How Do Different Focal Lengths Impact Your Footage
Many aspiring filmmakers and photographers start their journey with a basic camera paired with a kit lens. This is usually a standard zoom with a fairly slow aperture range. …
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TTArtisan Drops New 35mm F0.95 APS-C Manual Focus Lens
In this digital day and age, it’s always surprising when a lens company announces a new manual focus lens, especially for the mirrorless platform. And yet, TTArtisan continues to …
2022 Cyber Monday Deals for Filmmakers
It’s the final roundup of deals for the Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and general holiday season. This week is the best chance to find some great savings and now …
SIRUI Announces 35mm Anamorphic Lenses for Gimbal and Drone Use
Sirui has recently announced a new Saturn 35mm T2.9 1.6X Anamorphic Cinema Lens that is specifically designed for mobile applications, including for use with gimbal-mounted cameras, and even drones …
Sigma Announces 18-50mm F2.8 X-Mount Zoom for Fuji Cameras
Sigma has added a new 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary Zoom lens for the Fuji X-Mount mirrorless camera system. The lens offers a 35mm full frame equivalent of 27-75mm …
Venus Optics Releases Two New Wide Angle Lenses for APS-C and MFT Mounts
Venus Optics has expanded the Argus line of lenses to include a Laowa 25mm f/0.95 APS-C APO and an 18mm f/0.95 Micro four-thirds APO. The lenses feature an ultra …
Meike Launches Affordable 35mm F.95 APS-C Lens
Affordable manual focus lenses are still popular in most of the world, and Meike has announced a new 35mm F.95 Large Aperture APS-C lens which brings affordable and fast …
Zhong Yi Rounds Out Mitakon Cinema Lens Set with 50mm T/1 MFT
Lens Optics company Zhong Yi has released the final lens element to round out their Mitakon Speedmaster Cinema Lens Set. The 50mm T1.0 Micro four-thirds Cinema lens joins the …
GDU Fortifies Canon RF Lenses for Extreme Shooting Conditions
Camera accessory company Global Dynamics United has announced a pair of armored Canon RF lenses that can stand up to the most extreme and violent camera shots and come …
Venus Optics Announces World’s First 2X Magnification Cine Lenses
Venus Optics has released a pair of unique 2x Cinema Macro Lenses that filmmakers will surely embrace for getting up close and personal. The Laowa 65mm T 2.9 2X …
7Artisans Releases Low Cost 4mm F/2.8 APS-C Fisheye Lens
Lens manufacturer Shenzhen 7Artisans Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd. has announced a new fully-manual 4mm F/2.8 APS-C circular fisheye lens which can be used on both APS-C and compatible drone …
NiSi Announces Their Second APS-C Lens, an 9mm f/2.8
Chinese Lens Manufacturer NiSi Optics has an affordable line of cinema-grade optics, but recently, the company announced its second still image lens design, a 9mm f/2.8 Sunstar Super Wide …
SIGMA Joins Canon, Nikon, and Tamron in Discontinuing DSLR Lenses
Sigma has discontinued 18 lenses for DSLR cameras and will instead focus all their energy on mirrorless lenses moving forward. The lens company joins Nikon, Canon, and Tamron which …
Tamron Introduces 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD for Fuji X-Mount Cameras
Tamron has announced that its successful 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD E-mount zoom lens will now be coming to Fujifilm’s X-mount camera platform. The full frame lens design …
Nikon Announces 17-28mm f/2.8 Zoom for Z Mount Cameras
Nikon has announced a new Nikkor Z mount 17-28mm f/2.8 constant aperture lens as the latest addition to their growing catalog of Z-mount constant speed lenses. The lens promises …
Tokina Unveils 11-18mm F2.8 APS-C E-Mount Lens
Tokina has just announced a new 11-18mm F2.8 E mount lens for Sony APS-C mirrorless cameras. The atx-m lens has a full-frame equivalent of 17-27mm, representing the first super …
What is the Best Budget Cine Prime Lens Set + Test Footage
If you are an independent filmmaker looking to build up your own kit you likely have one major factor to consider—budget. Cinema gear costs money. A lot of money. …
Tamron Developing First Z Mount Zoom Lens, and It’s a Compact Beast
Tamron has announced the development of their first Z-mount full-frame autofocus lens, it’s an unqualified beast, while at the same time being the smallest and lightest full-frame zoom on …
Tamron Announces Development of E-Mount 20-40mm F2.8 Zoom
Tamron has announced the development of a faster aperture 20–40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD Zoom Lens. Known internally as Model A062, the full frame 20-40 Di III VXD has …
Meike Announces Extension Tubes for L-Mount Lenses
Meike has released a pair of macro extension tubes for Panasonic L-Mount lenses, which enable shooters to capture extreme close-up images without the need for a dedicated macro lens. …