Third-Party Lenses

Voigtländer Nokton 42.5mm F0.95 will be In Stock in August, 2013

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Cosina has announced that its Voigtländer Nokton 42.5mm F0.95 lens will be in stock in August, 2013. This ultra-fast short telephoto ‘portrait’ lens is for Micro Four Thirds cameras only, and will offer similar photographic characteristics to an 85mm F1.9 lens on full frame in terms of angle of view, depth of field control, and background blur. It has a 10-bladed diaphragm, and features manual focus and aperture operation – the latter can be made clickless for movie recording.

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Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Sample Images & Previews Roundup

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The Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens is the first lens for APS-C cameras to deliver a constant f/1.8 across the zoom range. Here are some sample images and hands-on previews of this awesome lens.

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Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 also coming to Sony A-mount and Pentax mount

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The Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens now also available for pre-order for Sony A-mount and Pentax mount, the price is same as Canon and Nikon mount for $799. And the release date is on July 31, 2013.

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Samyang 16mm f/2.0 & 300mm f/6.3 lenses announced, Price, Specs

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Samyang announced two manual focus lenses for APS-C cameras or Four Thirds type sensors mirrorless cameras, a 16mm f/2.0 wideangle for SLRs and mirrorless, and a 300mm f/6.3 for mirrorless. The 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS offers a 24mm-equivalent angle of view with an unusually bright maximum aperture, and comes in a wide range of mounts to fit almost every brand of camera. Its RRP is €395, or €435 for the Nikon mount ‘AE’ version. Meanwhile the Reflex 300mm f/6.3 ED UMC CS is a compact catadioptric or ‘mirror’ lens to fit Micro Four Thirds, Canon, Sony and Fujifilm models, and comes in a choice of silver or black for €259. Both will be available in July.

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Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 & 32mm f/1.8 now In Stock at B&H

Zeiss Touit 12mm f2.8 32mm f1.8 lenses

B&H Photo Video now has Zeiss Touit lenses in stock and shipping. Zeiss Touit series lenses are designed for Sony NEX mirrorless cameras and Fujifilm X mount mirrorless cameras. These lenses are high-end mirrorless prime lenses.
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Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD DxOMark Tested (the best 70-200mm zoom lens ?)

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DxOMark just tested the new Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Zoom Lens for Nikon mount. The DxOMark result is 31, even 2 point high than Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II.

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Schneider Kreuznach to announce Xenon FF-Primes soon (T2.1/35mm, T2.1/50mm, T2.1/75mm)

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Schneider Kreuznach has confirmed to announce three full-frame lenses for video shooting with DSLR cameras, called “Xenon FF-Primes“. They are 35mm T2.1, 50mm T2.1, 75mm T2.1. Aimed at satisfying the growing demand from ambitious and professional cinematographers and photographers, the new Schneider Kreuznach Xenon FF-Primes will be available for Canon and Nikon digital SLR cameras. The new Schneider Xenon FF-Prime lenses will be available in the second half of 2013.

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