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  • New partners for the micro-4/3 format

    New partners for the micro-4/3 format

    Olympus just announced the arrival of new partners for the micro-4/3 format. As a matter of fact, the more immediately significant ones are the two independent lens manufacturers: Tamron Kenko-Tokina Olympus press release.

  • Leica: lenses Made in Germany

    Leica: lenses Made in Germany

    Leica has a long history and a brilliant fame for manufacturing excellent lenses. This is a marketing video about these Leica lenses. Leica Lenses (English) from Leica camera on Vimeo.

  • Canon keeps working to replace its 100-400mm

    I should never exaggerate the importance of patent publishing (some of them are only a way to make sure nobody can re-use the same idea when invented independently), but it is interesting to notice that Canon published a patent for an architecture targeting a 100-400mm f/4-5.6 tele-zoom which could well become the next replacement for…

  • Manufacturing of a Canon 500mm f/4 lens

    Let’s go and see how is manufactured a big tele-lens from Canon. A lot of hot glass and quite a chunk of shiny metal. YouTube link

  • Canon Image Stabilization

    As seen at the Photokina 2008, the visible operation of the image stabilisization inside a Canon lens. YouTube link YouTube link

  • Future avail of Canon tele-lenses

    Future avail of Canon tele-lenses

    We no longer can say that this is a delay. Canon has been announcing so many of these up to now. Recently, they updated the list of availability for the future pro tele-lenses: EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM at $6,599, late August 2011 EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM at $10,499, late August 2011…

  • Next Samsung NX lenses

    Samsung tells us the story of how they proceed to launch the future lenses (particularly for the products of the hybrid NX family). Presented as several videos from their web site. Videos are in English. YouTube link 1st part YouTube link 2nd part On this occasion, Samsung took some time to produce an illustration picture…

  • Sony NEX lenses for 2011-2012

    Sony NEX lenses for 2011-2012

    Today, we know more about what Sony is preparing for the coming year in terms of supporting lenses for the ever-expanding NEX family of hybrid cameras. We can expect the following 6 lenses from Sony and Zeiss: Sony 30mm macro lens Sony 50mm f/1.8 Zeiss 24mm f/1.7 Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6 zoom Sony medium telephoto lens…

  • Is the Sony NEX-5 as good as a Leica M9?

    This is the interesting question asked by Steve Huff on his blog. As a matter of fact, he took a Leica Noctilux ASPH f/0.95 lens on both the Leica M9, and the Sony NEX-5 (with an adapter). Surprisingly for some, the Sony small inexpensive NEX-5 is giving pretty much the same results in quality even…