Meike has announced a new ultra-wide 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The fully manual lens provides a full-frame equivalent focal length of 16mm and offers a minimum focusing distance of just under 10 inches. [Read More]
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Meike has announced a pair of macro extension tubes designed for use with L-mount Panasonic full-frame cameras. The MK-L-AF1 set comes with both a 13mm and an 18mm extension tube. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-11 19:10
Meike has announced a super-affordable autofocus-equipped lens for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras: the 85mm f/1.8 STM. The company says the autofocus is fully supported by multiple Alpha cameras and even several APS-C E-mount cameras. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-06-23 18:21
Meike has announced a manual focus 7.5mm f/2.8 fisheye lens designed for APS-C cameras and made available for Micro Four Thirds, Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, and Canon EF-M mounts. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-05-23 18:02
We've updated our Canon EOS R5 review according to the latest firmware that came out. We're currently up to firmware 1. 9, and it offers photographers a lot of extra confidence in their framing abilities with wide-angle lenses.
There are fantastic wide angle lenses that can be had very affordably. If you're photographing the clouds over the city, one of these lenses is bound to be great for you. But that also means that photographers walking through the forest, capturing photos of fascinating buildings, and shooting the setting at an event will also benefit.
If you're traveling, you probably are considering doing a lot of exploring. And photographers are bound to tell you that wide-angle lenses tend to be the most fun. They give you a perspective that you're not at all used to and make you think totally different.
There are a plethora of lenses available for Sony cameras, but until recently, options were a little on the thin side when it came to E-mount ultra-wide lenses. Now, though, photographers who use Sony cameras have more choices than ever in this specialty category.
Tamron is one of the third-party lens manufacturers who have gone from strength to strength over the last few years. Tamron has not only upped their game in regards to build quality, but they have also bumped things up when it comes to the quality of the optics they use too.
Photographers looking for a wider coverage for their Nikon Z and Canon RF mount cameras now have new options from Venus Optics. The company recently introduced two new Laowa wide angle lenses: the Laowa 15mm f2 Zero-D for both Nikon and Canon RF mount, and the Laowa 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 Zoom for Nikon Z mount only.