Venus Optics announced the new Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D FE lens! The lens will ship in early 2017 for a yet to be determined price. This is the press text:

Featuring a 110° Angle of View, Ultra-fast f/2 aperture and 72mm filter thread, LAOWA 15mm f/2 becomes another member in their ‘Close-to-Zero Distortion’ lineup.

Anhui China, Sept 14, 2016 – Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer who had previously launched a number of quality lenses with ‘World’s First’ specifications, is proud to unveil two premium lenses with extreme specifications and impressive performance, the Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D & the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT.

Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D
Laowa 15mm f/2 FE is currently the World’s Fastest 15mm rectilinear lens for Full Frame cameras. It features a close-to-zero optical distortion, allowing photographers to take landscape or architecture shots with straight lines retained.
Dedicated to fulfill the need of photographers, Venus Optics have managed to add a 72mm filter thread onto the 15mm f/2 lens. Photographers can easily install standard screw-in filters without paying for an expensive yet bulky filter holder system.
Designed specially for the Sony Full Frame Mirrorless cameras, Venus Optics has successfully controlled the size and weight of the lens to the minimal. Weighing less than 1.1 pounds (500g) and 82mm in length, the portability and compactness of the Sony E- mount Mirrorless cameras can be maintained when used with the Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Lens.

Featuring the fastest f/2 aperture ever built with a 15mm lens, the new Full Frame E- mount lens is engineered for professionals to shoot impressive landscape, architecture and primary astro photos with great details. This is an every-day and must-buy lens that every Sony Full Frame Mirrorless camera user should have one in his bag.

Tokina officially unveiled their first FF E-mount lens, the 20mm f/2.0 FE. This is also the first lens of a new FE lens line named “Firin”. This is the official press text:

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the new FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF.

FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF is the first in Tokina product line compact form-factor super wide ultra fast F2 aperture manual prime lens compatible with Full-Frame E-Mount
mirrorless cameras.

Name Origin
FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF belongs to a newly launched “FíRIN” series of Tokina lenses for mirrorless cameras (or ILCs – Interchangeable Lens Compacts) marking a new epoch in Tokina history. FíRIN is a variation of Fírinne – the old Irish word for “truth”. It means “that what is real” and signifies “being true to someone or something”. It represents a promise from Tokina to photographers to help them capture the truth in their images with this revolutionary new lens.

Main Features
Perfect match to SONY A7 series body in terms of design, high-precision Japanese made parts and form factor.
Being compact and light-weight, FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF performs excellent optical abilities due to perfectly placed two all-glass precision molded aspherical elements with 3 Super-Low Dispersion (SD) glass lens elements that are greatly reducing aberrations and yielding higher resolution and contrast. All lens elements are carefully multi-coated that helps to reduce reflections and flares to an absolute minimum.
The FíRIN 20mm F2 FE MF has an ability to encode and transmit aperture, distance and optical data to the camera body making this lens fully suitable in terms of using MF assist function, 5 axis image stabilization and view finder electronic distance scale. Lens CPU with optical correction data noticeably contributing to final image processing inside the camera.
Design devoted to manual shooting and cinema enthusiasts includes a wide manual focus ring, aperture ring and depth of field index bar.
De-Click Aperture function makes this lens suitable for cinema/video shooting.

Specifications:
Focus distance : 20mm
Brightness : F2
Compatible format : Full format
Minimum aperture : F22
Lens configuration : 13 elements in 11 group
Angle of view : 92.651°
Filter size : 62mm
Shortest object distance : 0.28m / 11 in.
Macro maximum magnification : 1 : 10.33
Focus method : Internal focus
Number of aperture blades : 9
Maximum diameter : 69mm
Full length : 81.5mm
Weight : 490g
Hood : Square, bayonet type
Mount type : Sony-E

Estimated Time of Arrival : First Quarter, 2017

Techart released the new firmware 4.0 for their M-mount to E-mount autofocus adapter. You can read all details at Stkb.co.jp (Google Translation here). To install the firmware use the iOS or Android APP. The new firmware has a drastic improvement in focusing speed and accuracy!

You can buy the adapter at Techart (Click here), Adorama (Click here) or on [shoplink 51403 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Hi, this is Thomas from COSYSPEED. We just launched a new version of the CAMSLINGER Streetomatic camera bag for mirrorless cameras. A whole black model and the CAMSLINGER Streetomatic Streethunters Edition. From The Streethunters Edition 10,-€ of each sold bag are flowing into a project of Terre des Hommes to support unaccompanied refugee Children.

We’d like to offer your readers two PHOTOKINA tickets packed in the fastest camera bag of the world, a shiny new CAMSLINGER Streetomatic Black :-)

B&H has a promo in September on the CAMSLINGER Streetomatic of 49,95 $US.

More info on www.cosyspeed.com and www.mirrorlesshero.com.The CAMSLINGER Streetomatic Streethunters Edition is only available in the COSYSPEED Online Shop: USA: www.cosyspeedshop.com / Rest of the world: www.cosyspeedshop.de

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Samyang just announced two new FF lenses: The 85mm f/1.2 and the 14mm f/2.4! They are the first lenses of the new Samyang “Premium” lens range. Those are not autofocus lenses but do have electronic aperture control. Samyang said these lenses can outresolve 50MP sensors and are fit for 8K resolution.

Sadly the 85mm lens will be available for Canon EF mount only yet and it’s unclear if they plan to make an A or E-mount version too. But the 14mm lens will be available for E-mount!

Full info about the 85mm lens at SamyangGlobal.
Full info about the 14mm lens at SamyangGlobal.

Here is the press text about the 14mm FE lens:

Samyang 14mm F2.4 is a premium manual focus photo lens designed for high resolution photoshoots. In pursuit of image quality itself, this new lens is equipped with the most advanced optical technology among Samyang Lenses. With over 40 years of research and development in optics, Samyang integrates the essence of history and introduces a signature lens line-up.
It has the unprecedented resolving power, matched with 50 megapixels photo and 8K video productions. The resolving power contains abundant pixel information, allowing photographers the freedom in post-production to create unique image of own. It enables you to capture life-long memories in everlasting image quality. Bokeh, out-focusing, starburst effect creates unforgettable image.
14mm F2.4 takes no compromise for the image quality. It is consisted of 18 glasses in 14 groups including four different special optics: two aspherical lenses, one hybrid aspherical lens, two extra-low dispersion lenses and one high refractive lens. This optimal performance creates impressive image quality from centre to corner of image. Also, the minimised aberration enhance the clarity of image, creating more impressive image than your eyes can see.
Aluminium alloy metal is adopted for maximum durability. With a sleek yet unprecedented design with flowing curves, this signature line-up is a one-of-a-kind lens. The usability is maximized with considerate diameter in 95mm.

Newsshooter at IBC 2016: Sigma’s Shinji Yamaki demonstrates new cine lens range from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

This is a summary of IBC show news:

Sigma:
Hands-on with the new Sigma CINE lens range (WexPhotographic)
IBC 2016: Hands on with the new Sigma cine lenses (Newsshooter).

Tokina:
Tokina Cine Lenses hands-on by Cinema5D

Atomos:
Atomos Shogun Inferno will ship on September 26 at BHphoto.

Angenieux:
Hands on with Angenieux’s Super 35mm/Full-Frame Type EZ Series zooms (Newsshooter).

Aputure:
Aputure puts an electronic Variable ND inside their DEC Canon EF to Mirrorless lens adaper (Newsshooter)

And don’t forget to check out the full coverage report at Personal View.