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.
Mirrorless News
New Tamron and Sigma Micro Four-Thirds Lenses Set for Release
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 […]
Metabones Speed Booster: more than just an adapter…
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 […]
First mirrorless, and now lens-less? The invention of the first metamaterial camera!
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.
Waiting for the Fuji X20, Fuji X100s
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 […]