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Tamron can’t keep up with the demand of the 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3, delays shipping indefinitely
Oct 6, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Surprise, surprise: shortly after announcing the 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 lens, Tamron seems to be unable to keep up with the demand. The shipping of the lens…
Omnar Lenses’ first lens is the 26mm f/6, and it’s made from scrap
Oct 4, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A new lens manufacturer, Omnar Lenses, has just introduced its very first product. The Omnar CN26-6 is a 26mm f/6 fixed-aperture lens for Leica…
Viltrox introduces limited series of red lenses, and photographers hate them
Oct 4, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
To celebrate Chinese National Day, Viltrox has announced a limited edition series of 23mm, 33mm, and 56mm f/1.4 lenses. It’s the trio they already have…
Nikon discontinues three more F-mount lenses: 80-400mm, 12-24mm DX, 105mm Micro
Oct 1, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Nikon seems to keep killing off its gear and accessories. Three F-mount lenses have been discontinued: Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED, and…
TTArtisan announces its first autofocus lens for five full-frame and APS-C cameras
Sep 30, 2021
John Aldred
TTArtisan, famous for its inexpensive manual focus lenses has decided to go autofocus, and they’ve done it in quite a big way coming to five…
Tamron officially announces new 35-150mm f/2-2.8 and 28-75mm f/2.8 G2 lenses for Sony E mount
Sep 30, 2021
John Aldred
Well, there’s not much that we didn’t already know about the specs of these two lenses, thanks to a pretty much total leak of everything…
Irix releases its new cine-based 30mm f/1.4 lens for photographers
Sep 29, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this is new. Typically, with companies that produce photography and cine versions of the same lens, the cine version is something of an afterthought….
Amazon “fixes” overpriced Canon RF lens by overpricing it again. Twice.
Sep 28, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you’ve been thinking of buying a Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM lens, you may want to wait a while if Amazon is your…
The balance of the camera and why it matters
Sep 27, 2021
Blair Bunting
While the broad strokes of what is wanted on a camera usually revolve around the imaging fundamentals (resolution, ISO performance, AF, etc), there are some…
Aspherical elements are the reason why modern lenses are so good
Sep 27, 2021
John Aldred
Whenever a new lens is announced, we always get a breakdown of the optical elements that make up the whole. So many elements in however…