Until very recently, all things had been very quiet on the Canon Mirrorless camera front, but one segment of their business has been making a ton of noise, and that would be their RF Mount lens department.
Every couple of months, it seems that new patents are filed by Canon for new RF mount lenses, and almost like clockwork, a new RF mount lens patent has emerged. This time it's for an RF 24-150mm F4 lens. Let's talk about this after the break. . thephoblographer.com
Venus Optics has announced its latest lens, the 20mm F4 ' Zero-D' Shift lens. This manual wide-angle shift lens offers minimal distortion and shifts +/- 11mm on full-frame camera systems, allowing you to control the perspective for architectural and real estate photographs. dpreview.com »
2022-03-28 16:00
Venus Optics has announced its bringing its popular 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe lens, as well as its 4mm F2. 8 Fisheye and 9mm F2. 8 Zero-D lenses, to Canon RF and Nikon Z mount mirrorless camera systems. dpreview.com »
2021-11-03 18:49
Funleader, a company known for its unique lenses and optics, has announced the availability of its new Contax G45 F2 to Leica M Lens Conversion Lens. This unique offering is a $1,200 Leica M mount lens built from the Carl Zeiss Planar T* optics taken from 300 Contax 45mm F2 lenses. dpreview.com »
2021-11-02 20:57
Budget lens manufacturer Pergear has announced its new 10mm F5. 6 Pancake Fisheye Lens for APS-C camera systems. The full-manual lens is constructed of six elements in four groups. Pergear doesn’t specify whether any specific optical elements are used, but does says the front element has a multi-layer coating ‘to suppress flare and ghosting. dpreview.com »
2021-10-12 02:18
Venus Optics has announced the release of the Laowa 14mm F4 Zero-D lens for Canon and Nikon DSLR camera systems. The lens is constructed of 13 elements in 10 elements, including two extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical elements. dpreview.com »
2021-07-16 21:00
Zhong Yi Optics has announced it’s released its Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0. 95 III lens for Leica L mount camera systems, making it the first-ever F0. 95 L mount lens. The L mount version of the lens joins the previously-released Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount versions of the lens. dpreview.com »
2021-06-11 16:22
Venus Optics has announced its Laowa 15mm F4. 5 Zero-D Shift lens is now available for Leica L and Pentax K mount camera systems. $(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_1912504615","galleryId":"1912504615","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); The lens was first announced in October 2020 with models for Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems. dpreview.com »
2021-05-06 22:01
Lomography has opened up the crowdfunding campaign for its next lens, the Atoll Ultra-Wide 17mm F2. 8 Art Lens for full-frame mirrorless camera systems. The fully-manual lens is constructed of sandblasted, anodized aluminum and its optical design is comprised of 13 elements in 10 groups and offers a . dpreview.com »
2021-02-03 18:25
Pergear has announced its latest lens, a 10mm F8 fisheye lens for APS-C camera systems that’s not much larger than your standard lens cap. The pancake fisheye lens is constructed of five elements in four groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements. dpreview.com »
2021-01-25 18:18
I love the 35mm focal length. And the Leica 35mm f2 Summicron SL APO is honestly no exception to that rule. Mount this lens to your camera, and go! You'll have fun! You'll know that it's there to stick by you through and through. thephoblographer.com »
2020-12-16 14:00
Nokishita has gotten their hands on two lens photos that have Canon users buzzing this morning. Just days after Yongnuo announced its (probably very cheap) YN 14mm F2. 8 for Canon, Samyang/Rokinon are reportedly preparing to do you one better by releasing its own AF 14mm F2. dpreview.com »
2018-01-05 19:04
We have posted a lot of great Sony guides here over the last year regarding everything from cameras to lenses, accessories and everything in-between. If you’re looking for an easy place to get some information on Sony’s E-Mount system then you are in the right place. thephoblographer.com »
2017-11-20 08:00
A little while ago, Voigtlander released a brand new Voigtlander 40mm f1. 2 manual focus lens for the Sony E mount; but just recently they announced it for the Leica M mount. This lens is nearly identical optically to the Sony E mount version but the Voigtlander version is cosmetically different to accommodate more of the rangefinder crowd. thephoblographer.com »
2017-11-07 19:56
We've known for years that Zeiss lenses are pretty pricey, but a rare Carl Zeiss Jena BIOTAR 75mm F1. 5 Red T lens is taking the cake in so many different ways--going for $15,200 on eBay. The lens is an offering from Zeiss that of course is hard to get your hands on and for many reasons is really coveted. thephoblographer.com »
2017-05-22 16:00
Lens adapter manufacturer Metabones has announced it’s to release four new models that will improve the experience of those mounting Canon EF fit lenses on to Sony E camera bodies. Two of the adapters, the Canon EF-E mount T CINE Speed Booster ULTRA and the Canon EF-E mount T CINE Smart Adapter, are aimed specifically at those who want to use EF lenses on Sony motion picture cameras, such as the PXW-FS7 II. dpreview.com »
2017-01-24 11:01
A patent showing a lens design from that shows the ability to reverse mount for greater macro magnification has appeared. Patent publication number 2016-206568 (Google Translated) Release date 2016. canonrumors.com »
2016-12-13 12:59
One of the most affordable ways to dabble in macro photography is reverse lensing. But while this typically means buying an adapter, it looks like Canon is considering building that second front-facing mount onto some of their lenses in the future, creating two lenses in one. The idea showed up in a patent released by […] petapixel.com »
2016-12-12 23:48
The new Double Lens Mount cap for Sony E-mount is in Stock at BHphoto (Click here). New Sony A6500 and RX100m5 preorder links: A6500 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama. In EU at Calumet. de. WexUK. PCHstore. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-10-30 22:11
Like tilt, shift, and macro lenses, fisheye lenses also fall in the specialist lens category. There's often a super fun aspect to using fisheye lenses, especially to get your images immediately noticed.
The Canon RF 28-70mm f2 L USM is a lens in a league of its own. It’s not the first f2 zoom of its kind. That honor went to Sigma’s 24-35mm F2 DG HSM Art lens (currently discontinued). However, Canon’s is the only such lens currently available for mirrorless cameras. Producing legendary results, the sharpness …
Can you hear that? That's the sound of Sony, Nikon, and every other camera manufacturer shaking in their shutters. We have been hearing about a potential new Canon Mirrorless camera for a while now, and tonight, we can share with you that the Canon EOS R5 is, in fact, real thanks to a development announcement, and it is packing some serious specs. Join us after the break to find out all the juicy details.
As we all know, Canon has come out with all guns blazing when it comes to their RF mount lenses, and it doesn't look like they will be running out of ammo any time soon. According to a new report, a Canon RF 135mm f1.
Canon has been doing some magical things in the world of lenses for a while now, in fact, their EF mount L series glass is still some of the best that you can lay your hands on. Fortunately for us photographers, they have been continuing their lens wizardry with their new RF mount lenses too, and we have already been blessed with some genuinely great Mirrorless lenses for the EOS R, RP, and Ra.
As we all know, Canon, along with Nikon, arrived incredibly late to the Full Frame Mirrorless camera party, and they have both paid the price for that snafu and their oversight. While they have both (especially Canon) been working hard to bring their next-generation lenses to market, their Mirrorless cameras have left much to be desired.