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Samyang’s XP 10mm f/3.5 lens is claimed to be the world’s widest non-fisheye prime lens. It provides an ultra-wide-angle coverage up to 130º and features 18 lens elements in 11 groups, seven special optical elements, three aspherical elements, one high-refractive element and three extra-low dispersion elements. The XP 10mm f/3.5 will be available for Canon full-frame DSLR cameras this March 2019 at £949.99. A Nikon F-mount will also be available. Samyang widest wide
Sony’s latest Master
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Nikon unveils its first Z Pro lens
The FE 135mm f/1.8 GM lens is Sony’s 31st native full-frame mirrorless lens. Aimed at professional portrait, wedding and sports photographers, the lens has been equipped with Sony’s XD linear motors to achieve rapid AF tracking; it also features a control algorithm to help ensure quiet and low vibration AF. Both XA (extreme aspherical) and Super ED (extra-low dispersion) glass elements are incorporated to suppress lens aberrations, while a Super ED element minimises chromatic aberrations and colour fringing. It features Sony’s Nano AR coating to reduce flare and ghosting.
Design-wise, the FE 135mm f/1.8 GM features an aperture ring, focus ring and a focus range limiter, aswell as two customisable focus hold buttons and a focus mode switch. It weighs in at 950g. For bokeh, the lens has an 11-blade circular aperture mechanism and it also offers a minimum focus distance of 70cm for close shooting. The lens is due in April with a price of £1750. Sony has also announced seven circular polariser filters in sizes from 49mm to 82mm, which will also ship in April.
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Nikon has now announced its first f/2.8 Pro lens for the Z system. The optical design of the 24- 70mm f/2.8 S has a rounded nine-blade aperture for smoothly graded bokeh, plus 17 elements in 15 groups, with anti-reflective ArneoandNanoCrystal coatings. The lens also has a customisable control ring that allows you to choose between manual focusing, silent aperture control and exposure compensation. The L-Fn button can also be assigned up to 21 different functions. Other features include an OLED display panel, allowing you to quickly check settings
such as aperture, focus distance, focal length and depth-of-field. It has a minimum focusing distance of 38cm and is fully weather sealed. Tim Carter, senior product manager, Nikon UK, says: “If you can only take one lens with you, the Nikkor Z 24– 70mm f/2.8 S offers the ideal combination of compact build and pro performance. Every component of a scene is rendered with lifelike clarity, and the full weather sealing readies this lens for any location.” Sales start from April and guide price is £2199.
Sigma’s 11 Art lenses
Sigma is a member of L-Mount Alliance and it has just announced its first products using this fitting. Sigma’s line-up of Art full-frame lenses, which consists of 11 primes from 14mm to 135mm, is now available in L-Mount. All lenses feature optimised AF with the AF Drive control program and high-speed communication being tuned to each lens. They’re also compatible with in-camera image stabilisation and in-camera aberration control, thanks to pre- loaded data which matches corrections to the optical characteristics of the
lens. Design-wise, the lenses feature a surface treatment, brass bayonet mount and rubber sealing to a dust- and splash-proof construction. Pricing and availability of the lenses have yet to be confirmed. Sigma has also released the MC-21 Mount Converter, allowing you to fit Sigma SA and Sigma Canon EF mount lenses to L-Mount camera bodies. This means that a total of 29 Sigma lenses can be used with L-Mount cameras. No price or availability details yet.
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One, two, three fromTamron
Marking the 40th anniversary of its SP lens series, Tamron has announced the development of three lenses. The fast aperture SP 35mm f/1.4Di USD has high-speed and high-precision AF and its features are available when used on a mirrorless camera via an adapter. For full-frame DSLRs, Tamron has introduced the 35-150mm f/2.8-4 Di VC
OSD, targeted at portrait photographers. It has a minimum focusing distance of 45cm across the entire focal range and features a Dual MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) system for optimal AF performance and vibration compensation. The third lens is the 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD for Sony E-mount cameras. This high-speed ultra, wide-angle zoom
is powered by its RXD (rapid extra-silent stepping drive) stepping motor unit, to offer both quiet and high-speed AF when shooting stills or video. This lens has a 67mm filter size and a minimum focusing distance of 19cm. All prices and availability to be confirmed.
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