Monthly Archives: September 2025

The Kase 85mm f/1.4 autofocus lens is now available for Fuji X and Leica L mount

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2025

The Kase 85mm f/1.4 autofocus lens is now available for Fuji X and Leica L mount. Pre-orders are now open for $479. The lens was previously released for Nikon Z and Sony E mounts – here are the details:

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Announced: Venus Optics Laowa AF FF 180mm f/4.5 CA-Dreamer Macro 1.5X lens (E/Z/EF/RF/L)

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2025

The previously reported Laowa 180mm f/4.5 APO CA-Dreamer 1.5X ultra macro full-frame autofocus lens by Venus Optics is now officially announced. Pre-orders are now open at US: B&H Photo Worldwide: Laowa official online store. The new lens is available for the following mounts: Auto focus: Sony E / Nikon Z / Canon EF Manual focus: Canon RF / […]

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The Thypoch Simera 50mm f/1.4 lens is now also available for Nikon Z-mount

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2025

Thypoch released a Nikon Z-mount version of the Simera 50mm f/1.4 lens. The lens already exists for Leica M-mount (check the official website):

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Of course, there was no DJI mirrorless camera announcement yesterday

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2025

DJI did not announce a new mirrorless camera on September 15th. Online “rumors” with “leaked” AI-generated pictures, and obviously fake teasers, were posted by multiple websites. It was very clear to many readers that all this was just clickbait, and I clearly noted the hoax in my tweet on September 3rd: I think the latest […]

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7Artisans AF 24mm f/1.8 full-frame lens for Nikon Z & Leica L-mount officially released

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2025

The previously reported 7Artisans AF 24mm f/1.8 full-frame lens for Nikon Z & Leica L-mount is now officially released (the lens already exists for Sony E-mount). The price of the lens is $329, and you can order one here. Additional information:

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New grip options for the Sigma BF camera

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2025

Here are some of the new accessories for the Sigma BF camera (now in stock at B&H Photo and WEX Photo): SmallRig L-shaped mount plate with a handle for Sigma BF (also available on Amazon and the official SmallRig website). Tilta mounting baseplate with wooden grip for Sigma BF cameras available at B&H Photo and Amazon. IDSworks released a new […]

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Sirui to announce three additional Aurora f/1.4 lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2025

After the 35mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.4, Sirui is planning to announce three additional Aurora f/1.4 full-frame autofocus lenses. The logical new focal lengths could be:

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Updated Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang lens roadmap: two new lenses added (AF 60-180mm & 28-135mm f/2.8 FE)

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2025

Here is the udpated Updated Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang lens roadmap: Already available: Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang 14-24mm f/2.8  FE lens Just released: Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang AF 24-60mm f/2.8 FE lens (order here) New: Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang AF 60-180mm f/2.8 FE lens New: Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang AF […]

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AI Background Removal: Professional Applications for Photographers

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2025

AI Background Removal: Professional Applications for Photographers Capturing the picture is just half the job for professional photographers, and the rest comes when the camera shutter closes. Behind every professional photograph, there is plenty of time spent on editing, removing the background, and more. Traditionally, this meant spending long sessions in editing software, carefully cutting […]

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Updated list of latest/upcoming/rumored Chinese lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2025

Several of the previously reported Chinese lenses were already officially announced: TTartisan 75mm f/2 TTartisan 40mm f/2 TTArtisan 14mm f/2.8 7Artisans 14mm f/2.8 & 75mm f/1.4 Sirui Aurora 35mm f/1.4 Meike 24mm f/1.4 Brightin Star 35mm f/1.8 Viltrox 56mm f/1.2 Pro AstrHori 6mm f/2.8 7Artisans AF 35mm f/1.8 Brightin Star 50mm f/1.4 III AstrHori 18mm […]

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