Hollyland has released a specialized PTZ camera for conferences and streaming. The live stream camera has a fast autofocus system, a wide range of selection functions, multi-angle rotation, and 10-bit video recording. The manufacturer reports that the Hollyland Arocam C2 received a ToF module, thanks to which the camera focuses faster and more accurately. The new broadcast camera has a …
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Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Pre-order Open
The Tamron 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD lens for Sony’s full-frame E-mount cameras is available for pre-order, which was announced in July. It is the first model in a new class of super-telephoto zooms for mirrorless camera systems with an image sensor in a full-frame format. It’s 8x zoom covers a wide focal length range: from the 50 mm …
Read More »Laowa 10mm F4 Cookie lens for Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, Leica L, and Fuji X
Venus Optics has announced the new Laowa 10mm f4 Cookie wide-angle lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The new Laowa Cookie lens has a focal length of 10 mm (15 mm in 35mm equiv.). The lens is extremely compact: the length is 25 mm, and the weight is only 130 g. At the same time, it has a viewing angle of …
Read More »Meike releases MK-L-AF1 macro AF rings for Panasonic cameras
Meike has announced a pair of macro extension rings designed for use with Panasonic’s full-frame L-mount Lumix cameras. The Meike MK-L-AF1 extension tube comes with 13mm and 18mm rings. Extension tubes are used by macro photographers as an inexpensive and effective way of increasing lens projection by moving the lens away from the camera’s sensor. As the lens moves further …
Read More »Viltrox 23mm, 33mm, and 56mm T1.5 for Micro Four Thirds
Viltrox has introduced three cinema lenses: Viltrox 23mm T1.5, 33mm T1.5, and 56mm T1.5 for Micro Four Thirds cameras. All lenses, as they should be for a set of cinema optics, have the same outer diameter, length, and arrangement of the focus and aperture rings. In 2021, Viltrox introduced a similar series of three fast cine lenses designed specifically for …
Read More »AstrHori 85mm F2.8 Tilt Macro for Canon RF, Fuji X, L, Nikon Z, and Sony E Mounts
AstrHori has released its new 85mm F2.8 Tilt, Macro, and Medium Telephoto 3-in-1 manual full frame insect jewel portrait lens for APS-C format system cameras that capture a 1:1 scale image of a subject. Being fully manual, the lens does not transmit any EXIF data to the camera and does not work with any focus confirmation functions. It consists of …
Read More »Techart LM-EA9 Leica M to Sony E Mount adapter available for order
Techart, a manufacturer of lens adapters, announced at the end of June that the release of the LM-EA9 is now available to purchase. It is a second-generation camera lens adapter with built-in autofocus capabilities for attaching Leica M-mount optics to Sony E cameras. This updated adapter offers improvements over its predecessor while reducing the form factor. The LM-EA9 is the …
Read More »Photoelectric sensor 7Artisans 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm T2.0 introduced
7Artisans has announced three Spectrum full-frame Photoelectric sensor cine lenses for Sony E, Leica L, Nikon Z, and Canon RF mounts. The Spectrum series includes 7artisans Photoelectric 35mm T2.0, 50mm T2.0, and 85mm T2.0 lenses. The 7Artisans is detailing the general specifications of the new optics, mentioning that the focusing ring has a rotation angle of 270 degrees, the diameter …
Read More »Sigma 20mm F1.4 and 24mm F1.4 Art lenses announced
Sigma has introduced two new ART series lenses for Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount cameras. These are Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art and Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG DN Art lenses. Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG DN Art The optical design of this lens consists of 17 elements in 14 groups, including two low dispersion (FLD) elements, one extra-low dispersion (SLD) …
Read More »Insta360 Link high-quality 4K AI webcam with 3-axis gimbal and gesture control announced
Insta360 Link is a brand new 4K webcam with a 3-axis gimbal and clever AI functions from the 360-degree camera specialist. As a cam 4K with a 1/2″ sensor, the new Insta360 Link should offer good image quality, sharpness of detail as well as a high dynamic range in all lighting conditions. Thanks to AI, the Insta360 4K webcam can …
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