The Irix tradition of designing award-wining lenses continues, with the second prestigious honor for the 150mm f/2.8 1:1 macro Dragonfly lens! Since its premiere a few months ago, the popular macro lens has already earned one such honor, with its capture of the iF Design award. The 150mm Dragonfly now proudly adds the coveted Red […] More
The Irix USA team is proud to finally announce that cinematographers will be able to take advantage of Irix’s proven optical and mechanical quality with the introduction of the brand-new Cine line! The first lens in the lineup will be a 150mm 1:1 macro, based on the same optics as the incredibly well-received 150mm macro […] More
Irix is proud to announce their latest-awarded honor: the opportunity to “slip the surly bonds of Earth” and reach higher than ever before! Today, April 17, 2019, Poland launched its first Earth Observation nanosatellite into orbit, equipped with an Irix specialty Lens! This auspicious launch occurred at 4:46PM at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops, […] More
The new Irix 150mm f/2.8 macro lens has netted the international 2019 iF Design Award. More
What’s the best possible addition to the filter line from a manufacturer of outstanding astrophotography lenses? A light pollution filter would be ideal, don’t you think? Irix thought so, too! We’re proud to announce the arrival of the all-new, Irix Edge Light Pollution (SE) Filter, available in standard thread sizes: 67mm, 72mm, 77mm, 82mm and […] More
Love macro photography? Want to test the newest Irix lens? Here’s your opportunity, but you’ll need to HURRY! More
Only 13 days from now, the event that photographers all over the world are waiting for opens in NYC! PhotoPlus Expo 2018 will run from Oct. 25th through Oct. 27th at Javits Convention Center in New York City! 20,000 Attendees Can’t be Wrong! Almost 20,000 photographers, educators and students flock to this event each year! […] More
Irix USA is pleased to announce the latest addition to our family of lenses! The “new kid in town” brings you all the build quality, features and optical precision of our popular ultrawide lenses in a 150mm medium telephoto lens with true 1:1 macro reproduction. It’s also the first of our lenses to feature the […] More
The wait is almost over! Irix has announced a final availability date for the Edge IFH-100 Filter Holder! This long-awaited addition the Edge line will be released on 12/09/2018. Irix USA is already making plans to provide inventory to our authorized US retailers as quickly as possible. This is great news for Irix 15mm shooters, […] More
The Texas Panhandle isn’t often listed as one of the most photogenic areas in the United States of America. To those who take the time for a closer look, it’s a land of hidden treasures, raw beauty and inhabitants as rugged as the landscape itself. Its unique wildlife, hard-working people and wide vistas are a […] More
Lens correction profiles for the Irix 11mm f/4 and 15mm f/2.4 lenses are now included with Adobe CC software. This has been the case since June 19, 2018 and ACR version 10.4. Adobe Creative Cloud users no longer have to download and install these profiles manually. Irix has offered these profiles for download for some […] More
The 2018 Digital Camera Awards results are in and we’re proud to announce that the Irix 11mm f/4.0 was awarded first place in the Manual Focus Lens category! This distinction comes only a year after the debut of our ultra-wide, rectilinear full-frame lens. These sophisticated manual focus lenses could be perfect for landscape, architecture and […] More