Yongnuo to release the YN450M – A Micro Four Thirds version of their...
Yongnuo’s YN450 was first teased at the end of 2018 and the specs were released a little while later. It was an odd, but interesting camera. An Android-powered mirrorless camera with a Micro Four...
View ArticleYongnuo 50mm f/1.8 AF lens coming soon for Sony E-mount
Yongnuo’s affordable “nifty fifty” already exists in Canon EF and Nikon F version, and Sony users will be able to get one soon, too. The company has just announced its 50mm f/1.8 AF lens for Sony...
View ArticleHands on with Yongnuo’s weird Android-powered YN450M Micro Four Thirds...
Yongnuo seems to have a very unusual approach when it comes to cameras. They’re not the first to launch an Android-powered mirrorless camera. Samsung already did that. But their initial dip into their...
View ArticleYongnuo just announced a new 35mm f/2 lens for full-frame Sony E mount
Yongnuo has announced a new YN35mm F2S DF DSM lens for full-frame Sony E Mount cameras. It appears to not just be their existing 35mm f/2 for DSLRs with an extended barrel, either, but a completely new...
View ArticleYongnuo is developing another weird camera and this time it’s “modular”
Modular cameras are not a new idea, but as the world switched from film to digital, modular systems mostly disappeared for photographers – unless you count being able to swap lenses as “modularity”....
View ArticleCheck out these eight 3D printed photo & video tools designed to make your...
I put off getting a 3D printer for the longest time. I didn’t want to get one just for the sake of having a new toy that I’d get bored with, so I held off getting one until I felt I had a genuine need...
View ArticleYongnuo updates its 5-year-old speedlight, launches the YN685 II for Nikon...
The Yongnuo YN685 speedlight was originally released back in 2015. It was one of the first on the market at the time to feature an integrated 2.4Ghz receiver, compatible with some of Yonguo’s triggers....
View ArticleYongnuo announces 25mm f/1.7 lens for MFT and it appears to be an original...
Yongnuo has announced a new 25mm f/1.7M autofocus lens for Micro Four Thirds. Shockingly, it appears to actually be an original design and not a copy of somebody else’s (like just about all of their...
View ArticleYongnuo has launched the YN RF 85mm f/1.8 – first 3rd party RF lens with a...
Yongnuo has officially announced their first RF mount lens. It’s the YN RF 85mm f/1.8R DF DSM and it’s actually equipped with a configurable control ring. Despite a number of other lens manufacturers...
View ArticleYongnuo’s new Android-powered YN455 MFT camera sports a 5″ flip-up...
Yongnuo’s still on their Android-powered camera kick, and this time they seem to have brought some neat improvements, at least on the surface, over their previous attempts. Yongnuo joined the Micro...
View ArticleYongnuo expands its full-frame Sony E mount prime lineup with the YN 50mm...
Yongnuo has announced its third full-frame lens in their Sony E-Mount prime lineup. The new Yongnuo YN 50mm F1.8S DF DSM expands the range to three, adding to the YN 35mm f2S DF DSM and the YN 85mm...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide – Best Flash and Video Lights of 2021
The season of giving is upon us – which becomes immediately obvious whenever you walk into a store and you’re overwhelmed by Whamageddon. If you want to avoid the Christmas music and prefer to do your...
View ArticleYongnuo teases YN 85mm f/1.8Z DF DSM full-frame autofocus lens for Nikon Z mount
It looks like Yongnuo might be getting set to announce a few new lenses for Nikon Z mount after teasing the YN 85mm f/1.8 Z DF DSM on Chinese social media. Interestingly, despite posting this in...
View ArticleYongnuo has launched the YN 85mm f/1.8 DF DSM autofocus Z mount lens – but...
Yongnuo has today announced their new YN 85mm f/1.8 DF DSM Z mount lens. But, they’ve only announced in China with a post to their account on Chinese social media platform Weibo, followed by a handful...
View ArticleYongnuo has a new and updated version of their 85mm f/1.8 DF DSM lens on the way
Yongnuo has announced a new version of their popular (and above average) 85mm f/1.8 DF DSM lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. In a Weibo post, the new updated version of the lens is now all metal,...
View ArticleYongnuo is releasing a $50 35mm f/2 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mirrorless...
There aren’t too many third-party autofocus lenses on the market for Nikon Z mount. In fact, the only two that springs to mind are Yongnuo’s 85mm f/1.8 DF DSM and Tamron’s 70-200mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III...
View ArticleYongnuo announces the 16mm f/1.8S DA DSM autofocus lens for Sony E mount APS-C
Yongnuo has announced the new Yongnuo YN 16mm f/1.8S DA DSM lens. This autofocus lens is available in both Nikon Z and Sony E mounts. The lens popped up on the Yongnuo website to absolutely no fanfare...
View ArticleYongnuo announces 85m f/1.8 AF lens for Canon RF (again)
It seems that Yongnuo is the first company to figure out a way around Canon’s RF mount autofocus lens licensing issues. Well, it’s either that or they’re going to be next in the line of companies that...
View ArticleYongnuo shows off new Micro Four Thirds camera – Third time lucky?
In 2019, Yongnuo announced their first (sort-of) Micro Four Thirds camera, the YN450, a year before they joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group. It was an odd duck, with a Micro Four Thirds...
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