Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/5 FFⅡ Cookie Ultra-Wide Angle Pancake Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 6, 2024


Venus Optics announced the Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/5 FFⅡ Cookie ultra-wide angle pancake lens for M/E/RF/Z/L mount.

Additional information:

  • Full frame lens
  • Field of view: 110°
  • Size: 53mm x 25mm
  • Weight: 104g (M mount)
  • Nearly “zero” distortion
  • Minimum focusing distance: 12cm
  • Equipped with 4 ED lenses, 2 aspherical designs, and 3 special high-refractive glass
  • AE automatic aperture version mount: Sony E/Nikon Z (black/silver)
  • MF manual aperture version mount: Canon RF/Leica M/L (black/silver)
  • Price: 2250 yuan (around $320)

Pre-orders should start soon at B&H Photo and Laowa’s website.




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Venus Optics Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift CF Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 5, 2024


Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift CF: Venus Optics / B&H Photo / Amazon

Venus Optics announces the World’s FIRST Wide-Angle Zoom Shift Lens for APS-C system
Anhui China, 5 Nov 2024 – Venus Optics announced a groundbreaking Zoom-Shift lens – Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens! This extraordinary APS-C lens for mirrorless cameras combines two powerful features in one compact package: an ultra-wide zoom with an impressive shift capability. The lens allows you to seamlessly zoom from 12mm to 24mm while also being able to shift up to 7mm! This zoom-shift combination gives you all the flexibility in perspective control for capturing expansive landscapes or towering architecture. The compact 575g size also puts no burden on your kit. Truly a game-changer for photographers who want both versatility and creative control in their ultra-wide shots. Read More »

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New Brightin Star 50mm f/0.95 Lens With Glow-In-The-Dark Focus And Aperture Scale

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 4, 2024


Brightin Star has a new lens with a glow-in-the-dark focusing, aperture, and focus scale the Brightin Star 50mm f/0.95, which will be available for E/Z/RF/XF/EF-M/MFT mounts. You will be able to get one from the Brightin Star’s Amazon shop soon.

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Canon 50-250mm f/4.5-5.6 APS-C Patent

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 3, 2024

overview

  • [Publication number] JP2024-154136 (P2024-154136A)
  • [Release date] October 30, 2024 (2024.10.30)
  • [Name of invention] Zoom lens and imaging device having the same
  • ) [Application date] April 18, 2023 (April 18, 2023)
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 000001007
    [Name or company name] Canon Inc.
  • The present invention provides a zoom lens that has high optical performance, a high zoom ratio, and is compact.
  • 2. Description of the Related Art
    In recent years, there has been a demand for zoom lenses that have high optical performance, a high zoom ratio and are compact as imaging optical systems used in imaging devices.


Example 1

  • Focal length: 51.50-241.32
  • F-number: 4.64-6.49
  • Half angle of view: 14.86-3.24
  • Image height: 13.66
  • Total length: 146.34-188.78
  • Back focus: 17.00-30.58


Example 3

  • Focal length: 50.20-241.32
  • F-number: 4.64-5.77
  • Half angle of view: 15.22-3.24
  • Image height: 13.66
  • Total length: 140.00-185.63
  • Back Focus: 22.47-31.57

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7Artisans 10mm f/2.8 II Details

By Louis Ferreira | Published: November 2, 2024


The 7Artisans 10mm f/2.8 II Fish-Eye ED will be announced soon for Canon mirrorless cameras.

7Artisans lenses can be found at Amazon and B&H Photo.

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Canon RF 70-150mm f/1.8 Patent Found

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 31, 2024


A patent for a Canon RF 70-150mm f/1.8 was filed by Canon inc. was found. The details are below:

overview

  • [Publication number] JP2024-154138 (P2024-154138A)
  • [Release date] October 30, 2024 (2024.10.30)
  • [Name of invention] Zoom lens and imaging device
  • [Application date] April 18, 2023 (April 18, 2023)
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 000001007
    [Name or company name] Canon Inc.
  • To provide a large-aperture zoom lens that is compact yet has high optical performance.
  • In recent years, in digital still cameras and video cameras, the number of pixels in solid
    –
    state image sensors such as CCD and CMOS sensors has increased, and therefore optical systems used in image pickup devices using these image sensors are required to have high optical performance. Furthermore, large-aperture zoom lenses are required to take advantage of the blur effect.
  • [0005] If the diameter of the zoom lens of Patent Document 1 is increased further, the positive lens group in the focus group will become larger in the outer diameter direction, making it difficult to sufficiently miniaturize the zoom lens by using an actuator
    or the like that is arranged on the outer periphery of the positive lens group.


Example 1

  • Focal length: 72.10-145.50
  • F-number: 2.05
  • Half angle of view: 16.70-8.46
  • Image height: 21.64
  • Overall length: 227.00
  • Back Focus: 13.99


Example 4

  • Focal length: 72.10-194.00
  • F-number: 2.91
  • Half angle of view: 16.70-6.36
  • Image height: 21.64
  • Total length: 221.00
  • Back Focus: 17.04


Example 6

  • Focal length: 72.10-145.50
  • F-number: 1.89
  • Half angle of view: 16.70-8.46
  • Image height: 21.64
  • Total length: 240.00
  • Back Focus: 14.34

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