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Laowa’s first autofocus lens is the 10mm f/2.8 for Nikon, Canon, Sony and L mount

Jan 4, 2024
John Aldred

Laowa appears to have broken new ground with the announcement of the company’s first autofocus lens. Not surprisingly, being Laowa, it’s an odd one. It’s…

Nikon tops the lists for Map Camera’s best-selling cameras and lenses of 2023

Jan 3, 2024
John Aldred

Japanese camera retailer Map Camera has released its report on its best-selling cameras and lenses of 2023. Surprisingly, perhaps, Nikon managed to top both lists….

Light Lens Lab releases a new retro-style 50mm F/2 “Rigid-SPII”

Dec 21, 2023
Sagiv Gilburd

You might not have heard of LLL (Light Lens Lab). It’s a niche company that often makes gear in the style of classic film-era equipment….

Brightin Star AF 50mm F/1.4 APS-C is the company’s first autofocus lens

Dec 21, 2023
Sagiv Gilburd

2023 will be the year when lens manufacturers who were focusing on manual focus lenses start to experiment with autofocus lenses. (pun 100% intended). We…

Cosina announces Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical for Canon RF

Dec 21, 2023
John Aldred

Cosina has announced the new Voigtlander Nokton 40mm F1.2 Aspherical lens for Canon RF mount cameras. Voigtlander’s a name that’s commonly associated with well-made lenses,…

The $159 TTArtisan 10mm f/2 boasts near-zero distortion

Dec 18, 2023
John Aldred

TTArtisan has released a new 10mm f/2 lens for APS-C cameras. It offers an ultra-wide 105º field of view, with a bright f/2 aperture. The…

Vintage meets modern with Tokina’s new Vista-P cine lens lineup

Dec 15, 2023
John Aldred

Tokina has announced its new Vista-P line of cinema lenses (buy here). The new lenses are based on the company’s existing Vista Prime cine lenses…

The first 3rd party AF lens on Canon RF. Again. The return of the Yongnou 85mm F/1.8R

Dec 13, 2023
Sagiv Gilburd

You know what they say: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Once more, you are able to buy the Yongnou 85mm F/1.8R…

7Artisans Spectrum 14mm T2.9 is a $459 full-frame cinema lens

Dec 12, 2023
John Aldred

7Artisans has announced their new Spectrum 14mm T2.9 lens (buy here). Like pretty much all 7Artisans lenses, it’s a manual focus lens. But it’s not…

TTartisan will release a yellow special edition 27mm f/2.8 “C” lens

Dec 12, 2023
Sagiv Gilburd

Last year, TTartisan launched the 27mm f/2.8 ($149). We covered it before, but for the unaware, it’s a nice budget alternative to the Fujifilm 27mm…