All of Nikon’s Z-mount F1.2 S lenses are extreme instruments. They are big, heavy, and expensive…not for the faint of heart. The Nikkor Z 50mm F1.2 S is the cheapest of this trio of extreme instruments, but will still carries…
The Tamron 35-100mm F2.8 Di III VXD is the surprise lens that not a lot of people knew that they wanted…but may change their mind after using it. The typical zoom range for a standard zoom with an F2.8 aperture…
I’ve reviewed nearly a dozen 24-105mm variants over the years, but this is my first time reviewing a lens that manages to stretch that traditional zoom range and give it a little more telephoto reach. And after spending some time…
Sigma released the second generation of their 35mm F1.2 | ART lens in the fall of 2025, and they are quickly following that up with a MK II version of their 35mm F1.4 | ART lens. The original 35mm F1.4…
Last year I reviewed a beautiful new little APS-C prime from Sigma in the form of the 12mm F1.4 DC. I really liked that lens and gave it a positive review. I had noted that Sigma hadn’t gone any wider…
Fujifilm knows how to leverage nostalgia. It seems like the majority of their camera releases are designed to evoke memories of the film era (including their emphasis on film simulations) and bring back vintage controls. The X-T30 series is one…
The buzz over Viltrox and Nikon is that the latter is currently suing the former, and while this has generated a fair bit of angst amongst Nikon Z-mount shooters, Viltrox is clearly fairly positive over the outcome, as they told…
The promise of Canon’s new RF mount is that it was going to release new and novel lens designs not possible on EF mount. I would say that in many ways that is a promise that was overstated, but every…
The prime complaint about the Canon RF ecosystem has been that it was closed to third party development when the system launched in 2018…and here in 2026 that remains the case. Canon has allowed some development for APS-C on RF,…
Every brand has a flagship, and, for Sony, that is their α1 series. I reviewed the original α1 back in 2021, and went into that review mostly thinking that it was just way too expensive ($6500 USD, or more like…
What an interesting year! Earlier this year, when reviewing the Sigma 200mm F2 OS SPORT, I marveled that it had been so long since we had seen a new 200mm F2 lens, and even more so that Sigma had beaten…
2025 has proved to be a very competitive year for mid-level cameras. Earlier this year, I reviewed the very impressive Nikon Z5 II, which is a remarkably complete camera at a budget price point. More recently I reviewed what stands…
Canon’s 50mm lineup had perhaps the biggest gap in modern camera systems, with the RF 50mm F1.8 STM (my review here) clocking in at roughly $200 MSRP and with the high-end RF 50mm F1.2L (my review here) carrying a price…
It is rare that we see true innovation in camera lenses, but the Nikkor Z 24-70mm F2.8 S II is more than just a second generation professional standard zoom for Nikon Z-mount cameras, but is instead a significant departure from…
It has been a long eight months since I released my review of the Viltrox AF 35mm F1.2 LAB FE in April of 2025, leaving a lot of people wondering when and even if the Nikon Z-mount version was coming.…