Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Lomography has unveiled a new 35mm black and white film, B&W 400 35mm Berlin Kino. It is actually cut from an old roll of German cine film and casts delicate grain and soft tones.
The new film should ship in early December 2018. You can find Lomography film here at B&H Photo.
B&H has the new Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and the 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens in stock for Sony E mount cameras. The lenses are priced at $899 and $1199, respectively.
These Sony versions have the same optics and overall construction of these popular lenses in the Canon/Nikon mount counterparts. However, the lens barrel is extended to make up for the additional flange distance required provide a native Sony E-mount.
B&H has the Rokinon AF 35mm f/2.8 FE lens for $299 (reg. $349) in limited quantity. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
B&H has the new Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM lens in stock and now shipping. This is the new macro lens with a built-in macro LED ring light at the end of the lens barrel. It has a maximum 1:1 magnification with a 5.1″ minimum focus distance. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Canon adds a new macro lens to its APS-C DSLR line with the new EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM lens. The new macro lens features built-in Macro Lites around the front element. The lights can be configured to illuminate only the left or right side, or both sides for a typical ring light illumination. [Read more…]
Chinese lens maker Zhongyi Optics has updated its Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 with a new Mark II version. The good news is that it is smaller and lighter but ZY Optics also claims it offers drastic improvement in sharpness and better control of chromatic aberration.
As with its predecessor, this is designed as a lens for mirrorless cameras with APS-C sensors. It is available for Sony E, Fuji X and Canon EOS-M mounts. It looks like ZY Optics swapped the Micro Four Thirds mount on the Mark I for the Canon EOS-M mount on the Mark II model. More good news is that the price remains $599 – like its predecessor. [Read more…]
I don’t really have a whole lot to say about the new Fuji XF 35mm f/2 R WR lens other than its even smaller than I expected it to be. As you can see it mounted on the Fuji X-T10, it’s pretty compact – the X-T10 is already a pretty compact camera and the 35mm is a perfect walk-around lens at 53mm equivalent field of view. [Read more…]
Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS II USM Lens Patent Diagram
In a recently published patent application, Canon details a new 35mm f/2 lens. You can see the optical formula in the above diagram.
The lens construction is 104.5mm long, so it is quite a bit longer than the current model at 62.6mm. The patent also covers a revised image stabilizing system to the current EF 35mm f/2 IS USM.
It was filed on March 31, 2015. You can read it for yourself below. As always, let me know if anything else jumps out. [Read more…]
Tamron has announce a pair of new prime lenses – the SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD and the SP 45mm F/1.8 Di VC USD.
The new lenses are compatible with both full frame and APS-C format cameras. They are available in Canon and Nikon mounts beginning September 29, 2015 and will be available for Sony mount at a later date. Each lens retails for $599.
Canon has officially announced the EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM lens. It is the first lens with Canon’s newly-developed Blue Spectrum Refractive Optics (BR Optics), which uses organic material to “achieve a higher level of chromatic aberration correction than other existing technologies.” [Read more…]