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Sigma announces 3 new mirrorless lenses, including 2 “I series” full-frame primes

 
 

Sigma has announced three new lenses for mirrorless cameras, including a pair of full-frame "I series" primes and an APS-C prime lens. All three lenses promise high performance in a compact form factor.

Starting with the full-frame lenses, the Sigma 17mm f/4 DG DN Contemporary and the Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary....

Leica announces Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F5-6.3 lens for SL-System

 
 

Leica has announced its longest SL-System lens yet, the Vario-Elmar SL 100-400mm F5-6.3. The lens also sports the greatest zoom range of any SL-System lens at 4x, eclipsing the 3.75x zoom range of the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm F2.8-4 ASPH. The new zoom lens is the longest SL lens by 120mm, besting the APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL...

Leica announces smaller, lighter, and cheaper 35mm and 50mm full-frame lenses for L-mount cameras

 
 

Amid all the news last week, Leica announced a pair of lightweight Summicron prime lenses for L-mount. The Leica Summicron-SL 35mm F2 ASPH. and Leica Summicron-SL 50mm F2 ASPH. lenses are especially interesting additions to Leica's L-mount lineup because both share focal length and apertures with two existing Leica...

Sigma updates their fast 50mm F1.4 Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras

Browse our Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art Gallery

 
 

Sigma has debuted yet another reformulation of a popular, high-quality Art-series prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras, with the new 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens for Sony E-mount and L-mount cameras. Building upon the foundation of the earlier 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art lens...

Imaging Resource Camera of the Year 2022: Best Ultra-Wide and Wide-Angle Lenses

 
 

It's our first day for Camera of the Year Awards, and we're kicking things off with the ever-popular categories of ultra-wide angle and wide-angle lenses. It was a busy year for wide lenses, with new optics arriving from a wide range of manufacturers across nearly every lens mount and camera system.

Sigma was...

Hands-on with Sigma’s new 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art and 24mm F1.4 DG DN Art prime lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras

 
 

Update: We have published our Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art Hands-on Review and Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG DN Art Hands-on Review

Sigma has announced a pair of new fast wide-angle prime lenses for E-mount and L-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art is the world's first and only 20mm F1.4 lens designed...

Hands-on with Sigma’s new compact full-frame 16-28mm F2.8 zoom for mirrorless (Sample Gallery)

Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN C Gallery

 
 

Sigma adds a new Contemporary lens to its already-extensive mirrorless lens lineup in the form of a surprisingly small and lightweight wide-angle zoom with a fast F2.8 aperture. The new Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens is designed for both Sony E-mount and L-mount...

Good news, Foveon fans: Sigma’s full-frame Foveon sensor is still in development

 
 

Sigma has released an update about the status of its three-layer full-frame Foveon image sensor. The Sigma full-frame image sensor development process has been full of challenges, but important progress has been made since Sigma's previous update last year.

In 2020, Sigma announced that its full-frame Foveon-based...

Laowa’s compact, full-frame 85mm F5.6 2x Ultra Macro lens is now available in L-mount

 
 

Lead image credit: © Alberto Ghizzi Panizza

Venus Optics has announced its Laowa 85mm F5.6 2x Ultra Macro lens is now available for L-mount. The lens was originally made available in Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount versions.

The Laowa 85mm F5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens is the smallest full-frame 2x...

Sigma announces 20mm F2 DG DN Contemporary I Series lens, the company’s widest I Series lens yet

 
 

Sigma has announced the seventh lens in its 'I Series' of premium compact prime lenses for mirrorless cameras. The new 20mm F2 DG DN Contemporary is the widest lens in the all-metal series, offering a 94.5-degree angle of view on full-frame cameras.

The lens, available in L-mount and Sony E-mount, weighs just 370 grams...

