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7Artisans AF 18mm f/2
2 stories tracked since 1 June 2026 — latest 16 Aug 2026. This page updates itself as new coverage lands.
1 June 2026 · Lens News
Nikon News Roundup: Voigtlander Z-Mount, SanDisk CFexpress 4.0, 7Artisans AF Lenses
Two Voigtlander Z-mount lenses are now in stock: the APO-LANTHAR 28mm f/2 Aspherical and the SEPTON 40mm f/2 Aspherical. SanDisk announced CFexpress 4.0 Type B cards topping out at 4TB, with sequential read up to 3700MB/s and write up to 3500MB/s. 7Artisans has three new AF lenses incoming for Nikon Z-mount: an 18mm f/2 pancake, 10mm f/4 pancake, and full-frame 10mm f/2.5 fisheye, with pictures out but no release date confirmed. RED also dropped firmware 2.2 for the V-RAPTOR platform.
16 Aug 2026 · Lens News
Viltrox, Laowa, Sirui, 7Artisans and More Teasing Lenses for BIRTV 2026
Seven Chinese lens brands are confirmed for BIRTV 2026 (Beijing, August 19-22) with a mix of released and incoming glass. Laowa's AF 35mm f/2.8 APO 1:1 macro and Sirui's Saturn V2 full-frame anamorphics are both targeting September. Viltrox is bringing three Pro-series primes: a full-frame 35mm f/1.4 and APS-C 18mm f/1.2 and 40mm f/1.2, plus two unspecified Air lenses. The 7Artisans AF 18mm f/2 APS-C weighs 109g with STM autofocus; the 10mm f/2.5 MAX full-frame is already shipping in China. Pricing and international availability for most are still unconfirmed.