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    Nikon’s new NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 is a sport and wildlife photographers’ dream

    Jan 19, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Nikon has just announced the Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S, a previously teased telephoto lens for its mirrorless line of cameras. Not only…

    Irix starts to bridge the focal length gaps with new Irix Cine 21mm T1.5 lens

    Jan 12, 2022 John Aldred

    Irix have been producing some pretty outstanding lenses over the last few years for what they cost, bringing us 11mm T4.3, 15mm T2.6, 30mm T1.5,…

    Viltrox announces ultra-wide 13mm f/1.4 autofocus lens for Fuji X priced at $469

    Jan 4, 2022 John Aldred

    The third-party autofocus lens collection for Fuji is just exploding now that they’ve opened up their protocols. The latest to be added to this list…

    Venus Optics announce new Laowa Argus 45mm f/0.95 FF lens

    Dec 28, 2021 Alex Baker

    Venus Optics, the company behind Laowa lenses has just announced the release of their latest full frame lens in the Argus series. It’s a 45mm…

    Does This Budget Friendly Telephoto Lens Deliver Quality Results?

    Dec 22, 2021 Paul Roedding

    Since late November, I’ve been shooting with a new Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD lens. I bought this lens to replace my Canon 100-400mm…

    Try one of these seven weird and unusual lenses to shoot your next documentary

    Dec 9, 2021 John Aldred

    The king of weird lenses, Mathieu Stern set himself a challenge with a documentary short film he shot recently. The challenge was to use only…

    Cloning lens elements using silicone and epoxy resin

    Dec 8, 2021 John Aldred

    I’ve been following the YouTube channel Breaking Taps for quite a long time. It’s a fun mix of science, engineering and technology covering physics and…

    ZY Optics calls its new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 a “budget alternative” to the Leica Summilux-M

    Nov 30, 2021 John Aldred

    Zhongyi Optics has announced their new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 lens. They’re billing it as “a budget alternative to the legendary Leica Summilux-M“. And at…

    This Canon teddy bear comes complete with a miniature 5D Mark IV

    Nov 30, 2021 Alex Baker

    All I want for Christmas is a camera branded teddy bear with miniature-yet-useless DSLR, said no photographer ever. If however, you have a penchant for…

    Laowa’s new 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO boasts to be the world’s smallest 2x full-frame macro lens

    Nov 29, 2021 John Aldred

    Venus Optics has just announced their new Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. They claim that it’s the world’s…