Peak Design unveils four new photography bags — campaign passes $1M on day one
You can now preorder 4 new Peak Design Travel Bags on Kickstarter (Click here). They collected 1 million dollars in 24hours. And this is the official intro video:
Following SIRUI, MEIKE also stops selling Nikon Z lenses
Nikon seams to scary the heck out of Chinese lens producers with their lawsuit against Viltrox. Don’t think this is a winning strategy for Nikon in the long term given that Chinese manufacturer have made E-mount very popular thanks to their affordable lens offerings.
Samyang has officially requested the license to make Z-mount lenses
Phototrend had a chat with Kim Dubin, head of product planning at Samyang. He said they are still waiting for official licenses from the Japanese manufacturer to make Zmount lenses!
New images of the new second generation Meike AF 85mm F1.4 II Z lens
Here is an image of the new Meike 85mm f/1.4 II Z lens that will be sold soon on their Amazon page.
What’s new:
- completely redesigned exterior
- optimized color cast
- full range of function buttons
- newly optimized focusing motor for improved autofocus and tracking performance
- lightweight design that significantly reduces weight and size
- weighing less than 700 grams
7Artisans 135mm f/1.8 FE lens will go on sale in late 2026 for $800
The new 7Artisans 135mm f/1.8 Z autofocus lens will be sold the second half of this year for a price around $800.
First image of the new Viltrox 35mm f/1.8 APO lens
As you know we already have a Viltrox 35mm f/1.8 STM Z lens. But there is a new much improved version coming soon!
The image on top shows the Viltrox AF 35mm F1.8 APO full-frame autofocus lens. It is from a brand new product line, featuring APO apochromatic technology and an STM stepping motor. It’s expected to be compatible with Sony E, Nikon Z, and Leica L mounts.