The new Nikkor Z 40mm f/2 is a compact and lightweight prime lens for the Nikon Z mount system.

This bright, standard prime lens offers a natural angle of view that is ideal for candid portraits, interviews, and how-to videos.

Available from 30th September 2021, the Nikon 40mm is priced at £249 in the UK.

Laowa have just announced the World’s Fastest 35mm lens for full frame cameras, the Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF.

Priced at $899 and available now, the Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF offers extraordinary shallow depth of field and dreamy bokeh.

This auto-focus lens has an aperture ring click switch mechanism, internal focusing, low focus breathing, long focus throw and 15-aperture blades.

The new Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN Contemporary is a wide-angle prime lens for the L-Mount and Sony E-mount camera systems.

Offering superb optical performance, a bright F2 aperture, an all-metal build and a manual aperture ring, the Sigma 24mm F2 joins four existing I series lenses as well as the new 90mm F2.8.

The Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN Contemporary will be available from 24 September 2021, priced at £549.99 in the UK.

The new Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary is an affordable portrait prime lens for Sony and L-mount mirrorless cameras.

Offering superb optical performance, a bright F2.8 aperture, an all-metal build and a manual aperture ring, the Sigma 90mm F2.8 joins four existing I series lenses as well as the new 24mm F2.

The Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary will be available from 24 September 2021, priced at £549.99 in the UK.

Olympus have just announced the development of two new Micro Four Thirds lenses, both from the M.Zuiko PRO series.

The M.Zuiko Digital ED 20mm F1.4 PRO is a compact large-diameter single-focal-length lens. The M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4.0 PRO is a compact telephoto zoom lens.

The launch date and pricing have yet to be announced.

The new Mitakon 135mm f/2.5 APO portrait lens is available in Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z and Sony FE mounts.

This manual-focus-only lens is an updated version of Mitakon's old 135mm f/2.8 lens, with an improved optical design, internal focus design and no focus breathing.

The new Mitakon Creator 135mm f/2.5 lens is available now priced at $299.

Fujifilm has updated its X-System Lens Roadmap with the addition of two new lenses, the 150-600mm and 18-200mm.

Slated for release sometime in 2022, the 150-600mm super-telephoto zoom will offer an effective focal range of 229-914mm in 35mm terms. It will be a "red badge" zoom lens complete with a removable tripod collar/mount.

The new 18-200mm is aimed squarely at videographers who want an all-in-one zoom, offering an effective focal range of 27-183mm in 35mm terms.

The new Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR wide-angle prime lens for Fuji APS-C mirrorless cameras is a direct replacement for the original version which was released way back in September 2013.

This updated optic offers the principal improvements of weather-resistance and a faster Linear auto-focusing motor, as well as closer 19cm minimum focusing, smaller 58mm filter size, and an A position lock.

The Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR will be released in November 2021 priced at £819 / €949 / $899.

Want to see exactly what the new Fujifilm GF 35-70mm F4.5-5.6 WR lens looks like in the flesh?

Check out our hands-on gallery of photos of the Fujifilm GF 35-70mm F4.5-5.6 WR lens, mounted on the Fujifilm GFX 50S II camera.

Want to see exactly what the new Fujifilm XF 33mm F1.4 R LM WR lens looks like in the flesh?

Check out our hands-on gallery of photos of the Fujifilm XF 33mm F1.4 R LM WR lens, mounted on the Fujifilm X-Pro3 camera.

The Fujifilm GF 35-70mm F4.5-5.6 WR is a brand new, affordable kit lens for the GFX medium-format camera system, making a perfect partner for the also-just-released GFX 50S II.

Offering an effective focal range of 28-55mm in 35mm terms, the 35-70mm zoom is fully weather-resistant despite having a retractable design that makes it physically shorter when in the "stored" position.

The Fujifilm XF 33mm F1.4 R LM WR is a brand new standard prime lens for the Fuji-X APS-C camera system, offering an effective focal length of 50mm in 35mm terms.

Sporting an identical external design to the XF 18mm F1.4 lens, the new 33mm optic is weather-resistant and has a faster Linear auto-focusing motor than the current XF 35mm f1.4 R.

Fujifilm has updated its GFX Medium-Format System Lens Roadmap with the addition of three new lenses, the 55mm F1.7, 20-35mm and a Tilt-Shift lens.

Slated for release sometime in 2022, the GF 20-35mm ultra-wide-angle zoom will offer an effective focal range of 16-28mm in 35mm terms.

Tamron has just announced the development of its first lens for Fujifilm X-mount, the 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD super-zoom, which will also be available in Sony E-mount.

It features a massive 16.6x zoom ratio covering a wide zoom range from approximately 27mm to 450mm, fast and precise AF thanks to the VXD linear motor focus mechanism, and a minimum focusing distance of of 0.15m at the wide end and a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2.

The price and availability of the new Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD lens for Fujifilm and Sony mirrorless cameras are yet to be announced.

Nikon have just announced the development of the Nikkor Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR, a zoom lens for the company's APS-C format mirrorless cameras. The lens is scheduled for release later in 2021.

The new RF 14-35mm F4L IS USM is the widest full-frame mirrorless Canon lens to date.

It offers quiet autofocus, 5.5-stop optical image stabilisation and a class leading minimum focus distance of 0.2m and a 0.38x magnification, and weighs just 540g.

The Canon RF 14-35mm F4L IS USM is scheduled to be available in August 2021 priced at £1,749.99 / €1,999.99 / $1,699.00.

Venus Optics have just announced an automatic aperture version of the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT lens.

With the same optical structure as the standard version of 7.5mm f/2, this new version features a control chip which provides metadata in EXIF and allows aperture control over the camera.

The new Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT (auto aperture) is priced at $549 and is available now.

Zhong Yi Optics has just launched the first ever 50mm f/0.95 prime lens for L-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras.

The new Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 for L mount is available now priced at $799.

The M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4.0 PRO is a new 16-50mm equivalent, constant F4 aperture lens for Micro Four Thirds System mirrorless cameras.

It features a retracting mechanism to ensure a compact size, Olympus’ acclaimed weather sealing, a maximum shooting magnification of 0.42x, and is highly portable at just 411g.

The new M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25 mm F4.0 PRO lens including the LH-76E lens hood will be available from the beginning of July priced at £899.

The NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S and the NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 are the first two macro lenses for Nikon's full-frame Z-series cameras.

Available from the 24th June 2021, the NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S will cost £999.00 and the NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8 is priced at £649.00 in the UK.