3 Must-Have Prime Lenses Every Videographer Needs
Lenses are both personal and practical decisions that videographers need to make. There’s the look you are hoping to achieve as well as the needs of the space, subject, …
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Panasonic Lumix BGH1 vs Lumix GH6 – Which One to Pick for Shooting Video?
Panasonic has been doing amazing with their GH-series mirrorless cameras and already built a name for itself in the cinema space with their advanced cine cameras and camcorders. Now …
Venus Optics New Laowa Argus Wide Angle Lens is All About the Bokeh
Venus Optics has announced yet another addition to its Laowa line of full-frame lenses with what the company calls its fastest 28mm lens to date. The Laowa Argue 28mm …
Cooke Optics Brings their Iconic Look to Four New Full Frame Primes
Cooke Optics is going wide and bringing its signature cinematic look to a quartette of new full-frame primes to their state-of-the-art S8/i series lenses. The new lenses range in …
Sigma Announces Trio of Z-Mount Prime Lenses
SIGMA has announced a new licensing agreement with Nikon that will enable the optics company to produce lenses for Z-mount series cameras. The company also announced that three Contemporary …
Sony Introduces New 50mm F1.4 G Master E-Mount Lens
Sony has launched a new 50mm F1.4 G Master Lens which the company says offers extraordinary resolution, beautiful bokeh, and fast autofocusing. But in spite of its top speed …
Best Sony FX30 and ZV-E10 Lenses You Can Get in 2023
Among the best things about the E mount is that there are an incredible number of lenses available from both Sony and third-party manufacturers. Most recently Sony themselves have …
Sigma Drops an Artsy Nifty Fifty and Updates Firmware for fp Line
Sigma has announced a new standard 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens that the company says is an update of their classic prime for Sony E-Mount and L-Mount cameras. …
Sigma Planning a New Nifty Fifty Art Lens for Mirrorless Cameras
Sigma appears to be developing its first “nifty fifty” fifty-millimeter Art lens designed specifically for the mirrorless platform. Sigma’s 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens comes in both Sony …
Sony Rolls Out New Compact FE 20-70mm F4 G Lens
Sony has just announced a new ultra-wide FE 20-70mm F4 G Master lens with a compact and lightweight design and a broader field of view. The lens is the …
Are the Laowa Nanomorphs the Best Budget Anamorphic Lenses?
Venus Optics has become a strong brand in the lens space by focusing on providing more unique solutions for photographers and filmmakers – the probe lens stands out as …
Nikon Developing a Pair of Fast Z-Mount Prime Lenses
Nikon has announced the development of a pair of Z-mount prime lenses, and they couldn’t be more different from themselves. But one thing they do have in common is …
Best Last Minute Holiday Deals for Filmmakers
We have almost made it to the end of the year, but since we aren’t there yet there is still time to nab some of those last-minute deals. Even …
Viltrox Announces 75mm F/1.2 Prime Lens
Viltox has closed out 2022 with the announcement of a fast, new 75mm prime lens. The 75mm F/1.2 autofocus lens will be available for Fuji X-Mount, with Nikon Z-mount …
How to Make Any Location Look Cinematic
Most of the time filmmakers don’t have the advantage of picking the perfect space and shooting at the perfect time when the light is illuminating your scene and subject …
Venus Optics Ends the Year with the Release of UltraWide 6mm MFT with Zero Distortion
Venus Optics has had a very busy year when it comes to releasing new lenses, and for their final optics drop of 2022, the Chinese optics company has announced …
Canon Patents Design for New RF Mount “Big White Zooms.”
With a new patent for an optical long-range zoom lens, Canon has done the math to create a larger, 200-500 F4/L IS 1.4x “big white lens” for the RF …
Canon Expected to Release Three New RF Lenses in 2023
Fresh off Canon’s legal assault on third-party lens companies creating RF mount lenses, the camera and lens company is busy developing new lenses to fill the self-imposed void. Rumor …
Panasonic Unveils Updated 12-35mm F/2.8 ASPH Lens to Replace Their Best MFT Lens
Panasonic has announced the next generation Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12–35mm F/2.8 ASPH Power OIS. The new lens is designed to replace the Lumix G X II model released just …
Venus Optics Rolls Out Laowa 19mm F/2.8 Zero-D Medium Format Lens
Venus Optics has announced a new Laowa 19mm F/2.8 Zero-D Medium Format Lens. The ultra-wide piece of glass is one of the smallest lenses in its class, with a …