Photography

Tokina has announced the atx-m 11–18mm F2.8 E, its latest lens for Sony APS-C camera systems. This new lens is the first super-wide-angle zoom lens Tokina has designed exclusively for mirrorless cameras. The lens, which offers a roughly 17–27mm full-frame equivalent focal length, is constructed of 13 elements in 11 groups, including two aspherical and two super low-dispersion (SD) glass…

When news broke on Monday that Miley Cyrus was facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for allegedly posting an image of herself on Instagram without the photographer’s permission, it sounded familiar. Another celebrity allegedly misused intellectual property and was sued by a photographer for posting a picture on their social media without obtaining a license or consent first. It has…

Samyang has announced the world’s first autofocus cine lens for full-frame E-mount camera systems, the 75mm T1.9 V-AF. The lens is the first of what will be five lenses in the series, which will eventually include 20mm, 24mm, 35mm and 45mm focal lengths as well by the end of 2023. Samyang doesn’t share the optical construction of its 75mm T1.9 lens, but does state it has an image circle of…

In May, RED Digital Cinema filed a lawsuit against Nikon, alleging that the data compression technology it uses in the Z9 camera violated its patents. Nikon has responded and argues RED’s patent should never have been approved to begin with. RED’s lawsuit says that a type of compression it has patented is in use by the Nikon Z9 without licensing it. The lawsuit states numerous…