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Samyang Launches New 135mm F/2.0 ED UMC Lens
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 13, 2015  | 

Korean lens manufacturer Samyang has announced a new 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC len. The lens,  which will be available in The lens in Canon, Nikon, Sony E and MFT mounts, is a full frame compatible, prime telephoto lens with a fast f/2.0 aperture and 11 elements in 7 groups.

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Fujifilm Unveils Weather-Defying 16-55mm F/2.8 Lens
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 06, 2015  | 

At CES this morning, Fujifilm announced its new Fujinon XF16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR, a weather-resistant standard zoom lens with a 24-84mm equivalent that offers users a classic zoom range with a constant f/2.8 aperture.

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Nikon Launches D5500 DSLR and Nikkor 300mm F/4 and 55-200mm F/4-5.6 Lenses
Dan Havlik  |  Jan 05, 2015  | 

Nikon launched a new digital SLR and two long lenses at CES tonight. The company unveiled the D5500, an advanced amateur DSLR sporting a 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor with no optical low-pass filter (OLPF) and a new 3.2-inch varia-angle LCD touchscreen on back.

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This Humungous Nikon 2000mm F/11 Lens Is Selling on eBay for $32,777
Dan Havlik  |  Dec 22, 2014  | 

Rare and exotic camera lenses go on sale on eBay from time to time and they’re always fun to ogle over.

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Confronting Lens Aberrations, Distortions, and Things that Go Bump in the Night: Or Why You Want To Purchase A High-Quality Lens
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 19, 2014  | 

Photographers depend on the physical characteristics of light to apply their craft, yet the average Joe knows surprisingly little about how light works. It’s not necessary to be an optical engineer to take great photos, but having a basic grounding in the physics of light could help you understand some of the defects found in nearly all lenses (to one degree or another) and the effect that imperfections have on images.

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Lens Review: Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD
Joe Farace  |  Dec 03, 2014  | 

Tamron is a pioneer in all-in-one, do-everything lenses. Their new 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di PZD lens is designed for Canon, Nikon and Sony shooters and I tested the Canon EF version using an EOS 5D Mark I and an EOS 50D, which changes the lens’ angle-of-view to that of a 45-480mm lens.

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Fujifilm Announces Macro Tubes and New Firmware Updates
Cynthia Boylan  |  Nov 20, 2014  | 

Fujifilm has introduced two new macro extension tubes for its line of X-Series interchangeable lens cameras and a launch date for its major firmware update and PC tethered shooting software HS-V5 for the FUJIFILM X-T1 (Graphite Silver) and X-T1 (Black) cameras. The updates offering additional features and enhanced controls will also be made available for the Fujifilm X-E2, X-E1, X-Pro1and X30.

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Check Out This Stunning Video Captured with a Rare Nikkor 6mm F/2.8 Fisheye on a Nikon D4S
Dan Havlik  |  Nov 19, 2014  | 

The very rare and very large Nikkor 6mm F/2.8 Fisheye Lens surfaces every once in a while and when it does, people’s heads turn. That’s exactly what happened when someone attached this whale-sized Fisheye to a Nikon D4S and shot some eye-catching footage (below) on a street corner in Copenhagen, Denmark recently.

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Canon Unveils Highly Anticipated EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Super-Telephoto Zoom Lens
Dan Havlik  |  Nov 10, 2014  | 

The wait is finally over. Tonight, Canon officially took the wraps off the new EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, a relatively compact super-telephoto zoom lens that has been hotly anticipated and frequently rumoured about for years.

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It’s Official: Nikon Has Produced 90 Million Nikkor Lenses Since 1959
Dan Havlik  |  Nov 05, 2014  | 

For those keeping score, Nikon has produced a ton of lenses over the years. To be more precise, the company just announced that the total production of Nikkor lenses for interchangeable lens cameras has now reached the 90 million mark.

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Schneider Optics Intros New Schneider-Kreuznach Full-Frame 28mm Tilt-Shift Lens
Cynthia Boylan  |  Nov 03, 2014  | 

Schneider Optics has introduced a new tilt-shift prime lens created to cover the full-frame sensors of digital SLR cameras. Featuring a wide 28mm focal length, the Schneider-Kreuznach PC-TS Super-Angulon 4.5 / 28 HM Aspheric lens offers users an image circle of 72mm, making it ideal for landscape, architectural and industrial photography.

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Canon Unveils “World’s Longest 4K Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens” for Cinema Cameras
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 16, 2014  | 

Canon has just unveiled a massive zoom lens for cinema cameras. Called the CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm T5.0-8.9 Ultra-Telephoto Zoom lens, Canon is hailing it as the “world’s largest 4K ultra-telephoto zoom lens” for large-format, single-sensor cinema cameras. With a built-in, 1.5x extender, the focal length of the new lens translates to 75-1500mm.

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Rare Nikon 13mm Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens Goes on Sale on eBay: Bidding at $18K
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 13, 2014  | 

We've covered a lot of exotic lenses being sold for exorbitant prices on eBay in the past– remember this $96K Nikon 6mm F/2.8 fisheye? – so this rare glass offering really caught our eye.  It’s a Nikon 13mm F/5.6 wide-angle lens currently drawing a maximum $18,099 bit on eBay. (The auction ends on Thurdsay.)

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New Sigma and Tamron Zoom Lenses Offer Range, Speed, and Competitive Pricing (Hands-on Photos)
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 25, 2014  | 

Here’s a little more photo gear news we didn’t fully get to in our comprehensive photokina coverage last week. Third-party lens manufacturers Sigma and Tamron both made waves at the show by announcing intriguing new zoom lenses.

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Photokina Recap: New Gear from Canon, Nikon, Leica, Samsung, Fuji, Panasonic, Sony and More!
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 19, 2014  | 

Yes, as we predicted, there’s been a ton of new photo gear announced for the photokina 2014 show in Cologne, Germany. We’re still in Cologne covering the show and there’s been so much photo gear news this past week, it’s actually hard for even us to remember some of what’s been announced.

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