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SIGMA Cine High Speed Zoom 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 Pricing Announced
IBC 2016 last month turned out to be quite heavy on cine lens announcements, which in a way echoed the major cine lens announcements we saw back in April during NAB …
Zeiss Adds New Manual 85mm f2.4 to LOXIA Lens Line-up for Sony a7 Cameras
In a pre-Photokina 2016 announcement, Zeiss just added a 4th Loxia lens – the telephoto Zeiss Loxia 85mm f2.4 joins the 21mm, 35mm f2.0 and 50mm f2.0 Loxia lenses and …
Tokina Announce New Full-Frame FIRIN 20mm f2.0 FE Manual Focus Lens
Well, it’s not like there’s been a shortage of lens announcements this past week, and now Tokina are throwing their hat into the mix by announcing their first Full-Frame …
IBC 2016: Angenieux Strikes with NEW Type EZ Series Zoom Lenses for Full-Frame/VV and S35
Well, this year at IBC 2016 the show might have been a bit light on new S35 camera announcements, but it made up for it with new lenses from …
New Sony Full-Frame 50mm FE f/2.8 Macro Lens Announced
Just a few days ago, Sony introduced yet another new full-frame lens for their E-mount camera system – this time it’s a macro (yes!) and it’s called the FE 50mm f/2.8 …
ZEISS Announce Sub-$10K LWZ.3 21-100mm T2.9-3.9* Compact Cine Zoom
Premium lens maker ZEISS enters the sub-$10K cine zoom market with their new LWZ.3 21-100mm T2.9-3.9 lightweight zoom designed for docu-shooters and fast turn-around productions such as episodic TV. …
Canon 5D Mark IV First Look and 4K Movie Sample Video, Plus New 24-105mm f/4.0L IS II and 16-35mm f/2.8 III Lenses
The much anticipated Canon EOS 5D Mark IV was just announced earlier today and after months of rumours, leaks and speculation as to what exactly the successor to the popular …
There May Be a New Canon XC15 4K Camera Around The Corner
With IBC 2016 and Photokina just around the corner rumors are flying in about a possible Canon XC10 successor – the XC15. A few days ago we posted about …
Samyang’s Summer 2016 “Blockbuster Season” Ends with New 14mm f2.8 AF Full-Frame Lens
You may have heard of Samyang lenses, especially if you shoot video and prefer to keep more money in your pocket. Samyang lenses (also sold under the names Bower, …
Samyang Announce New 20mm T1.9 Full-Frame Wide Angle Lens
Samyang continues their Summer Blockbuster announcements with a new super-fast 20mm f/1.8 wide-angle lens and 20mm T1.9 cine prime version. The two new lenses join the recently announced manual focus …
Samyang Announce New Superfast 35mm f/1.2 and 35mm T1.3 Cine Lens
Budget optics maker and indie filmmaker favourite, Samyang continue their Summer Blockbuster announcement series by announcing two new APS-C lenses for mirrorless cameras. The new manual focus 35mm f/1.2 ED AS …
Nikon Strike Back with a Stunning New AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4 ED Lens
Nikon just unveiled their latest crown jewel – an optical wonder sporting the most advanced levels of craftsmanship – the new AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED lens is a bit of …
Venus Optics to Debut Laowa “Distortion-Free” 12mm f/2.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Lens Soon
You may remember back in March this year we reported on a pretty “bokehlicious” telephoto lens from Asian optics makers Venus Optics called the Laowa 105mm f2 for Sony E-mount; the lens uses …
Samyang Adds New 135mm T2.2 Cine Prime to XEEN Family
Korean budget lens maker Samyang just announced a brand new 135mm T2.2 prime lens, which is the latest addition to their XEEN budget cine lens range. The XEEN lenses are pretty much …
Sony Announce a New Full-Frame FE 50mm f1.4 ZA Prime Lens
Sony announced a new full-frame Planar T* FE 50mm F1.4 ZA lens for E-mount cameras like the Sony A7sII and A7RII in yet another cooperation with legendary optics maker …
Canon C300 Mark II & C100 Mark II Huge Price Drops plus Other Awesome 4th July Deals
I am quite fond of the new C300 Mark II, which isn’t so new anymore, but given the fact that Canon tends to upgrade their upper echelon Cinema EOS …
Metabones Adds Native AF and Smooth Iris to EF Mount Speed Boosters and Smart Adapters
Without a double the Metabones Speed booster and Smart adapters have been the most popular adapters for video shooters in the last few years. Their optical and build quality …
New Leica 12mm f1.4 Wide-Angle Lens for Micro Four Thirds
Panasonic just dropped their newest addition to their lens line-up – the super-fast wide-angle Leica DG Summilux 12mm f1.4 ASPH for Micro Four Thirds mount bodies. The Leica designation …
SLR Magic Announce New Full-Frame Sony E Mount 35mm f1.2 and 75mm f1.4 Cine Lenses
Budget cine lens maker SLR Magic have been on a roll this year announcing new lenses left and right. At NAB 2016 they announced some new sweet anamorphic lenses, …