Are There Any Limits to What We Can Do With Lenses Now?

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We've seen some incredible lens designs in recent years, but last week's announcement of a Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM got us wondering what the limits of reasonable lens development are now. We've seen you all suggest lenses that sounded crazy, but now... maybe we aren't so sure.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Are we too hard on dentists?
• 11:15 - TTArtisan's new 35mm T2.1 has two different bokeh options
• 15:40 - Viltrox has a new compact flash
• 19:15 - Adobe opens the gates for any AI models to work in Creative Cloud
• 22:15 - Logitech MX Creative Console now supports Final Cut and Resolve
• 24:33 - Our friend Hugh made a grip for the Sigma BF
• 28:05 - Canon confirms tariffs are going to increase prices
• 32:26 - Are there limits to what a lens can be anymore?
• 1:03:49 - What have you been up to?
• 1:08:17 - Tech support
• 1:26:02- Feel good story of the week