Hot deal: Up to 70% off on Sirui gear!

You gotta check out the deals at BHphoto, Sirui store and Amazon.. massive savings on a ton of L-mount lens and accessories!

Lens deals:

  • SIRUI Venus 35mm / 100mm 1.6x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lenses – $449.00 ($950 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI Venus 50mm T2.9 1.6x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lens – $449.00 ($950 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI Venus 75mm T2.9 1.6x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lens – From $449.00 ($950 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI Venus 150mm T2.9 1.6x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lens – $499.00 ($1000 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI Venus 135mm T2.9 1.8x Full-Frame Anamorphic Lens – From $449.00 ($950 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI Sniper Series 23/33/56mm F1.2 APS-C Frame Autofocus Lens – From $265.00 ($85 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI Saturn 35mm Full-frame Carbon Fiber Anamorphic Lens – From $539.00 ($660 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI Saturn 35/50/75mm Full-Frame Carbon Fiber Anamorphic Lens – From $539.00 ($660 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI Night Walker T1.2 S35 Frame Cine Lens Series – From $240.00 ($60 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 20mm T1.8 1.33X S35 AF Anamorphic Lens – $699.00 ($100 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 40mm T1.8 1.33X S35 AF Anamorphic Lens – $699.00 ($100 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI AURORA Series 85mm F1.4 Full-frame Autofocus Lens – $499.00 ($100 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI AURORA Series 35mm F1.4 Full-frame Autofocus Lens – $549.00 ($100 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 24mm F2.8 1.33x Anamorphic Lens APS-C Lens – From $287.00 ($112 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 50mm F1.8 1.33x APS-C Anamorphic Lens – From $269.00 ($100 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 75mm F1.8 1.33x APS-C Anamorphic Lens – From $280.00 ($100 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 135mm F1.8 1.33x M4/3 Anamorphic Lens – From $289.00 ($70 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 16/23/33/56/75mm F1.2 APS-C Sniper Autofocus Lens Set – From $265.00 ($85 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 35mm T1.2 / 50mm T1.2 / 75mm T1.2 Cine Lens Set – $899.00 ($88 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui
  • SIRUI 1.33x S35 Series Anamorphic Lens – From $399.00 ($200 off) – BHphoto, Amazon, Sirui

And expiring tonight: Big Lexar card savings at BHphoto (Click here).

Leica Vario-Elmar-SL 100-400mm f/5-6.3 lens review by Cristopher Frost

His conclusion:

  • Build & usability:
    • Excellent, tough metal construction, weather-sealed, and a pleasure to handle despite being large (1.12 kg).
    • Smooth zoom and focus rings, though manual focus response feels inconsistent.
    • Image stabilization is effective.
  • Optical performance:
    • Sharpness in the center is excellent at shorter focal lengths, but weaker contrast and corner sharpness at 400mm.
    • Stopping down to f/8 improves sharpness and contrast slightly.
    • With the optional 1.4x teleconverter, sharpness and contrast degrade further, and some optical decentering was noted.
    • Vignetting and distortion are well-controlled, but pincushion distortion increases at 400mm.
    • Bokeh is pleasing and smooth, with no chromatic aberration detected.
  • Other observations:
    • Autofocus is fast, quiet, and reliable.
    • Flare is moderate at wide angles and improves when zoomed.
    • Close focusing (1.1m) offers good magnification and sharpness.
  • Value:
    • At ~£2,000–2,300, it’s more affordable than most Leica lenses but still pricey.
    • Best suited for 24MP cameras; likely struggles to resolve well on higher-resolution sensors.
  • Verdict:
    • Great for wildlife and telephoto work with excellent build and nice bokeh.
    • Not quite sharp enough at long end and on high-res cameras to fully justify the price.

Leica Vario-Elmar SL 100–400mm f/5–6.3 at B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama.

Sigma will no more increase the prices despite the additional 5% tariff rate

The 300-600mm lens price increased from $6,000 to $6,600 after the initial 10% tariff rate.

Two months ago, Sigma raised the prices of all its lenses following the introduction of a 10% tariff on Japanese products. Now that the final tariff rate has been raised to 15%, Sigma has decided not to implement any further price increases. As PetaPixel explains, one of the advantages of the company is that it is not a public limited company and manufactures all components in the same factory. This makes it easier for the company to absorb the additional tariff rate.

Sigma 200mm f/2.0 for L Mount: First Specs Ahead of August 19 Announcement

On 19 August, Sigma will unveil the new 200 mm f/2.0, the new 12 mm f/1.4 and probably also the new 35 mm f/1.2 II. I have published images of the latter two, but I don’t have any images of the 200 mm lens yet. However, I have received some specifications:

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