credits: Tamron Tamron’s 150–500mm f/5–6.7 Di III VC VXD lens just got a new firmware update and it brings several meaningful technical improvements, especially for Sony shooters. One of the biggest additions is improved autofocus behaviour while zooming, something long telephoto zooms often struggle with due to shifting optical groups. Tamron says the lens now maintains focus more consistently during focal-length changes, which should help in AF-C when subjects move unpredic
credits: PolarPro PolarPro has introduced a new three-piece diopter system called Shift. It is designed to give photographers and filmmakers quick access to closer focusing distances without having to swap lenses. The set includes +2, +4, and +8 strengths, each reducing a lens’s minimum focusing distance to 50 cm, 25 cm, and 12.5 cm (19.7, 9.8, and 4.9 inches). The diopters don’t change focal length, they simply bring the focal plane forward so lenses can focus on subjects th
credits: Leica Leica is rolling out new finishes for four of its well-known M lenses. Three of them, the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH., Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH., and Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH., now come in the company’s familiar olive-green “Safari” finish. Leica has used this colourway on and off for decades, and it has become a fan favorite, especially among people who pair these lenses with Safari-edition rangefinder bodies. The fourth lens in this mini-release, the Summi