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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Zach Mayfield explains what’s missing to make the Lumix S9 great

My problem with the Lumix S9 is that we don’t have the right lenses for it. The same applies to the new Sigma BF. In this video, Zach Mayfield highlights the limitations of the Lumix S9, in the hope that Panasonic will work on these issues and finally provide us with some new pancake prime lenses.

Lumix S9:
US&CA at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, BestBuy, Panasonic US shop
EU at FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUK, Panasonic UK shop.