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5 Reasons to Shoot With a 50mm Prime Lens

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Last Vegas at Night, Copyright: Rose Clearfield

When you bought your DSLR camera, most likely it came with a kit lens. Modern kit lenses are a great pace to start. However, after a while, you may find yourself itching to try other lenses. There are so many lenses on the market that it’s often overwhelming narrowing down one or two lenses to buy. A 50mm prime lens is a natural choice for a first prime lens. 50mm f/1.8 lenses are very affordable and allow you to explore a wide variety of techniques while gaining confidence as a photographer. [Read more…]

Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro Lens for Sony A-Mount Unveiled

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Tamron 90mm f2.8 Di VC USD

Tamron has announced the SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro lens for the Sony A-Mount. It offers a max 1:1 magnification, Tamron’s USD AF motor and full-time manual focus.

We knew the lens would be coming when Tamron announced the Canon and Nikon versions earlier this year. The new Sony version differs from the Canon and Nikon models only by the absence of built-in Vibration Compensation due to sensor-based image stabilization in Sony A-mount bodies. The Sony version carries the same $649 price tag though.

The new Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro should ship next week and is available for pre-order here at B&H Photo.

Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH. Lens Unveiled

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Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f1.4 ASPH. Lens

Panasonic has announced its new Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.

The new lens features a rounded 9-blade diaphragm and uses one ED element and two UED elements. It offers an aperture range of f/1.4 to f/16 and is a weather-sealed construction.

The new lens should be available in August 2016 for $1299. You can pre-order it now here at B&H Photo.

Samyang Unveils Autofocus 14mm and 50mm Lenses

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Samyang 14mm and 50mm Lenses

While AF lenses have been in the rumor mill for a while now for the company, Samyang has finally announced a pair of new AF lenses for Sony full frame E-mount cameras like the A7 II, A7R II and A7S II.

The new lenses are the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC and Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC. The new lenses are compatible with both phase detect and contrast detect sensors found in Sony E-mount cameras.

The new lenses should be available in July 2016. No official word on price yet but they are rumored to be under $600…

Canon Announces Compact-Servo 18-80mm T4.4 Cinema Zoom Lens

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Canon 18-80mm T4.4 Lens

Alongside the Cinema Kit for the ME20F-SH camera, Canon also unveiled a new Compact-Servo 18-80mm cinema lens. It is compatible with EF-mount Super 35 and APS-C cameras and features a T4.4 constant aperture throughout the entire focal range.

The lens also works with Canon Cinema EOS cameras that use Dual Pixel AF for reliable autofocus and offers a number of camera controls on the lens body and servo unit, including push auto iris, record start and stop, as well as remote lens control with industry-standard controllers.

The Canon Compact-Servo 18-80mm lens and ZSG-C10 accessory grip are scheduled to be available later in 2016 for an estimated retail price of $5,500 and $499 respectively. Check it out here at B&H Photo.