Panasonic announces new LUMIX S 35mm F1.8 wide-angle prime for full-frame mirrorless cameras

 
 

Panasonic has finally rounded out its set of four F1.8 prime lenses for full-frame L-mount cameras with the introduction of the new Lumix S 35mm F1.8 lens. Panasonic has had a series of four different F1.8 lens varieties on their L-mount roadmap for some time now, and the company has slowly, but steadily rolled out new...

Sigma announces two more I Series primes, a faster 24mm f/2 and a 90mm f/2.8 (Hands-on & Gallery)


Browse our sample image galleries:
Sigma 24mm f/2 GallerySigma 90mm f/2.8 Gallery

 
 

Back at the end of 2020, Sigma launched a new family of prime lenses, the "I Series," which encompassed the compact 45mm f/2.8 lens that debuted alongside the Sigma fp mirrorless camera as well as three additional lightweight...

Hands-on with Panasonic’s new full-frame mirrorless lens, the LUMIX S 24mm f/1.8 S (Sample Gallery)

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Panasonic S 24mm f/1.8 Sample Gallery

 
 

Back in July, Panasonic announced a compact and affordable 50mm f/1.8 S lens for their full-frame S series cameras. Alongside this lens, they mentioned two more f/1.8 primes were in the works, a 24mm and a 35mm. Today, the 24mm flavor makes its debut, and...

Venus Optics announces new mount options for 7 of its Laowa lenses

 
 

Venus Optics has announced that seven of its existing lenses will be available in new lens mounts, providing new choices for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Canon EOS-M and L-mount users.

Starting with three wide-angle lenses, the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D and Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO. The first two will...

Sigma announces redesigned 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras

 
 

Sigma continues to expand its lineup of mirrorless-platform lenses with its next Art-series prime, the 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art. If that model sounds familiar, it is because Sigma already has a 35mm f/1.4 Art lens, but that 35mm DG HSM lens from 2012 was designed for full-frame DSLR cameras -- though Sigma did later release a...

High-res SIGMA fp L Announced: 61MP Bayer sensor, hybrid phase-detect AF, plus add-on EVF accessory

 
 

Sigma today announced a new addition to their unique and compact "fp" camera line: the Sigma fp L. Although Sigma fans will still have to wait for the unfortunately-delayed full-frame Foveon-based camera, the new Bayer-sensor-based Sigma fp L offers up several improvements and new features compared to the standard Sigma...

Sigma announces 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary, the lightest f/2.8 standard zoom for full-frame mirrorless cameras

 
 

Sigma has announced a new Contemporary-series full-frame mirrorless zoom lens, the 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary. The 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN C lens is based on Sigma's existing 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art lens, but starting the new zoom's focal length at 28mm results in a significantly smaller and lighter lens without...

Fast and wide L-Mount prime: Leica launches APO-Summicron-SL 28 f/2 ASPH lens

 
 

Leica has announced a new L-Mount lens, the APO-Summicron-SL 28 f/2 ASPH. The new lens joins the existing APO-Summicron-SL primes available in 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, and 90mm focal lengths, making the just-announced lens the widest in its series. Leica states that the APO-Summicron-SL 28 f/2 is suitable for reportage,...

Hands-on with Panasonic’s new Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro full-frame telephoto lens (Gallery)


Click here to browse our Panasonic S 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 MACRO Gallery

 
 

Panasonic has added another handy new lens to its growing full-frame L-mount lens arsenal with the debut of a compact, weather-sealed Lumix S 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 MACRO O.I.S. telephoto zoom. Designed for professionals and enthusiasts alike, this new...

Leica SL2-S announced, Leica’s 24-megapixel, 4K/60p answer to popular full-frame hybrid cameras

 
 

Leica has announced the SL2-S, its third full-frame L-mount camera. Leica is billing the SL2-S as its most versatile camera for still photography and video.

The SL2-S is Leica's follow-up to the Leica SL2 and incorporates the same 'Made in Germany' robust construction, IP54 water resistance, LCD touchscreen,...