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This beloved Canon DSLR lens has been discontinued, but you shouldn’t stop using it just yet
By Alan Palazon published
News Canon has discontinued the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM in Japan, but this beloved do-it-all zoom is still a quality piece of kit—so don’t shelve it just yet

WORLD FIRST! This is the widest anamorphic lens in the world, with a 150° field of view
By James Artaius published
NEWS This $21,000 prototype lens from Xelmus, with an enormous 150° field of view, is the world's widest anamorphic optic

TTartisan's new lens series doesn't have any focus or aperture rings at all, but the price is minimalist, too
By Alan Palazon published
News TTartisan has announced a new line of “Neo” prime lenses that don't feature ring controls on the lens barrel – but is the design too minimalist?

"I've never owned a lens of such quality" – award-winning photographer upgrades to super telephoto lens after her viral fisherman portrait win
By Kim Bunermann published
NEWS After her breakthrough win, the amateur photographer made a bold investment in a notoriously hard-to-find US$13,399 telephoto prime lens

Top-performing 24-70mm zoom discontinued – this popular budget DSLR lens looks like it is leaving the market
By Kim Bunermann published
NEWS A 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens is a key kit piece for most photographers, but this DSLR version is now reaching the end of production

Thypoch plans on releasing 6 new AF lenses this year – but will these bring anything worthwhile to the market?
By Alan Palazon published
Opinion At NAB 2026, Thypoch said it’ll release six autofocus lenses before the year’s end – but will these bring anything new to the third-party lens space, or will they just be cheaper alternatives to what’s already available?

Wide aperture lenses tend to be massive, but Canon RF shooters might be getting a stack of new compact telephoto primes
By Alan Palazon published
News A new Canon patent has revealed designs for a 130mm, 300mm and 500mm prime lens, along with an 85mm prime, with a compact design

These rumored psychedelic ringless customizable camera lenses are a waste! Why not have funky lens sleeves instead?
By Alan Palazon published
Opinion Apparently TTartisan is working on lenses which omit the aperture and focus rings leaving the space for funky customizations – but why produce such dumbed-down, wasteful kit when you could make custom lens sleeves instead?

Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 Lab N FE is a new version of existing lens for Sony cameras that aims to prove that less is more
By Matthew Richards published
NEWS One of Viltrox’s fastest and most pro-grade lenses gets an update that ditches one of its standout features
Brightin Star is working on its first ultra-wide autofocus lens — and it could tackle distortion better than its predecessors
By Alan Palazon published
News Brightin Star has teased its first ultra-wide-angle autofocus lens, and it brings more to the table than just AF, with a new optical approach aimed at improving distortion control over previous models
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