News & Reviews on New Camera Lenses
The Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm F8.0 does perform well optically with surprising sharpness in the center. Obviously, corners and edges are different story, which can be rather smeary in certain situations. It is likely caused by the limited optical correction capability as the lens has only three non-aspherical elements. However, sharpness can still be […]
Zeiss Biogon T* 2,8/21 ZM is designed to bring outstanding performance to professional photographers with superb control of flare, minimal distortion and excellent contrast rendition. The slim lens is very easy to focus and grip, while the standard 46mm filter diameter allows users to use filters interchangeably between lenses. The rangefinder coupling allows for easy […]
Sigma has unveiled the 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art lens, which is the first in the industry to deliver f1.8 aperture in all zoom range. The lens is designed for DSLRs equipped with APS-C size sensors. The real-life focal range may translate to 27mm to 52.5mm with 35mm equivalent, if we figure out the crop […]
The Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III VC NEX is a direct competitor to Sony’s NEX lenses, also with the same focal length range. At about 460 grams, the lens is significantly lighter than Sony’s model. The zoom ring has adequate resistance to prevent zoom creep, but the focusing ring still moves quite smoothly. Its metal […]
Sony recently showed us a prototype camera model in NAB 2013, which combines the physical design of DSLR and high-performance motion picture requirements, There will also be an introduction to complementary lenses. Other than giving us two new 4k camera set, Sony also shows us what kind of camera lenses we will get in the […]