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INSOMETHINGof a coupforSamyang,
theKoreanlensmakerhasannounced
theworld’sfirstthird-partyautofocuslensin
Canon’sfull-framemirrorlessRFmount.The
AF14mmF2.8RFis basedontheSony-fit
FEversion,butaddsa physicalAF/MFswitch
toitsweather-resistantbarrel,whiletaking
advantageof thelarger-diametermountto
adda reargelfilterholder.Thefirmalsosays
thatthe14-element,10-groupoptical
designnowincludesa high-refractionglass
element,alongsidethreeasphericalandtwo
extra-lowdispersionglasselements.The
AF14mmF2.8RFis duein November
for£629.
Naturally,thismovesuggeststhat
Samyangwilllikelyadaptitsotherautofocus
E-mountlensesforCanonRF,too.SoEOS
R userscanhopetoseecompact18mm
f/2.8,24mmf/2.8,35mmf/2.8and45mm
f/1.7opticsin thenearfuture,alongwith
larger35mm,50mm and 85mm f/1.
designs as well.
SamyangAF14mm
F2.8 for Canon RF
Four Tamron optics for
Sony full-frame mirrorless
THIRD-party
lens-makersare
nowwellandtruly
jumpingonthe
full-framemirrorless
bandwagon,with
Tamronannouncing
a trioof compact,
lightweightand
close-focusingf/2.
primesin SonyE
mount.The20mm
F/2.8DiIII OSDM1:
is joinedby24mmand
35mmsiblings,withallthreesharing
thesamecosmeticdesign,67mmfilter
thread,anddimensionsof 73x 64mm.In
addition,theyeachfeatureminimumfocus
distancesbetween 11 and15cmforhalf-life-
sizemagnification,andweighnomorethan
220g.Outdoorphotographerswillbepleased
tolearnof moisture-resistantconstructionand
a water-repellent fl uorine coating to the front
element,while
Tamronsays
allarefully
compatible
withSony’slatest
advancedautofocus
technologies.The24mm
and35mmwillbelaunched
in November,withthe20mmfollowingin
January.UKpricingis tobeconfirmed,but
giventhereported$349UStag,we’dexpect
themtocostin theregionof £350each.
In addition,thefirmannouncedit is
developinga compact,large-apertureE-mount
telephotozoom,theTamron70-180mmF/2.
DiIII VXD.Designedto complementitshighly
regarded17-28mmf/2.8and28-75mm
f/2.8optics,it willsharetheir67mm
filterthreadandmoisture-resistant
construction.It’sexpectedto measure
149mmin lengthand,at just815g,weigh
littleoverhalfasmuchastheaverage
70-200mmf/2.8forfull-frameDSLRs.
Pricing and availability are still to be revealed.
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WHATis believedtobetheworld’soldest
photographofa livinganimal– asin alive
at thetime– hasrecentlybeendisplayed
in NewYorkbyHansP. KrausJr.Fine
Photographs.Theimage, of cows resting in
a marketin Rome’s
ancientForum,
wastakenasa
daguerreotypeby
Frenchphotographer
Joseph-Philibert
GiraultdePrangey
(18 0 4–1892).
Photography
historianStephenC
Pinson,whowrotea
bookondePrangey,
hasworkedoutthat
hetooktheimage
between April and
Oldest animal photograph revealed
©
JOSEPH-PH
LBERT
GRAULT
DE
PRANGEY
July1842,whileona Mediterraneanjourney
(DePrangeytooktheearliest-surviving
imagesofGreece,Palestine,Egypt,Syria,and
Turkey).LouisDaguerrehadannouncedhis
daguerreotype processonlythreeyears
before,sothe
innocuousimage,
withthecomically
abrupttitleof‘Rome,
Forum,Boeufs’,
datesbacktothe
verybeginningsof
photography.Until
somethingolder
comesalong,these
bored-looking
bovinesseem
assuredofa placein
photographic history.
Samyang’sAF
14mmF2.8RF
is duetobeout
in November
‘Have youherd guys, we’re famous!’
Tamron’s 70-180mm f/2.8 will weigh only 815g
Tamron’s20mm,
24mmand35mm
lensesallhavean
aperture of f/2.