There’s a rumor going around that Zeiss will be announcing a new Distagon T* 2,8/15 ZF.2/ZE super wide angle lens on March 16, 2012. This new lens will have an angle of view of 110 degrees and a 95mm filter thread. As it stands currently, the widest Zeiss lens currently available is the Distagon T* 18mm f/3.5, which retails [...]
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is especially true when you take a look at some of the listings up on eBay. The MS Optical Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens for the Pentax Q is obviously far from being anyone’s trash, although three lucky buyers now have one each to call their very own. I [...]
Camera manufacturers bombarded us with a lot of announcements in the first quarter of 2012. The compact system camera seems to be the new trend as Olympus, Fujifilm, Pentax, and Canon unveiled the OM-D E-M5, X-Pro1, K-01, and G1X, respectively. In the DSLR department, Nikon recently announced the D800 and D800E. Nikon is also reportedly [...]
Over the last few weeks, Pentax has released the 2012-2013 roadmap for their K-mount lenses and the lens roadmap for their Pentax 645 and Q mounts. You can see that the manufacturer has a lot of new offerings in-store for the next several years. But if they don’t have what you’re looking for, there’s no need to [...]
At the recently concluded CP+ imaging show in Yokohama, Japan, Cosina unveiled two new Voigtländer lenses: the 75mm f1.8 Heliar Classic and 28mm f2.8 Color Skopar pancake lens. The new 75mm SL II lens, which is an SLR version of the Leica M-mount lens, features a housing specifically designed for Nikon and Canon SLR cameras. [...]
Lens don’t come cheap, but you probably already knew that. And with Sony’s planned price increase, they’re going to become even pricier. On April 1st, 2012, Sony will be increasing the prices of various lens from $20 to $700. The increase is attributed to fluctuations in the US dollar to yen exchange rate. The good [...]
Pentax previously published the 2012-2013 roadmap for their K-mount lenses. The reveal came after the release of the Pentax K-01 interchangeable lens camera. Now they have released the lens roadmap for the Pentax 645 and Q mounts. Pentax 645 Lens Roadmap The roadmap reveals several new lenses that will be announced in 2013 or later, including new [...]
Over the years LensBaby has given photographers a lot to be thankful for. From macro converters to fish eye and soft focus optics that are an asset to any photog’s camera bag. Adding to that list today, LensBaby has just announced their new Edge 80 Optic – an optic which, when mounted into one of [...]
Aside from the recently unveiled OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera, Olympus also announced two upcoming lenses–the M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f/1.8 and 60mm f/2.8 Macro. The M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f/1.8 is ideal for portrait photography. It features: High-speed shooting with a bright F1.8 suitable for the studio use, low light shots and indoor [...]
A lot of camera lenses have been unveiled in the past couple of days: Ricoh’s A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 for the GXR, Voigtlander’s Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens, and Tamron’s SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD lens. Joining this list is Sony’s 500mm f/4 Alpha mount lens. Now these lenses aren’t exactly new to the photography scene, especially if you’ve [...]