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Advertising graphic for Samyang camera lens.
Voice coil motor AF, a versatile zoom range and an f/2.8 aperture: could Samyang’s forthcoming 28-135mm lens almost seems too good to be true

By Alan Palazon Published

News The Korean manufacturer has unveiled what has the potential to be a genuine disruptor in the do-it-all focal-length segment, set for release in February next year

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Joseph Petzval Métamorphose 35mm f/1.8,
Lomography just reinvented its famous Petzval look with a lens that can twist backgrounds into a vortex

By Sebastian Oakley Last updated

News Lomography’s new Petzval Métamorphose might be one of the strangest 35mm lenses of the year

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Brightin Star launches a new standard prime that's anything but standard

By Ben Andrews Published

News This nifty 50 takes 'nifty' to a whole new level

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Laowa Acris 35mm f/2.8 1x Macro Apo lens and sample image
World first 👀 This wide-angle macro lens enables you to capture unique 1:1 environmental close-ups

By James Artaius Published

NEWS Laowa's "world first" wide-angle lens makes it possible to shoot environmental macro shots

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The Brightin Star MF 50mm f/2.0 Tri-Sight lens
This multi-mount, compact metal lens controls bokeh bubbles with a slider – but that’s not the only unusual feature

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

LENS The Brightin Star MF 50mm f/2 Tri-Sight has a slider to control bokeh, plus disc inserts

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The PolarPro Radial Gradient filter
These photos feel like the 1970s. They were taken with a modern digital camera – and a set of very unusual filters

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

FILTERS PolarPro has launched a trio of filters that add in graduated color at the edges for an old-school psychedelic look to your photos

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Nikon Direct Noct neck warmer
A Nikon Noct lens you can actually afford? This new version will also keep your neck warm!

By Mike Harris Published

News Nikon Direct has immortalized its fastest Nikkor lens as a neck warmer and a stack of paper cups

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Two black camera lenses, Sigma 18–50mm and Sony FE 24–70mm, standing side by side on a reflective surface
The most popular lenses in Japan are third-party zooms. The No.1 is a "remarkably compact yet well-built" optic, available for Canon RF, Fujifilm X, Sony E and L-mount

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS Sigma's standard zoom lenses are best-sellers in Japan, while Sony's affordable 100-400 telephoto zoom beats Nikon and Canon

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Viltrox L-mount Air lenses
Viltrox adapts a fab four of its compact and lightweight Air series prime lenses, creating new L-mount editions

By Matthew Richards Published

The range of Viltrox L-mount camera lenses has just jumped up from two to six, thanks to four new 14mm, 20mm, 40mm and 50mm prime options

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Camera zoom lens – NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S – with "DISCONTINUED" text in bold white on a red bar over a green background
The No.1 top-traded zoom lens in Japan is "probably the best 70-200mm zoom in the world. Ever." Now discontinued, it tops the sales chart in 2026 so far

By Kim Bunermann Last updated

UPDATE Praised for its extraordinary sharpness, this 70-200mm f/2.8 is on top of the trade zoom lens charts in the first half of 2026 at Minna Camera

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