TTArtisan 35mm F1.4 Tilt Announced


TTArtisan announced that the TTArtisan 35mm F1.4 Tilt lens for Canon R-Mount which can now be ordered on Amazon.

  • Creator’s Favorite:With a tilt lens, real houses turn into tiny toys, cars become scale models and even people look like building block toy.Miniature-look videos are taking over social media, and now you can create your own with TTARTISAN’s tilt lens.
  • Focus Area not Parallel to CMOS:With the tilt function of a tilt lens, even at the same aperture, you can achieve sharp focus on diagonally positioned or receding subjects, delivering greater control over the plane of focus.
  • Focus Area Parallel to CMOS:Without tilt, this lens performs like a standard 35mm F1.4 lens. At large apertures, only subjects on the focal plane stay sharp, while the rest melt into creamy bokeh.
  • F1.4 Large Aperture:The F1.4 aperture creates beautiful bokeh, effortlessly capturing the ambiance of night scenes and shallow depth of field.
  • Control The Focus:With a tilt lens, you can keep one eye in sharp focus while letting the other blur, creating a unique and artistic portrait style.





 

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Canon RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Shortages Due To Supply Chain Issues


The Canon RF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 is only available overseas at this time, but Canon has announced the lens will be in very short supply. This might be why the lens didnt launch in the United States.

Apologies and information regarding product supply status

Release date: May 7, 2025

Thank you for your continued patronage of Canon products.

We are currently experiencing delays in delivery for the following products due to the large number of orders we have received. We sincerely apologize to our customers and business partners for the inconvenience this has caused. We will continue to take measures to ensure a stable supply of products so that we can deliver the products as soon as possible. We appreciate your understanding.

Notes

Product Name Availability
  • RF75-300mm F4-5.6
We plan to ship the products one by one, but delivery may take longer than usual.

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Sigma Announces Price Increases Coming Due To Trump’s Tariffs


We knew these increases were coming, but we still do not know how high prices will go. Sigma is giving us until May 31st to lock in order pricing before prices go up so do not delay if a purchase is in your future.

Sigma lenses can be found at B&H Photo and Amazon.

US Pricing Adjustments Starting June 2, 2025

Dear Sigma customers,

Thank you for your continued support and trust in Sigma. We are are sorry to inform you of an upcoming pricing adjustment to our products, effective June 2, 2025.

Due to the recent implementation of government-imposed tariffs, our costs at Sigma America have increased substantially. We have made every effort to absorb these added expenses, but the sustained impact of the tariffs now necessitates a price increase to ensure we can continue delivering the quality and service you expect.

Key details:

Current pricing will remain in effect for all orders placed and fulfilled by May 31, 2025, subject to product availability.

New pricing will take effect on June 2, 2025, and will apply to all new orders and any unfulfilled items.

We understand this is difficult news to hear, and please know this decision was not made lightly. We have always prided ourselves on delivering unmatched value to our customers, and we are doing everything we can to continue to do that while providing the same service and product excellence.

We sincerely appreciate your understanding and continued partnership.

Sincerely,

Mark Amir-Hamzeh
President | Sigma America

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Canon EOS R6 Mark III Rumored Specs


It is rumored that the Canon EOS R6 Mark III will have the following specs:

  • Rumored specifications:
    • New 24MP sensor (previously rumored to use R3 sensor)
    • Stacked CMOS
    • Reading speed is between EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II.
    • New rear LCD Flip screen
    • DIGIC X image processor with DIGIC Accelerator processor
    • Supports C-Log 2 and C-Log 3
    • Supports 60 fps in 6K RAW format
    • and 120 fps in 4K resolution

via weibo

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Tamron Q1 Financial Results: “Slump in Sales” Because Of “Risks And Uncertainty Over The Policies Of The New US Administration”



Tamron released their Q1 FY2025 financial results – here is the summary:

  • Sales decline in photographic products (Own-brand): Continued slump in sales in the US market, and reactionary decline in China market from high growth in 1Q, 2024.
  • Continuing geopolitical risks and uncertainty over the policies of the new U.S.
    administration have led to a widespread slowdown in overseas economies.
  • The JPY depreciation against USD, but appreciation against EUR.
  • Continuing higher material costs and rising labor costs due to inflation.
  • The market for interchangeable lens cameras and interchangeable lenses grew
    in both quantity and value, driven by steady demand for mirrorless cameras.

Tamron plans to launch six new lenses in 2025 (five more new lenses in addition to the Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD):

  • Before 2023: approximately five new lenses per year
  • Initial medium-term management plan (2024-2026): 6 to 7 new lenses a year
  • New medium-term management plan (2024-2026): 10 new models a year starting from 2026

via Photorumors

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Canon 9.5mm F2.8 and 11.7mm F2.8 Lens Patents Found


Canon patents for a Canon 9.5mm F2.8 and 11.7mm F2.8 PZ lens have been found. You can check them out below:

overview

  • [Publication number] P2025070387
  • [Release date] 2025-05-02
  • [Title of invention] Optical system and imaging device
  • [Application date] 2023-10-20
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 000001007
    [Name or company name] Canon Inc.
  • A small and lightweight wide-angle optical system is provided, in which optical elements such as an iris diaphragm, an ND filter, and a shutter are disposed in appropriate positions.
  • [Background Art]
    [0002]
    Imaging devices such as digital cameras, smartphone cameras, car cameras, and security cameras require small, lightweight optical systems with good optical performance over the entire angle of view. Smartphone cameras in particular often use small, fixed-aperture, single-focus optical systems that use plastic-molded aspheric lenses. In addition, they are required to be equipped with an iris diaphragm, ND filter, and shutter while being short in overall length, which is suitable for video imaging.
  • [0005]
    However, in the optical system of Patent Document 1, even if an iris diaphragm, an ND filter, and a shutter for video imaging are arranged near the aperture diaphragm so as to make the outer diameter of the lens device that houses them as small as possible, there is not enough space to arrange them. Furthermore, if they are arranged away from the aperture diaphragm, the outer diameter of the lens device becomes large.
  • The present
    invention provides a small and lightweight wide-angle optical system while arranging optical elements such as an iris diaphragm, an ND filter, and a shutter at appropriate positions.


Example 1

  • Focal length: 9.47
  • F-number: 2.88
  • Half angle of view: 47.57
  • Image height: 10.36
  • Overall length: 27.22
  • Back focal length: 7.41


Example 2

  • Focal length: 11.68
  • F-number: 2.88
  • Half angle of view: 41.11
  • Image height: 10.19
  • Overall length: 27.14
  • Back focal length: 7.56


Example 3

  • Focal length: 6.75
  • F-number: 1.85
  • Half angle of view: 46.56
  • Image height: 7.13
  • Overall length: 18.77
  • Back focal length: 3.35


Example 4

  • Focal length: 8.41
  • F-number: 2.88
  • Half angle of view: 50.47
  • Image height: 10.19
  • Overall length: 29.95
  • Back focal length: 7.16

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