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Canon Japan is set to increase prices that span its entire interchangeable lens camera division, including multiple camera bodies, lenses, and Cinema EOS products.

The death of the DSLR has long been vaunted, and even after the appearance of the RF and Z mirrorless systems, it still sees signs of life. But dedicated lens manufacturers might finally have killed it off.

Snap has agreed on a settlement of $35 million in an Illinois class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition.

Tamron has announced that it is working on a mobile version of its Lens Utility desktop app. Designed for Android devices, the Lens Utility Mobile will enable the customization of various lens functions on some Tamron lenses.

Yongnuo isn't a name often associated with high-end optical excellence, but perhaps that should change. The company's 85mm f/1.8 lens is listed in the top three of all lenses based on its overall DxOMark score.

In June, Tokina announced that it would be increasing the prices of some lenses in the U.S., and today the company has provided a detailed list of those price changes.

DZOFilm has announced the Gnosis VV macro line of cinema lenses that it says are designed for cinematic closeups and capturing details with clarity and sharpness.

Meyer Optik Görlitz has added native Nikon Z and Canon RF mounts to the six lenses it has released to date including the Primoplan 58mm f/1.9 II, Primoplan 75mm f/1.9 II, Lydith 30mm f/3.5 II, and Trioplan 50mm f/2.8 II.

DZOFilm has released two new Vespid cinema primes. The company says the 21mm and 40mm wide-angle full frame cine primes are just wide enough to showcase a wide scene without adding any distortion that could begin to creep in as the angle becomes broader.

TTArtisan has announced a new 50mm f/2 full-frame manual focus lens. Though not the fastest “nifty fifty” in the company arsenal, the standard focal length lens has a natural viewing angle and the company says it has a fast enough aperture to provide high performance in low light.

Meike has introduced a new 10mm f/2 APS-C manual focus prime lens for Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Micro Four Thirds cameras.

DZOFilm has announced the Marlin 1.6x Expander that adapts Super35 lenses to larger sensors. It promises to not only extend the effective focal length of those lenses but also the image circle itself.

Meike has announced a new ultra-wide 8mm f/2.8 ultra-wide lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The fully manual lens provides a full-frame equivalent focal length of 16mm and offers a minimum focusing distance of just under 10 inches.

Sigma has shared a digital cross-section of its upcoming upcoming 16-28mm f/2.8 lens that showcases the intricate internal focusing system in action.

Camera gear manufacturer Meike continues to expand into the stills lens market with a new wide-angle 12mm f/2 APS-C manual focus lens.

Venus Optics has unveiled a new unique macro lens: the Laowa 24mm T14 2x PeriProbe. It has many of the same features as the previous Laowa probe lens but with a twist -- a 90-degree rotating periscope tip at the end.

Kipon has announced the third-generation Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 APS-C lens that it claims features a new lens coating that removes flare and purple fringing. Rated as one of the fastest lenses in the world, the 40mm f/0.85 Mark III is designed with art and portrait photographers in mind.

Venus Optics has announced a set of Laowa Nanomorph anamorphic lenses that are designed for Super35, APS-C, and Micro Four-Third cameras. They feature Laowa’s patented optical structure which makes them the smallest anamorphic lenses on the market.

LensKit is a new iOS app that gives photographers the option to try out many different cameras and lenses to see how they work together. It will even help visualize the photograph by displaying a simulation.

In recent years, some lens designers have updated their lenses with new lens coatings. For instance, Pentax's newest limited lenses feature an existing optical design with only a few improvements, including a better lens coating.

Viltrox is releasing a limited edition set of matte white or shiny red Fujifilm X-mount f/1.4 prime lenses with focal lengths of 23mm, 33mm, and 56mm. The company plans to only produce 500 total units of each color.

In your photography adventure, you will most likely buy both a prime lens and a zoom lens at some point. If you are a beginning photographer looking to upgrade to a new lens, you are probably facing the decision of whether to choose a prime or a zoom. Which type should you get and what’s the difference?

TTArtisan's latest M-mount to E-mount adapter has a focal length dial that transmits focal length info to the camera for lenses with no electronic contacts.

Compound eyes are a common feature in many insects and for years their vision has been treated as very different from that of mammals. A new study, however, may have found that human eyes might be more like an insect's than previously believed.

MS Optics has added the Sonnetair 50mm f/1.3 to its lens catalog and like most of its lens designs, it has an old-school 60s vibe that screams a vintage look and buttery bokeh.

Nikon seems to have put the bad days of 2020 behind it and is accelerating into a new business positive future in which its Imaging Division plays a significant, but not central, role in its financial stability.

Tamron has filed a patent for a pair of zoom lenses designed for use on gimbals and drones: a 28-75mm f/4 and 28-80mm f/4.5. Both lenses are described as compact and with little change to their center of gravity across the zoom range.

Canon has increased the base price of several of its RF and EF lenses for the second time in the last five months. The increase is modest in most cases and is likely due to the global shortage of parts.

Canon has partially closed its Zhuhai camera manufacturing facility in southern China and the company is considering a full shutdown amid a shrinking digital camera market, COVID-19, and the ongoing chip shortage.

While full-frame has received the most attention from camera manufacturers in recent years, there are plenty of great reasons to purchase smaller format sensors like APS-C. These systems can be cheaper, smaller, lighter, and offer greater reach over their full-frame counterparts.

Ever since I became a photographer, most of the cameras and lenses I have purchased have been used. Most cameras and lenses only come with one-year warranties (though there are exceptions), and since some used gear sellers offer 6-month warranties, that extra half-year is often not worth the difference (to me). And, of course, some items -- like vintage or discontinued cameras and lenses -- are only available used.

Researchers from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed a method of manufacturing optical components faster and cheaper for a variety of purposes, which could include camera optics.

Let's take a look at some of the data with regard to the latest trends in camera gear buying, trading, and selling. Specifically, we'll take a look at what lenses hold on to their value better: primes or zooms.

Sony says that the effects of the semiconductor shortage are "more serious than expected," which has forced it to make decisions on what cameras and lenses it can continue to manufacture.