https://www.canonnews.com:443/Home/rss/category/1633/third-party-1RSS documenthttps://www.canonnews.com/venus-optics-unveils-world-first-17mm-f4-tilt-shift-shift-only-lens-duo Laowa has announced a new ultra-wide prime lens and gave it two different flavors, which I do believe is a first for the industry. The Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D Tilt-Shift / Shift lens comes in two different varieties, one with full tilt and shift movements and the other with just shift movements. While we Canon users have been patiently waiting for native RF-mount TS-E lenses to be rolled out on the roadmap, Venus Optics has filled this gap with the announcement of the Laowa 17mm ...]]>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:33:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/venus-optics-unveils-world-first-17mm-f4-tilt-shift-shift-only-lens-duohttps://www.canonnews.com/dji-announces-the-rs-5 The DJI RS 5, the latest lightweight commercial gimbal, is the latest model in the popular and highly acclaimed DJI Ronin series of gimbals. It was officially launched on January 29, 2026. After the exclusive China market launch, the latest model is set to offer videographers, filmmakers, content creators, run-and-gun shooters of mirrorless and DSLR-based cinema cameras, and other professionals and enthusiasts an improved experience in terms of stabilization, features, and efficiency. The ...]]>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:50:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/dji-announces-the-rs-5https://www.canonnews.com/laowa-announces-the-af-200mm-f2-c-dreamer Venus Optics has launched the Laowa AF 200mm f/2 C-Dreamer, a full-frame autofocus telephoto prime lens, announcing it on October 15, 2025. It is well suited for the Canon EF, Nikon Z, and Sony E mounts. EF users looking for an alternative to either the $3,299 Sigma 200mm f/2 DG DN Sports or Canon’s EF 200mm f/2L IS USM will find this option to be quite reasonable at $1,799 and $1,999 for the Sony / Nikon mounts. This lens may appeal to those looking for a reasonably priced small telephoto ...]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:44:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/laowa-announces-the-af-200mm-f2-c-dreamerhttps://www.canonnews.com/sigma-announces-the-sigma-17-40mm-f18-art-dc The Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art, which was announced on June 17, 2025, is a truly innovative APS-C zoom lens for Canon RF mount, providing a 27.2-64 equivalent focal range. With a constant f/1.8 aperture the optic provides prime-like image quality, making it suitable for low-light photography and thin depth of field photographic effects. At a price point of $919, the lens is also 30% lighter than the predecessor 18-35mm f/1.8, at 560g, and designed with a weather-resistant body and compact ...]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:38:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/sigma-announces-the-sigma-17-40mm-f18-art-dchttps://www.canonnews.com/venus-optics-releases-the-a-10mm-f4-for-rf-aps-c-mirrorless-camera-5 Venus Optics has released a very small walk around 10mm F4 for APS-C mirrorless. Not quite a lens cap-sized lens but certainly small enough that with the grip protrusion on Canon's RF APS-C cameras, you'd never notice you had a lens attached. Of course, this is a manual focus and manual aperture lens (which isn't much of a problem on a 10mm lens) and F4. Instead of calling it a pancake lens, Laowa is branding this as a "cookie-sized".  If the MTF is accurate, this actually looks ...]]>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 07:11:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/venus-optics-releases-the-a-10mm-f4-for-rf-aps-c-mirrorless-camera-5https://www.canonnews.com/meyer-optik-g246rlitz-adds-native-canon-rf-to-its-lens-lineup-6 Meyer Optik Görlitz has just announced that they have re-released all their lenses with native Canon RF mounts.  While their last two lenses, the Trioplan 100mm F2.8 II and the Trioplan 35mm F2.8 II were both released with Canon RF mount natively, the rest of the lineup did not support the RF mount.  This is no longer the case. Apparently given all the supply shortages, COVID, etc this was a much more difficult task than normal for Meyer Optik Görlitz.  According to Timo Heinze, Managing ...]]>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 23:41:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/meyer-optik-g246rlitz-adds-native-canon-rf-to-its-lens-lineup-6https://www.canonnews.com/laowa-announces-the-20mm-shift-lens-for-the-rf-and-ef-mounts-7 Laowa has released the 20mm F4 shift lens for both the Canon EF and the Canon RF mount.  This lens has no electronic connections but for a shift lens that is pretty common. From Laowa; Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift is an ultra-wide-angle shift lens that you cannot resist. On top of the high image sharpness and nearly no distortion (Zero-D), the lens also comes with a rotatable lens hood for avoiding flares and protecting the front lens element. The amount of shift is ±11mm for ...]]>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:01:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/laowa-announces-the-20mm-shift-lens-for-the-rf-and-ef-mounts-7https://www.canonnews.com/rockstar-releases-a-10mm-f8-and-27mm-f28-for-eos-m-3 Rockstar has released two new lenses that are for several mounts including the EOS-M mount.  Yes, that's right, that dead EOS-M mount ;) These are totally manual and nonelectronic lenses. Specifications for the 28mm F2.8 Specifications for the 10mm F8.0 You can purchase these lenses currently on ebay. ]]>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 23:49:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/rockstar-releases-a-10mm-f8-and-27mm-f28-for-eos-m-3https://www.canonnews.com/venus-optics-announces-the-argus-45mm-f95-for-the-rf-mount-4 Venus Optics continues its trend of some eyebrow-raising ultra fast primes with the announcement of the Argus 45mm F.95 prime that is available for the RF mount and other full-frame mirrorless mounts. From Venus Optics who makes the Laowa brand, the summary of the new Argus lens; Laowa Argus 45mm f/0.95 FF is the sister lens of Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF and 33mm f/0.95 CF APO. It is an exceptional standard lens with a maximum aperture of f/0.95. The shallow depth of field, close to ...]]>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 16:56:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/venus-optics-announces-the-argus-45mm-f95-for-the-rf-mount-4https://www.canonnews.com/venus-optics-announces-the-laowa-85mm-f56-2x-ultra-macro-apo-3 Laowa announced the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO.   See further information here . The Laowa 85mm is available for the Canon RF mount for $449 .  It's a fully manual lens, which means you have to adjust the aperture and focus manually from the lens. From Laowa; Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO is a mirrorless-designed macro lens with 28.55° angle of view for full frame. It is the smallest 2x macro lens in the Full Frame market. It weighs just around 252g (Leica M mount ...]]>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:12:00 GMThttps://www.canonnews.com/venus-optics-announces-the-laowa-85mm-f56-2x-ultra-macro-apo-3