Monthly Archives: December 2020

Zenit to announce 7 new lenses in 2021

By PR admin | Published: December 18, 2020

In case you missed the last part of the press release I published yesterday – Zenit is expected to announce 7 new lenses in different mounts in 2021 (click on each lens for more details):

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Venus Optics announced Laowa 10mm f/2 Zero-D MFT lens

By PR admin | Published: December 18, 2020

As I already reported, today Venus Optics announced their new Laowa 10mm f/2 Zero-D MFT lens. Sample photos can be found here and here. The new lens is now available for pre-orders at the Laowa online store with free international shipping (direct link). Here is the press release:

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TTartisan 50mm f/1.2 APS-C mirrorless lens announced, available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: December 18, 2020

The previously rumored TTartisan 50mm f/1.2 mirrorless lens for Sony E, Canon EOS M, Fuji X, and MFT is now officially announced (see technical specifications). This is the second APS-C mirrorless lens from TTartisan after the 35mm f/1.4 lens (they also have a 17mm f/1.4 coming next). You can order the lens directly from the Photo Rumors Online Store with […]

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Zenit announced a new Zenitar 50mm f/1.5 lens for Sony E-mount

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2020

In addition to the Zenitar 35mm f/2, the Russian brand Zenit announced a new Zenitar 50mm f/1.5 full-frame manual focusing lens (1.5/50) for Sony E-mount. US pricing and availability is not yet released. In the US Zenit lenses are sold at the official Zenit US website and at B&H. Here is the translated press release:

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Coming tomorrow: TTartisan 50mm f/1.2 APS-C mirrorless lens

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2020

The previously rumored TTartisan 50mm f/1.2 mirrorless lens for Sony E, Canon EOS M, Fuji X, and MFT will be officially announced tomorrow. This is the second APS-C lens from TTartisan after the 35mm f/1.4 lens (available in the online store). TTartisan also has a 17mm f/1.4 lens coming next. Here are the technical details of the […]

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The French startup Curve One announced the first commercial curved CMOS sensor

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2020

The French startup Curve One announced their first commercial curved CMOS sensor (initially reported back in February 2019):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2020

Leica camera in space (a history of cameras in space video) Leica S3 camera now in stock in the US Sekonic L-858D-U SPEEDMASTER Light Meter RT-GX Flashpoint/Godox Transmitter Module Released Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4, 33mm f/1.4, and 56mm f/1.4 Firmware Updates Released

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Venus Optics to announce a new lens on December 18

By PR admin | Published: December 16, 2020

Venus Optics has a new teaser for a new lens that will be announced on December 18. There are several new/rumored/expected Laowa lenses, but I think the blurred picture above is for the Laowa 10mm f/2.0 C&D-Dreamer MFT lens:

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