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The Nikkor S Plena is a 135mm f/1.8 Z mount portrait lens

Sep 27, 2023 John Aldred

It looks like Nikon’s finally answered what they’re going to replace the old Nikon 135mm f/2 DC lens with. Naturally, it’s a Z mount lens,…



TTArtisan announces super-low-budget 500mm f/6.3 super telephoto lens

Sep 22, 2023 John Aldred

TTArtisan has announced a new low-budget lens. This one, though, is a little different to all the short focal length f/0.95 lenses. This one’s at…



A closer look at Sigma’s new Fuji X-mount lenses

Sep 22, 2023 Alex Baker

Sigma unveiled two exciting additions to its lineup of Fuji lenses at the IBC 2023 conference. A 23mm prime lens and a versatile 100-400mm telephoto…



New lens brand Thypoch launches with 28mm f/1.4 and 35mm f/1.4 lenses for Leica M

Sep 21, 2023 John Aldred

It seems there’s another new player in lens town. At least, the manual focus section of it. There have been a lot of different brands…



Canon unveils its first full-frame RF-Mount cinema prime lenses

Sep 12, 2023 John Aldred

Now, here’s how you announce that you’re making cine primes. You don’t tease and drip-feed us every 6-12 months for a few years until the…



Should you be buying old lenses for your 2023 cameras?

Sep 12, 2023 Alex Baker

Hands up, how many of us have a bunch of old (er, I mean vintage) lenses taking up space in a cupboard? Most of us…



Pergear refreshes its full-frame 14mm f/2.8 for E, L, Z and RF mounts with a Mark II version

Sep 7, 2023 John Aldred

Pergear has updated its 14mm f/2.8 lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras with a new Mark II version. Like its predecessor, which is less than a…



DZOFilm’s new “Tango” series Super35 cinema zooms cover 18mm up to 280mm

Sep 7, 2023 John Aldred

DZOFilm has announced two new cinema zoom lenses for Super35 with a pretty large focal length range. The first is the DZOFilm Tango 18-90mm T2.9…



Cooke launches SP3 range of low-budget full-frame cine lenses for mirrorless cameras

Sep 5, 2023 John Aldred

Legendary Hollywood lens maker, Cooke Optics, has announced a new line of full-frame “SP3” cine lenses (buy here) for Sony E mount mirrorless users. The…



Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 zoom and 23mm f/1.4 prime announced for Fuji X mount

Sep 1, 2023 John Aldred

Sigma has announced two new lenses in their Fujifilm X Mount lens lineup. They aren’t lenses we haven’t seen before. They’re just new for Fuji…