The previously rumored Laowa lenses from Venus Optics are now officially announced. Most details were already reported online, here is the rest:
Laowa CF Argus 25mm f/0.95 APO lens for APS-C cameras
Laowa Argus 18mm f/0.95 APO lens for MFT cameras
Additional information:
The previous teaser from the Chinese lens manufacturer Astrhori is for a new 28mm f/13 2X Macro lens similar to the Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe:
The new lens will be available for E, RF, Z, F, EF, L, PL, and XF mounts.
Astrhori is also rumored to announce a new 85mm f/1.8 AF lens:
Tokina announced three new lightweight, compact super-telephoto manual focus lenses designed for APS-C mirrorless cameras (Sony E, Fujifilm X and Canon EF-M mount):
If you look at the Zeiss category on this page, you will only see reports about price increases, discounts, and the fact that Zeiss has not announced any new photography lenses in more than three years. Zeiss is now building its first factory in China, but there is no word on any lens development or manufacturing yet:
Meike continues aggressively to release new lenses – this time we have a new 35mm f/0.95 APS-C mirrorless lens:
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I can now confirm the two new upcoming Laowa Argus lenses from Venus Optics (previously reported here):
