4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (393+ words) The big attraction for me is the zoom range. At 8mm, the lens produces a circular fisheye image with a 180-degree angle of view, while zooming to 14mm gives you a frame-filling diagonal fisheye, again with a 180-degree diagonal field of view....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (694+ words) Nikon has announced the development of nine cinema lenses, and this is the first announcement since the RED acquisition where the logic of that deal becomes properly visible. The NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV series will cover not only Nikon’s full-frame…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (568+ words) Every lens Leica has made in the past century, someone somewhere can buy. The Elcan 66mm f/2 is the exception — a lens built for the US Navy in the late 1960s, never sold publicly, of which only around 200 were ever made. Leica…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (593+ words) Fujifilm quotes 5.5 stops of stabilisation from an optimised mechanism with improved shake detection, which is what makes hand-holding at 609mm equivalent realistic rather than theoretical. The optical formula runs 21 elements in 14 groups, including two Super ED and four ED elements to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (587+ words) Meike has published an autofocus lens development roadmap, and it is considerably more ambitious than anything the company has attempted before — including its first full-frame zooms and, more surprisingly, autofocus lenses for Fujifilm’s GFX medium format system. The roadmap was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (662+ words) L-mount has never had a truly tiny lens. Viltrox has now fixed that: the AF 28mm F4.5 “Chip” has arrived for L-mount at $99, weighing 60g and thin enough to be mistaken for a body cap. Details are on the official Viltrox AF 28mm F4.5 L…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (434+ words) Panasonic has spent the past couple of years fielding persistent speculation that it is quietly stepping back from Micro Four Thirds. Several Lumix G and Leica DG lenses have been discontinued or become increasingly difficult to find, and the company’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (532+ words) DZOFilm has released two accessories aimed at a very practical problem: how to use the lenses you already own on the camera you happen to be shooting with. The Octopus II multi-mount adapter and Marlin 1.4x extender are available now, and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (460+ words) 7Artisans has teased an AF 18mm F2.0, a compact autofocus prime for APS-C mirrorless cameras weighing a claimed 108 grams. It will be offered for Sony E, Nikon Z and Fujifilm X mounts, and it belongs to the company’s Lite series — the range of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (295+ words) Both lenses were unveiled in full on 31 July 2026 and orders are open. Indicative pricing given at NAB put the 45mm f/2.8 at around $500, with the cinema-housed PL version nearer $1,500, and the 17.5mm slightly above the 45mm. UK pricing is to be confirmed — we’ll…...