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Canon announces RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

February 8, 2023
The RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM is a retractable kit zoom that will be bundled with the EOS R8. It’ll also be available separately for $299. The 24-50mm retracts down 58mm (3.1″) long and expands to 86mm (3.4″) at the telephoto end. It’s 70mm in diameter and it takes a 58mm filter. There’s an AF/MF switch on the side, with a second switch for its stabilizer…
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February 8, 2023
Product images by Richard Butler The Canon EOS R50 is a compact mirrorless camera designed to appeal to users looking for something more than a smartphone. It’s based around a 24 megapixel sensor and Canon’s latest ‘RF’ lens mount. Key…
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February 8, 2023
Product images by Richard Butler The Canon EOS R8 is an entry-level full-frame mirrorless camera, featuring the 24.2MP CMOS sensor from the EOS R6 II. It brings Canon’s latest AF capabilities and much improved video to the same body as the existing EOS RP. Key…
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February 7, 2023
New firmware updates for Sigma fp and fp L cameras will be available starting February 8, 2023. Users of the 24MP Sigma fp will have access to Version 5.0 and those with the 61MP fp L will be able to download Version 3.0, files can be downloaded directly from Sigma once they become public. Several new cine-centric updates and features are included in the updates, from access to new color mode to…
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February 7, 2023
Sigma has a new addition for its DG DN ‘Art F1.4’ series lineup with the 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens for E and L mounts. It’s the fifth in Sigma’s DG DN Art series lineup, joining existing 20mm, 24mm, 35mm and 85mm prime offerings. Autofocus on the 50mm…
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Nikon announces pair of Z-mount prime lenses 85mm F1.2 S

February 7, 2023
Nikon has released the promised pair of new lenses for its Z-mount system: the Nikkor Z 85mm F1.2 S, which the company says is a professional-level ultra-fast prime lens, and the Nikkor Z 26mm F2.8 pancake lens which is Nikon’s slimmest and lightest full-frame AF lens…
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February 1, 2023
A few weeks ago, I received Nikon’s new Nikkor Z 17–28mm F2.8 lens to capture some sample photos. While I was willing and able to do so, mother nature had other plans, giving me dreary day after dreary day for two weeks. Thankfully, my brother had a wedding coming up, so I held off until this past weekend to throw the lens on a Nikon Z7 II (also provided by Nikon for testing with this lens)…
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Sigma teases product launch for February 7

January 31, 2023
Sigma has posted a new placeholder video on its YouTube channel teasing the launch of a new product on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. As is typically the case, Sigma doesn’t reveal any additional details about what’s being announced. However, alleged specifications and…
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January 30, 2023
The Canon EOS R7, like most modern cameras, has a menu filled with page after page of features. With so many settings (in fact more than 450) it’s easy to gloss over things that you don’t immediately need to adjust. In this article I’d like to take a closer look at a…
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Cosina's Voigtländer 50mm F1 Aspherical lens will soon be available with a native Nikon Z-mount

January 25, 2023
Image credit: Cosina Cosina has announced it will soon offer its Voigtländer Nokton 50mm F1 Aspherical with a native Z-mount for full-frame and APS-C Nikon mirrorless camera systems. The lens appears to be a re-mounted versions of the existing 50mm F1 for Leica M-mount cameras, with essentially identical specifications. The Nokton 50mm F1 Aspherical lens is an ultrafast manual prime lens with…
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