Photography News Issue 57

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Voigtländer get in close

Voigtländer’s Apo- Lanthar 110mm f/2.5 is designed exclusively for full-frame Sony-E mount cameras. It is a high performance manual focus lens that offers lifesize magnification and is optimized to get the most from Sony mirrorless camera sensors. Its apochromatic design means the red, green and blue light is focused at the same point so chromatic aberration is kept to practically zero. With 14 elements in 12 groups and a three-group floating mechanism, this lens delivers high image quality across its focusing range and enables 1:1magnification Macro

without the need for any extra accessories. Its minimum focusing distance is 35cm so you get a good working distance from your subject. The lens does not include image stabilisation but it does have a distance encoder to support five- axis image stabilisation on cameras with that feature. Focus peaking is also supported and aperture data is transmitted to the camera so you get full EXIF data on your files. TheMacroApo-Lanthar 110mm f/2 is available from August and priced at £849.

Canon on the upgrade

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Canon has upgraded two of its popular zooms, with the launch of the EF70-200mm f/4L IS II USMand EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM. Priced at £1299.99, the EF70- 200mm f/4L IS II USM is the ideal telezoom when you need superb image quality in a compact body form. It’s weather-sealed for Shoot anywhere with Rotolight The Rotolight NEO 2 Explorer kit weighs just 6.8kg and costs £1199.99. The kit includes three NEO 2 units, three four-piece filter kits, three power supply units, three stands and one ten- piece colour filter set, all in a bespoke soft case complete with shoulder strap.

reliable performance in challenging conditions and features a new Image Stabiliser unit giving a 5EV benefit – the previousmodel had a 3EVbenefit. The new lens has new firmware and control CPU for even better AF performance. The EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM sells at £2149. Key features

include its constant fast aperture, weather-proof construction and fluorine-coated front and rear lens elements. Its IS performance has a 3.5EVbenefit. Both lenses will be available later this year.

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