… sonyalpharumors.com »
2024-03-18 17:25
A couple of weeks ago I posted this video showing a new superfast 50mm FE autofocus lens that is currently being developed by a chinese manufacturer. The lens is a prototype and it’s unclear how fast the aperture will be once it will be launched. sonyalpharumors.com »
2019-02-13 17:54
Image on top shows the X-mount version of the new 85mm f/1. 8 autofocus lens Well we got an unexpected lens announcement: The chinese company Viltrox launched three lenses: 85mm f/1. 8 FE autofocus lens 85mm f/1. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-09-26 19:56
The Korean camera equipment manufacturer Samyang has announced its new Samyang AF 14mm f/2. 8 EF lens. It’s the company’s first-ever autofocus lens for Canon EF-mount cameras. The lens, which follows in the footsteps of the new Chinese Yongnuo 14mm f/2. petapixel.com »
2018-01-09 00:01
The first autofocusing camera was invented 40 years ago, so how did weird lens lover Mathieu Stern manage to ‘hack’ AF capability into a 120-year-old lens from a folding camera? Well, it turns out there’s an adaptor that will let you do just that. Just about any old manual focus lens can be made to […] petapixel.com »
2016-12-14 21:34
Roger Cicala from Lensrentals took an Inside Look at the Rokinon 50mm AF FE Autofocus Lens and concludes: This lens was a pleasant surprise. No, it’s not built like a tank. But it is built like a small, efficient, well-constructed lens. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-12-08 16:57
The big new Deal of today is the $150 rebate on the Rokinon 14mm f/2. 8 FE autofocus lens sold by BHphoto (Click here). There are also two $100 discounts on A-mount lenses: $100 off on the Sigma 35mm f/1. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-11-27 17:20
There is a Gold Box deal on the new Rokinon 14m f/2. 8 FE autofocus lens at Amazon US (Click here). It starts in a few minutes! And there is also a long list of accessories on Gold Box at Amazon (Click here and scroll the list). sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-11-11 21:10
There is a Gold Box deal on the new Rokinon 14m f/2. 8 FE autofocus lens at Amazon US (Click here). You save $150! And there is also a long list of accessories on Gold Box at Amazon (Click here and scroll the list). sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-11-11 21:10
There is a $70 price drop on the Rokinon 50mmf /1. 4 FE autofocus lens sold on eBay US (Click here). Only four left in Stock! You save up to $220 on the A6000 camera kits sold at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-11-04 23:34
The new Samyang lens on the A7rII (Image courtesy ePhotozine). Samyang has two FE autofocus lenses in the range: The 50mm f/1. 4 and the 14mm f/2. 8. The latter got reviewed for the first time: Albert Dros writes: The new Samyang 14mm f/2. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-09-29 11:18
As you may remember Tokina just announced a new 20mm f/2.0 Full Frame manual focusing E-mount lens (specs here at BHphoto). Well at photokina Tokina is teasing the launch of three more lenses and this time they will all have autofocus too: 1) Super Wide FE autofocus lens (release 2017) 2) Fast wide FE autofocus […] The post Tokina FE roadmap discloses a new Super Wide, fast wide and a zoom autofocus lens! appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-09-21 04:02
Sony Japan announced a firmware update for the SEL50F18F lens. Better autofocus and $50 price drop at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon and Focuscamera? Now it’s getting interesting to own this lens! Sony semiannual deals are back! Check out the very long list of deals at BHphoto page (Click here) and Adorama page (Click here). sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-09-08 23:28
Samyang Optics has completed its launch of five new lenses over the summer with the announcement that its full-frame 14mm F2. 8 autofocus lens for Sony E-mount is ready to hit stores. The Samyang AF 14/2. dpreview.com »
2016-08-18 04:04
Preorders at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUK, Amazon. Marc from SonyAlphaBlog tested the lens and concluded: The Sony FE 16-25mm F2. 8 G (1399) euros is an excellent lens .
Matt made a comparison of all Alpha cameras and shared his opinion about which one you should buy. Reminder: You can now buy and download Matt Granger’s full Sony Alpha Guide (Click here).
Preorders at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUK, Amazon. New bunch of reviews of this excellent lens:
Kolarivision took a look inside the Sony A7cR and this is their conclusion: According to our lead camera technician, the Sony A7CR can be rated as a 3/10 in terms of difficulty, with one being the least difficult and ten being the most.
At the NABshow Viltrox displayed the 135mm f/1. 8 FE autofocus lens. They still did not disclose the exact release date and pricing of the lens. But here you can see the lens mounted on the Sony A7cR.
500mm f/5. 6 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, FotoErhardt, Calumet, WexUK. SonyAlphaBlog tested the Sigma 500mm lens and concluded: The Sigma 500mm F5. 6 DG DN Sports (3200 euros) is an excellent lens and a very good news for animal shooters.
Laowa 10mm f/2.8 at BHphoto, Adorama, Venusoptics, FotoErhardt, Fotokoch, WexUK. A very unique and cool lens from Laowa!