Tag Archives: Zoom Lens

A Compact and Capable Zoom: The Sony 20-70mm F4 G Lens

Sony has announced a 20-70mm F4 G standard zoom lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The lens features a lightweight and compact body and has a wide angle of 20mm, which is unique among standard zoom lenses, which typically have a wide angle of 24mm. Sony refers to this feature as a key advantage of the new lens. It enables the …

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DZOFilm 18-35mm T2.9 Catta Ace FF Cine Zoom lens announced

DZOFilm has announced the release of a new 18-35mm T2.9 Catta Ace FF Cine Zoom lens. This is the third lens in the Catta Ace FF Cine lens series, joining the already existing Catta Ace 35-80mm T2.9 and Catta Ace 70-135mm T2.9. The DZOFilm Catta Ace 18-35mm T2.9 professional cinema lens shares many similarities with the earlier Pictor 14-30mm T2.8 …

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Tamron 20-40mm f2.8 Di III VXD for Sony: specs, release date, and price

While the Japanese third-party lens manufacturer has reduced its range of lenses for (D)SLRs in recent years, it is continuously expanding its range of lenses for mirrorless cameras. At the moment, the focus is primarily on lenses with Sony E mount. In mid-August 2022, Tamron announced the full format wide angle zoom “20-40mm f2.8 Di III VXD” with E-Mount. Almost …

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Nikon expands Z-System with lightweight NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f2.8 lens

With the NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f2.8, Nikon has introduced its lightest full-frame wide-angle zoom lens for the mirrorless cameras of the Nikon Z system. Thus, it covers many wide-angle categories like landscape, city, and architectural photography but is also suitable for events, reports, and creative storytelling. The NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f2.8 is the ideal lens for captivating vistas and frame-filling …

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Laowa 12-24mm F5.6 zoom lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica M

Venus Optics has unveiled the Laowa 12-24mm F5.6 wide angle zoom lens for full-frame cameras: Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica M mounts. The zoom lens offers an angle of view of 84-121.9°, a fixed aperture of f/5.6, manual focus, and a minimum focusing distance of 15cm. The Laowa 12-24mm F5.6 manual focus lens is compact in size …

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DZOFilm Catta 35–80mm and 70–135mm T2.9 Cine Zoom Lenses for Sony E mount

Two DZOfilm Catta FF Zoom 35-80mm and 70-135mm T2.9 full-frame cine zoom lenses for Sony E-Mount with T2.9 aperture have been released. These versatile compact Sony E mount lenses feature a reduced weight of about 1.5 kg, which makes them convenient to use on hangers. The lenses are suitable for shooting scenes from cars and creating live shows and documentaries. …

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Sigma brings Fast Zoom 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN for APS-C Cameras

Sigma is bringing its first zoom lens, especially for mirrorless cameras with APS-C sensors with a usable zoom range of 27–75mm equivalent to small images. Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN contemporary lens makes it suitable for a wide range of photo and video recordings, ranging from landscape, portrait, and street photography to architectural recordings and reportage. With an image scale …

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Rokinon 24-70mm f2.8 AF Zoom Lens with E-mount

Samyang Optics announces its first zoom lens, the Rokinon 24-70mm f2.8 with Sony E-mount, which is designed for mirrorless Sony full-frame and APS-C cameras. With this first EF zoom lens, Samyang Optics also celebrated its 50th anniversary. Samyang has developed an all-in-one zoom lens that is equally suitable for photos and videos, with some functions specially optimized for video recordings …

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Sony FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM OSS II: More Compact and Lighter

Sony introduced the latest lens in the G Master series – the FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM OSS II. Compared to the previous model FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM OSS, the new model is more compact, lighter, and adapted to current technical developments. Matched to the E-mount cameras from Sony, Sony emphasizes the outstanding optical quality and excellent autofocus performance of the …

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Fujinon Premista 19-45mm T2.9 Cinema Zoom Lens now available to Pre-Order

Fujifilm officially announced the new Fujinon Premista 19-45mm T2.9 wide angle cinema zoom lens back in September 2020. At the moment, it is reported that this optic will finally go on sale on January 28, 2021. This cine lens will be the third model in the Fujinon Premista series of zoom lenses. The other two lenses in this premium line …

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