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Lensbaby Composer, Muse & Control Freak Lenses
New Line of Lenses for Creative Photography Lensbaby announced their launching of an entire new system of selective focus lenses with The Composer, The Muse and The Control Freak lenses. These new lenses provide photographers with a new way to control depth of field by bringing one area of a photo into sharpest focus, surrounded […]
Read More »Sigma 1.4x EX DG & 2x EX DG APO Tele Converters for Sony Mount
Two new tele converters for Sony mount telephoto lenses that support HSM Sigma announced two APO Tele Converters for the Sony Mount, the APO TELE CONVERTER 1.4x EX DG and the APO TELE CONVERTER 2x EX DG. These tele converters are capable of maintaining the HSM function of telephoto lenses such as Sigma’s APO 70-200mm […]
Read More »Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM Lens
A new compact large aperture standard zoom lens from Sigma Sigma announced its new 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM large aperture, standard zoom lens. This lens is ideal for general photography such as snapshots, portraiture and landscapes. The 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM covers focal lengths from 24mm and superior optical performance is ensured throughout […]
Read More »Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM for Four Thirds System
A new large aperture, medium telephoto lens for the Four Thirds System Sigma announced its new 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM for Four Thirds System large aperture lens. The large aperture lens becomes a medium telephoto lens offering 100mm equivalent angle of view on Four Thirds cameras. It is ideal for portrait photography and provides […]
Read More »Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G Prime Lens
75 Years Later, Nikon Continues to Thrive with the Introduction of the AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G Lens Nikon released their newly engineered AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G prime lens and celebrates 75 years of Nikkor optical excellence. The AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G is a compact lens ideal for travel, event, environmental and general photography. It integrates […]
Read More »Phase One Delivers Advances for Medium Format Digital Photography
More Freedom and Creative Opportunities for Medium Format Digital Photography Today, Phase One introduced new advances in medium format digital photography with their Capture One 4 PRO workflow software, extended lens range for Phase One 645 camera system, and an advancement in digital image capture, Sensor + technology.
Read More »New Pentax DA L And DA Lenses
Pentax is introducing 4 new lenses at Photokina. There are two DA L zoom lenses, the smc PENTAX-DA L 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED and the smc PENTAX-DA L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL lens – the kit lens for the new Pentax K2000 digital SLR. There are also two new high-end DA lenses – the smc PENTAX-DA★ 60-250mm […]
Read More »Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH Aspherical Lens
Leica’s New Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 – World’s Fastest Lens If you love shooting shallow depth-of-field photos or shooting in near darkness, then you are no doubt excited about Leica’s latest 50mm lens. The Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 lens has no equal – at least not right now. Canon made a Leica rangefinder-compatible f/0.95 50mm lens […]
Read More »Leica Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 Aspherical Lens
New Leica Elmar-M 24mm Lens Perfect All-Purpose Lens For The M8 Leica says their new Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 Aspherical lens is the perfect all-purpose walkaround wide-angle lens for the M8 digital rangefinder. The digital rangefinder’s digital crop factor effectively converts the Elmar-M 24mm to a 32mm angle-of-view when mounted on the M8. The Elmar 24mm […]
Read More »Leica Summilux-M 21mm f/1.4 and 24mm f/1.4 Lenses
Leica Introduces Two New Fast Wide-Angle Lenses For The M-Rangefinder System Leica is introducing two new Summilux lenses for the M-Rangefinders at Photokina. The Leica Summilux-M 21mm f/1.4 and Leica Summilux -M 24mm f/1.4 lenses both feature extremely large apertures for their respective focal lengths. The Summilux-M 21mm f/1.4 is actually the first 21mm lens […]
Read More »Carl Zeiss ZE Lenses
More optics for everyone Today, Carl Zeiss is exapanding its line of SLR lenses with the Zeiss ZE Lenses with EF bayonet for all analog and digital EOS camera models. The new ZE lenses from Carl Zeiss transfer all information exclusively via electronic contacts, which means that all exposure modes such as programmed auto exposure, […]
Read More »Sony Carl Zeiss 16-35mm Lens and 70-400mm G Series Lens
NEW PREMIUM LENSES SUPPORT FULL-FRAME ALPHA DSLR CAMERA Today, Sony announced two new lenses for its high performance Carl Zeiss and G Series, the SAL1635ZA and SAL70400G. The SAL1635ZA, Vario Sonnar T* 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Series Lens, is well-suited for landscape, snapshot and indoor photography. It offers the utmost flexibility in challenging lighting […]
Read More »Phase One 3.5/45mm TS Lens
Today, Phase One announced an alliance with Hartblei and the first product of this alliance is the Phase One 3.5/45 mm TS lens, based on the popular Hartblei 45 mm f/3.5 Super Rotator lens. It is a small, lightweight tilt shift lens that offers up to 12 mm shift and 8 degrees tilt for maximum […]
Read More »Tamron AF28-300mm Di VC European Consumer Lens of The Year
TAMRON AF28-300MM Di VC WINS EISA PHOTO AWARD — EUROPEAN CONSUMER LENS OF THE YEAR 2008-2009 10th EISA Award for Tamron’s Line of Advanced Optics for Consumer and Professional SLR Cameras August 15, 2008, Commack, NY – Tamron AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical (IF) MACRO (Model A20), a high power zoom lens with […]
Read More »Tamron 15x AF18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC MACRO Lens
Tamron AF18-270mm Di II VC Lens Official Press Release Tamron Announces Second Vibration Compensation (VC) Lens With 15x Zoom Range Hot on the heels of my review for Tamron’s very first Vibration Compensation (VC) image-stabilized lens (Tamron AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC Lens Pro Review), Tamron announces they’re working on a second VC lens. This […]
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