Latest Lenses News
Sirui and Meike pull lenses from online shelves amid high-profile Nikon legal battle (report)
News While Nikon takes Viltrox to court, other cheap lens manufacturers have pulled their wares, raising the question: is there a link?
WTF are catadioptric lenses? Canon has filed a patent for a weird lens design to make more compact, bright aperture zooms
CANON Canon has patented a bunch of lenses with mirrors for full-frame cameras, and I’ve made some educated guesses as to why
This camera lens replaces 7 primes worth over US$20,000 – and it's now No.1 in Japan
NEWS The fastest medium format zoom hits peak popularity in Japan: the Hasselblad XCD 35-100E, available for US$5,175
Lensbaby is building a tiny pancake lens, with a twist – and it’s the “most requested lens of all time”
NEWS The Lensbaby Twist 28 is an upcoming pancake lens with twisty bokeh, made for mirrorless mounts
This cheap yet useful accessory makes a Ricoh GR compact camera look like a Leica (if you squint)
News Add a little red dot and you've basically got a cut-price Leica M11!
7Artisan’s 40mm pancake wants to make your mirrorless feel more like a compact camera on the cheap – and yes, it's got autofocus!
LENS The 7Artisan AF 40mm f/2.5 Lite weighs just 3.2 ounces or 90g and retails for US$159
This unusual nifty fifty is a choose-your-own bokeh adventure with three different optical styles wrapped in a single lens
NEWS Brightin Star has announced a 35mm f/1.7 APSH for edge-to-edge sharpness and an unusual 50mm f/2 featuring a trio of focus rendering styles
This lens doesn’t exist yet, but I’m predicting this upcoming optic will be killer for portraits. A new ultra-bright 85mm f/1.2 is launching in September 2026
CP+ The Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art is coming this September – and if it's anything like Sigma's 50mm f/1.2, it's going to be good
