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This Massive 2540mm F/8 NASA Mirror Lens Is Selling on eBay for $33,500
Dan Havlik  |  Apr 27, 2015

Massive, exotic telephoto lenses are always fun to imagine shooting with and here’s one giant piece of glass that’s actually designed to capture rockets launches. According to the seller on eBay, the Jonel 100 2540mm F/8 Mirror Lens was used for capturing Saturn V and other similar rockets as they were launched into space.

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Sony Launches Zeiss 24-70mm F/2.8 and 16-35mm F/2.8 Lenses for A-Mount Cameras
Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 23, 2015

Sony just announced two new Zeiss zoom lenses for its A-mount camera system: the  Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM II (model SAL2470Z2) standard zoom and Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM II (model SAL1635Z2) wide angle zoom lenses.

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Zeiss Unveils Batis 2/25 & Batis 1.8/85 Autofocus Lenses with OLED Displays for Sony A7 Cameras
Cynthia Boylan  |  Apr 22, 2015

Zeiss just launched the Batis 2/25 and 1.8/85 lenses, which are are the first full-frame autofocus lenses with an OLED display for Sony's mirrorless E-mount A7 camera series.

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Fuji Intros New Sharp, Fast Prime XF16mm F1.4 R Weather-Resistant Lens
Cynthia Boylan  |  Apr 16, 2015

Fujifilm just introduced the new Fujinon XF16mm F1.4 R WR, a weather-resistant, fixed focal length lens (24mm in 35mm format equivalent) for its X-series mirrorless cameras. The F1.4 maximum aperture in the XF16mm is designed to provide high image quality in low-light conditions, and beautiful bokeh-rich macro photography with a minimum working distance of less than six inches for a variety of shooting possibilities.

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Canon USA Slashes Prices on 33 Premium EF L Series Lenses
Dan Havlik  |  Apr 14, 2015

In the market for a new Canon lens? Now could be a good time to buy. Canon announced yesterday it has slashed the prices on 33 of its high-end EF L series lenses.

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CW Sonderoptic's Leica M PL Lens Mount Turns Your Rangefinder Into a Cinema Camera
Cynthia Boylan  |  Apr 13, 2015

CW Sonderoptic just unveiled the Leica M PL Mount, which lets you use cinema lenses with a Leica M rangefinder camera.

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Go Big: We Pick Our Favorite New Medium Format Cameras And Lenses
Dan Havlik  |  Apr 10, 2015

Some photo assignments require you to bring out the big guns. And when it comes to digital photography, there are few bigger guns than medium format systems. More digital SLR users have been making the jump to medium format now that several new models are equipped with CMOS sensors that can capture relatively low-noise images at high ISOs, shoot photos more quickly, and capture HD and even 4K video. Combine these handy features with the massive amount of resolution and extremely high image quality you get from the huge imaging chips in medium format camera systems, and there’s no better time to go big. Here’s a look at the latest cameras and lenses from five major medium format brands.

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Lensbaby Intros Velvet 56mm F/1.6 Portrait Lens for Unique Close-Up Photography
Cynthia Boylan  |  Apr 08, 2015

Lensbaby recently introduced the latest addition to its unique line of creative lenses. The new Velvet 56 is a 56mm f/1.6 lens for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. It's a classic portrait lens with 1:2 macro capabilities designed to deliver "a velvety, glowing, ethereal look at brighter apertures," according Lensbaby, and sharp (but subtly unique) images as you stop down.

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Rokinon & Samyang Intro New 100mm F/2.8 Macro & 135mm Cine DS Lenses
Cynthia Boylan  |  Apr 02, 2015

Rokinon & Samyang just introduced two new high-end lenses: a 100mm F/2.8 Macro and the new Cine DS 135mm T3.1 Macro. (The Korea-based Samyang company owns the Rokinon brand.)

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Win a Canon PIXMA Pro-1 Printer or a $500 LensRentals.com Gift Certificate in Our New Photo Contest!
The Editors  |  Mar 31, 2015

Have you shot some great photos? Well, now’s the time to enter them in our brand new photo contest where you’ll have the chance to win two amazing prizes!

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Photo Gizmos & Gadgets: The Pocket Toddy Super Lens Cloth
Cynthia Boylan  |  Mar 20, 2015

The Pocket Toddy is a compact, double sided lens cleaning cloth that conveniently folds down into its own tiny pocket and includes a sturdy tab that lets you attach it to your key ring. It measures (unfolded) 5x7 inches and folds down to just 2x2½ inches, to easily fit in your pocket or handbag.

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photokina 2014: A Look Back at the World’s Largest Imaging Show
George Schaub  |  Mar 06, 2015

Photokina 2014 in Germany has been covered widely on the Internet already—including our own extensive reporting on the show on Shutterbug.com—so there’s no need for me to rehash the major announcements from the event, such as the latest full-frame cameras from Canon and Nikon and the like. My photo report here is aimed at sharing some wider ranging thoughts and perspectives on this important biennial show and what it told us about photography today and where it might be heading tomorrow.

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Photographer Makes (Short) Epic Video Showing Off His Lush New $23K Canon Lens
Dan Havlik  |  Mar 06, 2015

Unboxing videos are the closest thing the photo industry has to straight-up product pornography. Or, as the great journalist, author and social observer Tom Wolfe once termed this fetishization of luxurious objects: “plutography.”

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Sigma Debuts 24mm F/1.4 Art Lens and 150-600mm Contemporary Lens (Hands-On Photos)
Dan Havlik  |  Mar 03, 2015

We recently got some hands-on time with the two newest lenses in Sigma’s arsenal: the Sigma 24mm F/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens. Both lenses, which will be available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts, go on sale this month at relatively decent prices considering their impressive specs.

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Sony Announces Four FE Full-Frame Lenses and Four Lens Converters
Shutterbug Staff  |  Mar 03, 2015

Sony announced a variety of new Alpha E-mount lenses and converters tonight. The Sony lenses include four new "FE" full-frame E-mount lenses designed to complement Sony’s Alpha 7 mirrorless camera lineup.

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