As part of the “Celebration of Photography” in Wetzlar on November 4, 2021, Leica presented the Leica Q2 Reporter, which is now available. It is a particularly robust product variant with Kevlar reinforcement. With a long tradition, the Leica Q2 Reporter is designed for the harsh operating conditions of reportage and press photographers. That is why the Leica Q2 Reporter …

Panasonic has announced a new wide angle lens for full-frame L-mount cameras. The Panasonic Lumix S 35mm f1.8 is the fourth lens in the company’s new lineup with an f/1.8 aperture (previously 85mm, 50mm, and 24mm f/1.8 were introduced). All controls for the four prime lenses are the same size and position. The optical design of the new wide lens …

Panasonic has announced the new LUMIX S 24mm F1.8 lens for full-size L-mount mirrorless cameras that deliver outstanding image performance, beautiful bokeh, and impressive 3D effects. This wide angle lens with a large aperture and 84 ° angle of view can be used for a variety of purposes, from portraits to landscape photography, as well as low-light photography. In addition, …

The specs of the Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens are not new. The Japanese lens manufacturer had already introduced two different versions of this at the Photokina 2014, the “Contemporary” and the “Sports” version. Now there is a new lens with identical light intensity and focal length range exclusively for mirrorless cameras with L-mount or Sony E-mount, …

Panasonic has introduced a new short telephoto lens for the Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras for professional photographers and videographers – the Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm f/1.7 ASPH. lens. The optical design of the new Aspherical lens has 16 elements in 11 groups (1 aspherical element, 3 ED lenses, and 1 UHR element), which effectively suppress axial chromatic aberration and …

With the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f2.8 ASPH, Leica is expanding its SL lens portfolio with a universal zoom for general areas of photography and video productions. With the large focal length range and the consistently high light intensity of 2.8, the Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f2.8 ASPH is a universal lens which, with its price-performance ratio, should make it easier to get …

Venus Optics unveiled previously announced “world’s widest -angle shift lens” Laowa 15mm f4.5 Zero-D Shift for Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, and Sony E mount. It is now available for the Pentax and Leica L mount. According to the manufacturer, the angle of view of the lens is an enormous 110 degrees, more than all shift lenses …

TTartisan has finally made available the new 50mm f1.2 manual focus lens for Leica L mount cameras including Leica T, TL, TL2, CL, and Sigma FP in APS-C mode; and Nikon Z mount including Z50, and Nikon Z full-frame models in APS-C mode. The TTartisan 50mm f1.2 lens was first introduced back in December for Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X-mount, MFT, …

Sigma launches new 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art Full Frame Lens for Sony E and L-mount mirrorless cameras. The Sigma lens consists of 9 blades and 15 elements in 11 groups, including special low dispersion (SLD) elements, ultra-low dispersion (ELD) elements, low F dispersion (FLD) elements, and aspherical elements, whereby optical aberrations have been reduced to the minimum and the …

TTartisan has recently unveiled a manual 35mm f1.4 C lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras with Sony E, Canon EOS M, Fujifilm X, Leica L, Nikon Z, and Micro Four Third mount, is now available to pre-order in the country. TTartisan 35mm f1.4 lens uses the Sonnar structure, which is a classic optical structure that occupies a dominant position in the …