Cosina announced the development of three new full frame Voigtlander lenses for Sony E-mount

Cosina announced the development of three new full frame Voigtlander lenses for Sony E-mount. The new lenses will have:

  • EXIF transmission to camera body
  • Support for five-axis image stabilization
  • Manual focus
  • 1/3 step aperture selection
  • Check US pricing and availability (not officially announced yet)
  • Additional pictures can be found at DC.Watch

Voigtlander APO-MACRO LANTHAR 65mm f/2 Aspherical E-mount lens:


The Voigtländer MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical was announced at Photokina 2016 in Cologne, Germany, as a reference exhibit. Since then specifications and appearance have been improved. The Red, Green, and Blue lines on the lens barrel proudly indicate its heritage from vintage APO-LANTHAR lens designs - High Performance. At F2, this lens is one of the fastest macro lenses available for full frame format. Macro Ratio is 1:2. Minimum Object Distance is 31cm.

Voigtlander Classic NOKTON 35mm f/1.4 lens for E-mount:


We re-design the lens construction of M-mount version, which is now optimized for Full Frame E-mount sensor. As NOKTON Classic 35mm F1.4 has the "Classic" in its name, this lens produce beautiful Bokeh at wide open, and sharp image at stop down.

Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for E-mount:


NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical is the fastest 40mm lens ever made for the Full Frame format sensor. This lens is compact enough but also can produce high-resolution picture due to the lens construction design optimized for Full Frame E-mount sensor. Minimum Object Distance is 40cm. Selective Aperture Control System is available.

Additional information (translated from Japanese):

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Fuji X100F camera owner’s manual now available


The Fuji X100F camera is already shipping in the US (check availability at Adorama, B&HAmazon) and you can now download the owner's manual here.

Via FujiAddict

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The latest updates on the Fuji GFX 50S medium format digital camera


The latest updates on the Fuji GFX 50S medium format digital camera:


The new Fotodiox adapters for the Fuji GFX camera are now available for preorder at Adorama (adapters for using Nikon, Canon, Contax, Mamiya and Olympus lenses on the Fuji GFX).



Fujifilm GF lenses tested - read more here.


The latest shipping date for the GFX camera is February 28th. Just a few hours ago Fujifilm Japan issued a warning about a potential delay for the GFX system citing the now comic "because of high demand" excuse.

The latest GFX hands-on videos:

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2018 Fuji X-mount lens roadmap


Fuji released a new roadmap which shows the just announced 18-55 T/2.9 cinema lens (more info available here) and two new X-mount lenses scheduled for 2018:

  • Ultra wide angle zoom lens (probably a new XF 8-16mm lens)
  • Telephoto prime lens (probably a new XF 200mm f/2 lens)

From the press release:

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Ricoh is developing a new Pentax D FA 50mm f/1.4 lens


Ricoh is developing a new Pentax D FA 50mm f/1.4 lens. Here is what we know so far:

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Sigma announces four new full frame DSLR lenses


Sigma announced the previously rumored three Art and one Contemporary full frame DSLR lenses for the 2017 CP+ show in Tokyo, Japan (full press release and MTF charts available at NikonRumors).

UpdateBig price drop on Zeiss 15mm, 18mm and 135mm lenses after Sigma's announcement (for both Nikon and Canon mount):

Big price drop on the Zeiss 15mm, 18mm and 135mm lenses after Sigma’s announcement

Technical specifications of the new Sigma lenses (check pricing and availability - not announced at the time of this post):

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Film is not dead: Adox is building a new factory to produce photographic film, paper and chemicals


Adox has begun the construction of a new factory where they will produce photographic film, paper and chemicals (Adox film is available for sale at B&H):

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New Kowa Prominar 90mm f/2.5 macro lens for MFT cameras to be announced soon


Kowa will announce a new Prominar 90mm f/2.5 macro lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. In 2015 Kowa already announced three MFT lenses (sold on Amazon). The official announcement will most likely be at the CP+ show later this week.

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