Great deal: New Rokinon 35mm f/2.8 FE lens for $299 only!

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No brainer deal alert! You get the brand new Rokinon 35mm f/2.8 FE autofocus lens for $299 only at BHphoto (Click here). This lens was launched a month ago for $399. And now for $299 it’s a must buy if you need a compact lens. The lens sells for $20 more on Amazon US.

And the World fastest wide angle lens for E-mount, the Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D now available for preorder at $849 at Venuslens.net (Click here).

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Five new E-mount lenses to be soon announced by Opteka!

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Mirrorlessrumors reports that Opteka is going to launch five new lenses for mirrorless system cameras. This is their official press text:

Five new Opteka mirrorless lenses are currently in production. Each lens will be available in Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount, Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds, Canon EOS-M mount, and Nikon CX mount. 43rumors
Further details will be provided after our final micron-level quality control checks have been completed.

Opteka already sells some E-mount lenses on Amazon and Amazon.de. But those lenses are designed for DSLR and modified for Sony E-mount. The new lenses are directly designed for mirrorless system cameras.

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Voigtlander 65mm macro FE lens hands-on by Dpreview: “screams precision and quality”

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Dan Bracaglia from Dpreview played a bit with the new Voigtlander 65mm macro FE lens which is now in Stock at BHphoto, Amazon and Adorama. In Europe at Photo-Porst-Neuwied

He writes:

“Everything about how the 65mm handles screams precision and quality, from the all metal housing to the drool-worthy matte black finish.

What I like:

  • Excellent build-quality
  • Very sharp throughout aperture range
  • Focus ring turns with exceptional smoothness
  • Electronic contacts allow lens to communicate with camera

What I don’t like:

  • Focus ring hard stop at infinity end is beyond infinity (this may be an issue with our copy though)
  • 65mm field of view takes some getting used to”
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Lydith 30mm f/3.5 E-mount on Indiegogo

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You can get the Lydith 30mm f/3.5 E-mount lens on Indiegogo. Here is the press text:

Meyer Optik Goerlitz now on Indiegogo
After a successful Kickstarter campaign for its Lydith 30mm art lens, Meyer Optik is now offering the lens to the Indiegogo community. The Lydith is one of the extraordinary lenses from famous German lens maker Meyer Optik.
The lens allows the photographer to capture the magic of the moment in an absolutely unique way as sharpness, contrast and bokeh combine perfectly together to allow for an outstanding composition of light and color. The Indiegogo project page shows many beautiful examples of the lens’ abilities.
Designed in the late 1950s and introduced to the market in 1964, the modern version of the Lydith will be updated with high-perfomance lens coatings and a short minimum focusing distance of 8 inches (16 cm). Like all of Meyer Optik’s lenses, the Lydith will be a fully manual lens, 100 percent handmade in Germany; the company will use Schott and Ohara glass only.
Through the Indiegogo campaign, the supporters have the opportunity to get the lens at a more than 40% discount of the expected retail price. The campaign will run until Sept. 6. 
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