Which Fifty is the Most Nifty? People have been using 50mm “normal” lenses for most of the past century, and no focal length has been more popular. 50mm lenses are called “normal” because they roughly approximate the typical human field…
Here is a collection of images from the new Samyang/Rokinon 50mm f AS IF UMC lens. This recently released prime has great image quality with some vintage character and beautiful drawing. It does have some chromatic aberrations, but few other…
The new Samyang/Rokinon 135mm f/2 ED UMC lens has pretty incredible optics at a relatively inexpensive price. It is a beautiful portrait lens – provided you get things in focus. I will be sharing images here throughout my review process,…
I have just completed my full review of the new Tamron SP 15-30mm f Di VC USD ultrawide zoom lens. You can read the review here or watch it here. This is a stunningly good lens, and is the second…
Every year there are a select number of lens announcements that I find personally exciting. I reviewed no less than 15 lenses last year, and this is the fifth already this year, so a lot of gear passes through my…
One of the key challenges for the modern photographer is finding a way to distinguish their work from the homogeny of a million and one other photographers around them that are doing pretty much the same thing. I do believe…
“Pristine” This is the word that comes to mind when I consider both the condition of the snow (just know that I had to trudge through some DEEP stuff to get this image…my ankles are still cold as I type!)…
Headphones just never go away. It seems like the craze in our house right now is all about headphones. “So and so just got Beats…” There is just something about the immersive experience of a great pair of headphones that…