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NiSi’s getting into the mirrorless lens market and the first photos have leaked

Jan 4, 2021 by John Aldred Add Comment
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Two images have leaked of an upcoming lens that appears to be from filter-maker NiSi. One image shows the lens mounted to what looks like the Sony A7R III, while the other has it sitting on a Fujifilm body of some kind, possibly the Fuji X-E3.

Not much is shown about the new lens, except that it’s made by NiSi, has a maximum aperture of f/4, with a distance scale behind the focusing ring. It also appears to be a fixed focal length lens, as there are only two dials for the aperture & focus. No zoom.

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Nikon teases three new Z-mount lenses: 400mm, 600mm and micro 50mm

Nov 20, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Nikon has just updated its Z-mount lens roadmap and added three new lenses. Silhouettes of three new primes have been added, and they are 400mm, 600mm, and the “Micro 50mm.”

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New TTartisan 35mm f/1.4 is an $80 lens for mirrorless cameras

Sep 30, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Chinese lens manufacturer TTartisan has just launched a lens that you may find interesting if you’re on a tight budget. The new TTartisan 35mm f/1.4 is a fast manual focus lens made for APS-C cameras. Judging from sample photos, the image quality is more than decent. And yet, the lens will set you back only $80.

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Panasonic Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 is a perfect first lens

May 27, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Panasonic has just announced Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6, a zoom lens designed for full frame L-mount cameras. With it zoom range and close focusing distance it will have you covered in all sorts of shooting situations. And with its relatively low price, it could be a perfect choice as the first lens you’ll ever buy.

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Nikon adds 13 new lenses to their Z Mount roadmap including 60mm and 105mm macro lenses

Oct 10, 2019 by John Aldred 5 Comments
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Lens roadmaps never used to really be a thing. A company developed a lens, then they announced it, then you could buy it, and that was it. But consumer demand has changed. People are more fickle and prone to swapping brands if they think the competition will offer something better suited to their needs. So, now they seem to be coming thick and fast.

So, in order to try and convince people that they are going to deliver what people want, Nikon has updated their Z mount lens roadmap. There are 13 previously unannounced lenses in the list. It adds some popular classics, like the 60mm and 105mm macros, and completes the holy trinity with 14-24mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 zooms.

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Nikon’s 2020/21 Z lens lineup roadmap has been leaked

Sep 6, 2019 by John Aldred 3 Comments
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A new Nikon roadmap for 2020/21 appears to have leaked, according to Nikon Rumors. They have no idea if it’s legitimate, but the lenses are, as they say, plausible. With, perhaps the exception of one, which seems something of an odd decision to me. Overall, though, it’s a very healthy looking list that would round out the lineup quite nicely.

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Nikon is showing off a bunch of upcoming Z mount mirrorless lens prototypes at CP+ 2019

Mar 1, 2019 by John Aldred 2 Comments
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It looks like Nikon might actually be on track with their Nikon Z mirrorless lens roadmap, judging from these photos posted to Nikon Rumors. Nikon has a cabinet on their stand at CP+ 2019 housing an array of lens prototypes that sit on the roadmap to be released during 2019 and 2020.

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Lenses are getting much heavier than they used to be

Jan 22, 2019 by John Aldred 12 Comments
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It feels like every year or to, my camera bags get heavier and heavier, even though the total amount of kit I carry hasn’t really changed. It just gets replaced by newer stuff. And despite the push towards mirrorless, cameras seem to be getting heavier, too. Or are they? Apparently not. It’s no the cameras that are getting heavier, but the lenses we attach to them.

The folks over at Photography Life just did a study of the weights of 733 lenses released since the year 2,000 to see how they all measure up. And their results show that lenses are most certainly heavier than they used to be.

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Nikon updates its Z lens roadmap – 23 Z lenses by 2021

Jan 10, 2019 by John Aldred 3 Comments
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Nikon’s had a slight reshuffle of their Z lens roadmap. There are still 23 lenses in the list that were announced alongside the Nikon Z6 & Z7 mirrorless cameras, but some are coming a little sooner, and some will be a little later.

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