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By Heather
It looks like Sigma and Tamron aren’t the only companies that have been busy trying to flood the market with new Micro Four-Thirds lenses!
Yesterday, Panasonic got in on the game after announcing the upcoming release of the Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, a compact standard zoom lens designed especially for Micro Four-Thirds cameras.
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By Heather
Lens-making tycoons Tamron and Sigma recently announced that they will be releasing a handful of new lenses designed especially for micro four-thirds cameras.
Tamron has devised a 14-150mm f/3.5-5.8 (28-300mm equivalent) high-power zoom for mirrorless cameras which have a micro 3/4 sensor. Available in both black and silver, it will purportedly reduce chromatic aberration thanks to its glass elements, quieten the autofocus and improve image stabilisation.
Sigma, on the other hand, has populated the range with three new lenses appropriate for all 4/3s cameras and Sony mirrorless cameras.
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By Mathieu
Last week, a whirlwind of interest circled around a new adapter announced by Metabones, the Speed Booster.
Mount adapters are very common these days, especially for those who use DSLRs or mirrorless cameras for video shooting with various Nikkor, Zeiss or Canon lenses on different bodies. I, for example, use a Panasonic AF-101 (micro four thirds mount) with a Novoflex adapter and my Nikkor lenses. One of the things you need to be aware of is that mounting a full frame (24 x 36) lens on a camera with a smaller sensor will increase your focal length. A 24mm full frame lens is a 48mm equivalent on a micro four thirds sensor, and a 36mm equivalent on an APS-C sensor. This can be a limitation especially for wide-angle lenses. If I need to capture a very wide shot with my Panasonic AF-101, I use the excellent Lumix 7-14mm f/4 or the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8. Beyond these two models, there aren’t many alternatives out there.
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By Heather
We’ve all heard of mirrorless technology, but what about lens-less technology?
At Duke University in the United States, scientists and engineers have used a copper-based metamaterial (or, artificial materials which do not exist in nature) to create a lens-less imaging sensor for cameras to be implemented in airport security and law enforcement.
By Mathieu
I admit I can’t wait to try the new Fuji cameras that were announced at CES two weeks ago. Except for the micro four thirds system developed by Olympus and Panasonic, I think that the Fuji’s X line has been the most interesting release so far with its hybrid viewfinder, X-Trans sensor and the quality of its lenses.
The Fuji X20 and X100s are the new versions of the acclaimed X10 and X100.