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New Sigma and Tamron Zoom Lenses Offer Range, Speed, and Competitive Pricing (Hands-on Photos)
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 25, 2014  | 

Here’s a little more photo gear news we didn’t fully get to in our comprehensive photokina coverage last week. Third-party lens manufacturers Sigma and Tamron both made waves at the show by announcing intriguing new zoom lenses.

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Photokina Recap: New Gear from Canon, Nikon, Leica, Samsung, Fuji, Panasonic, Sony and More!
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 19, 2014  | 

Yes, as we predicted, there’s been a ton of new photo gear announced for the photokina 2014 show in Cologne, Germany. We’re still in Cologne covering the show and there’s been so much photo gear news this past week, it’s actually hard for even us to remember some of what’s been announced.

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Hands-on with the New Fuji X100T, XT-1 Graphite Silver, and Lenses at Photokina (Photos)
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 17, 2014  | 

Fujifilm was showing off its new toys at photokina today and we got some hands-on time with these latest X-series cameras and lenses. Initially announced on September 10th, the Fujifilm X100T and XT-1 Graphite Silver cameras, and Fujinon XF50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR and XF56mm F1.2 R APD lenses continue to build on Fuji’s compact and retro-style (Fuji would say “classic" style) X-Series line.

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Sony Announces ZEISS 16-35mm F4 Wide Angle Zoom Lens for E-mount Cameras
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 15, 2014  | 

Sony unveiled the new Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS (SEL1635Z) lens for E-mount cameras at photokina today. The ZEISS 16-35mm F4 is Sony’s fifth full-frame zoom lens designed for its E-mount system, joining the Sony FE 28-70mm (model SEL2870), ZEISS 24-70mm F4 (model SEL2470Z), 70-200mm F4 G (model SEL70200G) and 28-135mm F4 G Power Zoom (model SELP28135G) lenses.

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Olympus Unveils Silver Version of OM-D E-M1 Camera with New Firmware and 40-150mm f2.8 PRO Lens
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 14, 2014  | 

Olympus took the wraps off a new version of its OM-D E-M1 mirrorless, compact system camera at photokina this morning and this Micro Four Thirds-based model now features a new silver look and is loaded with updated firmware designed to help studio photographers. Olympus also debuted the new M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm f2.8 PRO lens at the show.

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Tamron Says It's Developing SP 15-30MM F/2.8 Fast Wide-Angle Zoom Lens with VC
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 12, 2014  | 

n lens development news, Tamron said it’s creating a new ultra wide-angle zoom lens for full-frame DSLRs with a fast F/2.8 aperture and VC (Vibration Compensation), which the company claims would be the world’s first in this category.

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Sigma Unveils Two Long-Zooming 150-600mm Lenses, New Teleconverters and Details on 18-300mm Lens
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 12, 2014  | 

Sigma got into the photokina spirit this morning with three product announcements ahead of next week’s show in Germany.. For starters, the company unveiled not one but two new long-zooming 150-600mm lenses.

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Fujifilm Debuts FUJINON XF50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR and XF56mm F1.2 R APD Lenses
Cynthia Boylan  |  Sep 10, 2014  | 

Fujifilm debuted two lenses this morning: the FUJINON XF50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR and FUJINON XF56mm F1.2 R APD.

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Zeiss Intros New Premium Piece of Portrait Glass: the Otus 85mm F/1.4 Lens
Dan Havlik  |  Sep 08, 2014  | 

Zeiss has introduced the second lens in its coveted Otus family: an 85mm F/1.4 lens known as the Apo Planar 1.4/85. Designed for portrait photography or any imaging job that requires extreme sharpness and the ultimate in resolving power, the Otus Apo Planar 1.4/85 is comprised of 11 elements in nine groups and comes in both ZE (EF bayonet mount for Canon) and ZF.2 (F bayonet mount for Nikon) versions.

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TIPA Awards: 2014 Top Products Of The Year: 40 Categories Chosen By Worldwide Panel
George Schaub  |  Aug 29, 2014  | 

The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) member magazines recently convened for their General Assembly to vote for the best photo and imaging products launched by the industry in the last 12 months. The voting took place during the General Assembly that was held in spring, 2014, in Vancouver, Canada.

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More Weird Lens News: Whale-Sized Nikon F/2.8 Fisheye Lens on Sale for $96K
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 19, 2014  | 

Maybe it’s just August but there seems to be a lot of weird lens news lately. Now a very rare and very large, Nikon 6mm F/2.8 Fisheye Lens has turned up on eBay with an asking price of $96,187.50.

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Size Matters: Sigma’s 200-500mm F/2.8 “Green Monster” Lens Scares Off Rivals
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 18, 2014  | 

The news last week that Canon’s rare, 1200mm super telephoto lens was on sale again reminded us of another giant piece of glass that generated tons of buzz when it was introduced in 2008: the Sigma 200-500mm F2.8 APO EX DG.

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Rare, 1200mm Canon Super Telephoto Monster Lens Goes on Sale for $167,270
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 15, 2014  | 

An extremely rare, Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM super telephoto lens has gone on sale at a UK retailer for £99,000 ($165,270). The lens is one of the largest interchangeable lenses in the world and the longest with autofocus.

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Pentax Unveils Retro-Style Q-S1 Mini Mirrorless Camera and 28-45mm 645 Medium-Format Lens
Dan Havlik  |  Aug 04, 2014  | 

Pentax's parent company Ricoh Imaging just announced some product news big and small: a whopping 28-45mm F/4.5 lens for its 645Z medium format camera system; and a tiny, retro-style Q-S1 mirrorless compact system camera.

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Quick Take: Tamron 14-150mm f3.5-5.8 Di III Lens for Micro Four Thirds
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jul 27, 2014  | 

Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera systems promised us lenses that are more compact but fully featured. That promise has finally been fulfilled—and it took Tamron, the master of the All-in-One Zoom, to make it happen.

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