Samyang has announced that it has reimagined its manual focus 135mm f/2 telephoto lens that it launched in 2015 as a new and improved autofocus version, the AF 135mm f/1.
8 for Sony E-mount.
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Samyang has released a 24-70mm f/2. 8 lens for Sony E-Mount that not only features autofocus but is also parfocal, a rarity in stills lenses and especially at the sub-$1,000 price at which it is currently listed. petapixel.com »
2021-10-11 20:28
Samyang/Rokinon has unveiled a new “tiny but absolute” autofocus portrait lens for Sony E-Mount cameras. The full-frame AF 75mm f/1. 8 FE lens offers Sony shooters a lightweight, high-performance portrait lens with an interesting feature not typically seen in third-party glass: a customizable lens ring. petapixel.com »
2020-04-20 21:16
Samyang has just announced its new 85mm f/1.8 compact prime lens for mirrorless cameras with sensors smaller than 35mm full frame. Also to be sold as the Rokinon 85mm f/1.8, the new lens features 9 elements in 7 groups, an ultra multi-coating (UMC) to reduce chromatic aberrations, manual focus control, a 62mm non-rotating filter mount, […] petapixel.com »
2018-08-27 17:14
Samyang has revealed their third autofocus lens. The so-called ‘tiny but mighty’ 35mm f/2. 8 FE was announced last night, and today it’s instilling at least a bit of fear into Zeiss with its ultra-portable size and ultra-affordable price tag. petapixel.com »
2017-06-05 17:55
After adding a 500mm telephoto lens to its GFX lens roadmap last September, Fujifilm has finally fully revealed the longest Fujinon GF lens ever: The Fujifilm GF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR. [Read More]
Leica is no stranger to expensive cameras and lenses. For example, last October, a Leica 0-series camera from 1923 sold at auction for about $3. 7 million. However, not all Leica equipment worth millions is anywhere near that old.
Sony announced the 300mm f/2. 8 G Master OSS, a new $5,999 telephoto prime that simultaneously promises new heights for image quality while also becoming the lightest lens in its class.
Early last month, Tamron announced that it was developing a second-generation 70-180mm f/2.8 telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount. Today, Tamron has revealed new details about the zoom lens, including its release date and price. [Read More]
Photographer Nina Wolfe shoots gorgeous photos using forced perspective to show the Moon illusion, the optical illusion that causes the Moon to look much larger when it's closer to the horizon than when it's higher in the sky. [Read More]
Irix has announced a second version of its 150mm T3.0 cinema lens called the 150mm T3.0 Tele. It doesn't replace the previous version, but makes it more usable for a wider audience by improving the focus and aperture range and removing the macro designation. [Read More]
At first glance, the Tamron 50-400mm f/4. 5-6. 3 Di III VC VXD seems like Frankenstein’s monster of lenses. Super-telephoto lenses that provide a relatively wide focal length are uncommon and generally awful.