Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 to be announced in 2014

Zeiss Otus 1.4 55mm lens
Zeiss Otus 1.4 55mm lens

Zeiss has released the Otus 55mm f/1.4 several weeks ago, according to DxOMark, this is the best lens ever. Recent rumors from Mirrorlessrumors said that Zeiss will announce another Otus lens: Otus 85mm f/1.4.

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Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS lens announced, Price, Specs, Sample Images

Samyang 10mm f 2.8 ED AS NCS CS lens

Samyang has just announced a new wide-angle lens: Samyang 10mm 1:2.8 ED AS NCS CS. This lens is designed for APS-C cameras. This lens is an ideal tool for indoor, architecture and landscape photography. It provides an exceptionally wide field of view of up to 109.5 degrees and rectilinear image mapping function. Owing to a fast f/2.8 lens speed you can also use the lens in low light conditions as well as sports photography and photojournalism purposes. The product’s optics comprises 14 elements divided into 10 groups, this includes 2 aspherical AS lenses and one lens made of extra-low dispersion glass.
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Zeiss 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar T* ZF.2 for Nikon DxOMark Tested

Image via youtube
Image via youtube

DxOMark has just tested the new Zeiss 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar T* ZF.2 lens for Nikon F mount. From the DxOMark score, this is one of the best prime lenses from Zeiss. See the test result on Nikon D800.

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DxOMark Best Lens: Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 lens for Nikon

Zeiss Otus 1.4 55mm lens

DxOMark now tested the new Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 Distagon T* lens for Nikon mount. The score is 45, 5 points higher than current second best lens AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G lens. See the test result below:
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Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM for Nikon DxOMark Tested: Best Zoom lens for Nikon DX cameras

sigma 18-35mm f/1.8

DxOMark just tested the new Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM art lens for Nikon mount. Tested on Nikon D7100, it has the highest DxOMark score, the best zoom lens for Nikon D7100. See the test result below:
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LensRentals: Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 is the best SLR lens ever

zeiss otus 55 1.4 nikon 58 1.4

LensRentals tested the new released Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 lens. They claimed it would be the best SLR lens ever made. As this lens was announced, Zeiss itself also claim this lens is best 50mm lens ever.

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Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di USD Sample Images

Tamron SP 150-600mm f 5-6.3 Di USD

Korean website naver posted some sample images of new announced Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di USD lens. Here are some of these sample images taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III. B&H Photo Video has listed this lens on their webiste, price and release date is not available yet.

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Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH MFT is a big lens (Updated)

leica 42.5mm f 1.2

The upcoming Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH MFT lens is a very big lens. Mobile01 leaked the first real image of this lens. When on Panasonic GX7, it looks so big.

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Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R coming on November 20, XF 56mm f/1.2 R on January 6

fujifilm x lens series

The last two lenses on the Fujifilm’s new lens roadmap are coming soon.

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Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD announced

Tamron SP 150-600mm F 5-6.3 Di VC USD

Tamron has announced the development of a 150-600mm F5-6.3 zoom lens for full-frame and APS-C sensor cameras. It will feature 20 elements in 13 groups and have a minimum focus distance of 2.7m. Tamron will also include VC (Vibration Compensation) image stabilization and USD (Ultrasonic Silent Drive) technologies. The lens will be developed for Canon, Nikon, and Sony mounts. Pricing and availability are still to be announced.

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