Category Archives: 3rd Party Lenses

TAMRON announces the Launch of 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 VC (Model B061) for CANON RF mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 9, 2025

Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama TAMRON announces the Launch of 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 VC (Model B061) for Nikon Z mount and CANON RF mount Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shogo Sakuraba; Headquarters: Saitama City, Japan; “TAMRON”), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the launch […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 200mm f/2.0 First Look

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 8, 2025

Yesterday, we released the first images of the Venus Optics Laowa 200mm f/2.0, and today, someone posted a video on weibo carrying the lens around. This looks like it will be a great lens for every mount. Full-frame autofocus lens Weight: around 1,6 kg Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF first, and later Fuji X […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 200mm f/2.0 Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 7, 2025

Chinese social media weibo is blowing up with a new lens they found from what is believed to be Venus Optics Laowa, based on the identifying markings. There are a few shots of this lens, and it will initially be released for Canon, Sony, and Nikon mounts, but it will later come to Fujifilm X […]

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First Look AstrHori 6mm f/2.8 Fisheye Full Frame

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 28, 2025

AstrHori showed a new fisheye Full Frame lens, the AstrHori 6mm f/2.8, at a trade show that I spotted on weibo. The lens doesn’t seem to be electronically connected to the camera, so even though this lens is being shown for E-mount, it is probably coming for other mounts. AstrHori already has an AstrHori 6.5mm F2.0 for […]

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Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art Shortages Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 25, 2025

Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Apology regarding the supply status of the “Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art for Canon RF Mount” Thank you for your patronage of Sigma products. We have received more orders than we expected for the “Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art for Canon RF Mount,” which is scheduled to be […]

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Lomography Announced Three New Petzval Art lenses: 35mm f/2, 55mm f/1.7, and 80.5mm f/1.9

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 25, 2025

Lomography officially announced some Petzval Art lenses (check for pre-order options at Adorama): Joseph Petzval 35mm f/2 – MSRP: 599 EUR/USD Joseph Petzval 55mm f/1.7 – MSRP: 599 EUR/USD Joseph Petzval 80.5mm f/1.9 – MSRP: 599 EUR/USD Joseph Petzval 35 f/2 Focus-coupled Bokeh Control Art Lens Designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras, the Joseph Petzval 35 mm […]

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