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It seems that these days, 3rd party lens manufacturers are doing everything they can to try to upstage everybody else. After Nikon’s recent introduction of the 105mm f/1.4E, Tamron have now filed a patent for a 115mm f/1.4 VC lens. If they make it, this would make it the longest f/1.4 autofocus* lens out there, taking […]
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Yesterday we reported that Mitakon/ZY Optics is developing the world’s fastest 135mm full frame lens, and today the company has revealed its specs and made the lens available for pre-order. Owning the longest f/1.4 full frame lens will come at a cost, $2,999 to be precise, but it will automatically become a collectible item with […]
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When Sigma announced its 20mm f/1.4 Art lens a couple of days ago, among the excitement were calls for longer fast lenses as well. While the release date is not yet known, ZY optics (aka Mitakon) is hard at work on its new 135mm f/1.4 Speedmaster full frame lens – the world’s fastest 135mm FF […]
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Sigma has officially announced its new 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for full frame DSLRs in Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts. Sigma has been on a roll lately with plenty of firsts – the 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art and the 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art lenses come to mind. This latest lens expands the […]
As expected, the rumors about the 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens turned out to be true and Sigma announced the world’s first full frame lens of this focal length and aperture. Quality wise the lens seems to fit in perfectly with the rest of the company’s excellent line of Art primes, and it will […]
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