Surprise: Venus Optics will soon announce this new 200mm f/2.0 FE lens!

I already told you that Sigma will announce a new FE 200mm f/2.0 lens on August 19. But there’s a curious surprise: Venus Optics will also soon announce a new FE 200mm f/2.0 lens, and we already have a picture of it!

Laowa 200mm f/2.0 specs:

  • Full Frame autofocus lens
  • Less than 1,6kg
  • Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF and future Fuji X and GFX mount

Becca Farsace believes Sony missed the mark on the storytelling behind the RX1R III.

Sony RX1rIII in Stock at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama , Fotokoch , Fotoerhardt , Calumet , WexUK .

Also Becca Farsace published the camera review and she thinks “$ony got the story wrong…”

Curiosity: Zach Mayfield published the review of the ten year old RX1rII .

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Sony RX1rIII gets the Gold Award at Dpreview: “hard to think of a photographers’ compact that takes better images so readily”

Sony RX1rIII in Stock at BHphoto , Amazon , Adorama , Fotokoch , Fotoerhardt , Calumet , WexUK .

Dpreview published the full Sony RX1rIII review and concluded:

The RX1R III is the smallest full-frame camera on the market. It features a 35mm F2 lens that can be a touch soft at wide apertures but delivers the full resolution when stopped down. Its autofocus is best in class, in terms of speed and dependability. It’s an expensive camera and there are cheaper


CineD and Jeven Dovey love the Sony FX2: “the most desirable compact camera in Sony’s FX line”


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First Specifications Revealed for Sigma’s 200mm f/2.0 FE Lens – Launching August 19

On 19 August, Sigma will unveil the new 200 mm f/2.0, the new 12 mm f/1.4 and probably also the new 35 mm f/1.2 II. I have published images of the latter two, but I don’t have any images of the 200mm lens yet. However, I have received some specifications:


Top 20 Cameras in Japan (July): What Everyone’s Buying


Sigma Will Not Raise Prices Despite New 5% Tariff Increase

The 300-600mm lens price increased from $6,000 to $6,600 after the initial 10% tariff rate.

Two months ago, Sigma raised the prices of all its lenses following the introduction of a 10% tariff on Japanese products. Now that the final tariff rate has been raised to 15%, Sigma has decided not to implement any further price increases. As PetaPixel explains, one of the advantages of the company is that it is


Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 FE lens reviews

Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 FE at BHphoto , Adorama , Fotokoch , WexUK . Introduction on Explora .

Dustin Abbott and Christopher Frost tested the new Tamron lens:

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