Meyer-Optik will announce another new major lens project in Spring. Here is an update on their Meyer-Optik Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 lens: the lens will be officially announced in the US and global markets tomorrow. Shipments to Kickstarter backers have already begun and will continue through March. New sales will be fulfilled on a first come first serve basis as soon as the […]
The new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f/4 IS PRO ($2,499) and Fujinon XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR ($1,899.95) lenses are now shipping in the US in limited quantities. The Olympus 300 f/4 is scheduled to be in stock on February 25th while Fuji 100-400 should be available in stock on February 22nd: […]
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There are rumors floating around that Tamron may announce a third product next week in addition to the two rumored lenses.
The latest patent applications from Japan: → Canon EF-S 18-100mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens patent designed for APS-C DSLR cameras → Canon has a patent for 120x lens zoom (9-1080mm f/1.8-5.6 designed for a 2/3″ sensor) → Another recent Canon patent describes a new way to compensate for the image quality degradation in cameras with pellicle/translucent mirror
In addition to the 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art and 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses, next week Sigma will also announce a new Canon EF and Sigma SA to Sony E-Mount lens adapter called MC-11 that will be 100% compatible with AF and metering. Sigma is preparing new firmware updates for the 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS […]
Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens construction: 21 elements in 15 groups Three FLD, one SLD elements, one high-refractive-index high-dispersion glass, three high refractive index SLD glass Filter size: 82mm Shortest focusing distance: 95cm Maximum magnification: 1: 6.7 Total length: 170.7mm Maximum diameter: 93.5mm Weight: 1490g Aperture blades: 9 (circular aperture) New thinned ultrasonic motor Inner focus, […]
The small Chinese company Anhui Changgeng Optical Technology Company Limited, better known as Venus Optics has already announced several niche, highly specialized lenses: Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Macro 2:1, a lens for extreme close-ups Laowa 15mm f/4 Shift Macro 1:1, a wide angle macro lens with shift capabilities Laowa STF 105mm f/2 (T/3.2), a portrait lens with an […]
One of the lenses on the Tamron teaser I posted about few days ago will be a new SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD and will be available in Nikon, Canon and Sony mounts (via Digicame-info). There is already a patent for a Tamron SP 85mm f/1.4 Di VC USD lens. The second lens that will be announced on February […]
Canon EOS 80D DSLR Camera Price : $1,199 (available for pre-order) New AF System and Dual Pixel CMOS AF The 45-point all cross-type viewfinder AF system in the new Canon EOS 80D DSLR camera, compared to 19-points in the Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera, is now wider both horizontally and vertically for easier compositions with off-center […]
