12 lenses of Christmas: big launches from unexpected brands in October 2022

Legendary lens producer Voigtländer has confirmed that an previous lens can enchantment to new ingenious cameras and has launched two lenses. Voigtländer Nikon Z-mount lenses. The primary is the super-fast, if not livid, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.2 Nokton with full-frame compatibility beforehand accessible in Sony E and Leica M mounts.

Equally, the DX (APS-C) format Macro APO-Ultron 35mm f/2 was launched in a Fujifilm X-mount model, however will even come to the Nikon Z-series with the identical customary subject of view, sharp f/2 aperture and 0.5x macro functionality. .

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The comparative new child within the neighborhood, the TArtisan was by far greatest recognized for its guide lenses. October modified with the announcement of the Chinese language producer’s first autofocus lens for Fujifilm X-mount cameras. Tartisan 27mm f/2.8 XF flat lens. It is a minor factor, the promoting value of the lens can also be very low, similar to the extra gimmicky full-frame appropriate lens. TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 tilt lens It was additionally made accessible in October, with Sony E and Leica L mounting choices offering inventive management over depth of subject.

Extra information on the 50mm has arrived. Mitakon 50mm T1 cinema lens. It’s made for Micro 4 Thirds cameras and comes with a tough case, both alone or as a part of a multi-lens equipment. Venus Optics additionally Super35 format Laowa 65mm T2.9 2X Macro APO Cine and Laowa 100mm T2.9 2X Macro APO Cine for full-frame lenses.

Following within the footsteps of Canon’s EF-mount super-telephoto lens with a built-in “extensor”, to not point out Nikon’s newer Z-mount lenses, Canon filed a patent in October, signaling three upcoming super-tele prime lenses to emerge. he did. with built-in 1.4x teleconverters. put this 300mm, 400mm and 600mm native RF lenses on the horizon.

Return after its first launch in 1961, then 35 years of manufacturing, return of the legendary Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 The “king of bokeh” was introduced in October. In the meantime, Pentax has launched a brand new lens, following up on its earlier announcement to breathe new weatherproof life into its trusty previous 100mm macro lens. HD Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm F2.8ED AW oppression.

The October rumor heralded the approaching arrival of three new APS-C-format Tokina super-telephoto lenses. Tokina SZ 300mm PRO Reflex F7.1 MF CF, SZ 600mm PRO Reflex F8 MF CF and SZ 900mm PRO Reflex F11 MF CF, all accessible in Sony E, Canon EF-M and Fujifilm X mounting choices. Typical ‘reflex’ or ‘mirror’ lenses had been predicted to be surprisingly small and light-weight for super-tele lenses, giving that distinctive ‘ring bokeh’ impact.

In our October overview schedule, we had been fairly happy with our new pocket-sized mannequin. Yongnuo YN16mm F1.8S DA DSM For Sony E-mount cameras with APS-C format. For such a small lens, it supplies a generously vast angle of view, complemented by a quick f/1.8 aperture, equal to 24mm on a full-frame digicam.

We weren’t that impressed when testing the triple Fujifilm lens; Fujinon XF18-120mm F4 LM PZ WR, Fujinon XF150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR and Fujinon XF80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro. They had been extra good than completely superior, the 18-120mm and 150-600mm had been the selection of the group.