Kase AF 85mm F1.4 Review
The company Kase has long been known as a filter maker, with a wide variety of filters and filter systems. But they have just released their first lens, and it is a surprisingly ambitious one. The Kase AF 85mm F1.4…
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There are a number of small lens makers who have been developing lenses particularly for modern mirrorless cameras. Most of these (but not all) are budget, manual focus alternatives.
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Yongnuo YN 35mm F1.8 ART Gallery
I’ve praised Yongnuo over the past few years for being innovative rather than derivative. My first exposure to Yongnuo is when they started making cheap versions of Canon optical designs (very derivative), but more recently they’ve found their footing in…
Yongnuo YN 35mm F1.8 DA ART Review
I’ve praised Yongnuo over the past few years for being innovative rather than derivative. My first exposure to Yongnuo is when they started making cheap versions of Canon optical designs (very derivative), but more recently they’ve found their footing in…
Yongnuo 56mm F1.4 DA DSM WL Pro Gallery
Yongnuo’s “Commander” series of lenses has thus far been consistently good. I’ve previously reviewed first an 11mm F1.8, then the first of the trio of faster primes at standard focal lengths. First came the 33mm F1.4, then the 23mm F1.4,…
Yongnuo YN 56mm F1.4S DA DSM WL Pro Review
Yongnuo’s “Commander” series of lenses has thus far been consistently good. I’ve previously reviewed first an 11mm F1.8, then the first of the trio of faster primes at standard focal lengths. First came the 33mm F1.4, then the 23mm F1.4,…
Tokina ATX-M 11-18mm F2.8 X Gallery
It’s been a long time since I’ve used a Tokina lens. I actually owned multiple Tokina wide angle zooms back in my time as a photographer before I became a reviewer. Tokina has released relatively few lenses in the mirrorless…
Tokina ATX-M 11-18mm F2.8 X-Mount Review
It’s been a long time since I’ve used a Tokina lens. I actually owned multiple Tokina wide angle zooms back in my time as a photographer before I became a reviewer. Tokina has released relatively few lenses in the mirrorless…
Yongnuo YN 23mm F1.4 DSM WL Pro Gallery
It was just a little over a month ago that I spent time reviewing the Yongnuo 33mm F1.4 DA DSM WL Pro lens, which I knew was the first to release from a series of three lenses in YN’s “Commander”…
Yongnuo YN 23mm F1.4S DA DSM WL Pro
It was just a little over a month ago that I spent time reviewing the Yongnuo 33mm F1.4 DA DSM WL Pro lens, which I knew was the first to release from a series of three lenses in YN’s “Commander”…
Pergear 100mm F2.8 2x Macro Gallery
A good macro lens opens up a whole new world of photographic possibilities, but it also represents a very niche area of photography. Some people are born macro photographers; it’s their favorite type of photography. Others don’t mind dabbling in…
Pergear 100mm F2.8 2x Macro Review
A good macro lens opens up a whole new world of photographic possibilities, but it also represents a very niche area of photography. Some people are born macro photographers; it’s their favorite type of photography. Others don’t mind dabbling in…
Yongnuo YN 33mm F1.4 DA DSM WL Pro Gallery
I’m back with another Yongnuo (YN) review. I was interested in covering their most recent lens on the strength of what I’ve seen from the 11mm F1.8 WL Pro I’ reviewed on Sony and the 50mm F1.8 DSM Pro that…
Yongnuo YN 33mm F1.4 DA DSM WL Pro Review
I’m back with another Yongnuo (YN) review. I was interested in covering their most recent lens on the strength of what I’ve seen from the 11mm F1.8 WL Pro I reviewed on Sony and the 50mm F1.8 DSM Pro that…
Yongnuo YN 50mm F1.8 DA DSM Pro Gallery
I spent some time earlier this year reviewing the Yongnuo 11mm F1.8S DA DSM wide angle on Sony E-mount. I was impressed with some of the truly unique features and strong performance of the lens. It was enough to give…
Yongnuo YN 50mm F1.8X DA DSM Pro Review
I spent some time earlier this year reviewing the Yongnuo 11mm F1.8S DA DSM wide angle on Sony E-mount. I was impressed with some of the truly unique features and strong performance of the lens. It was enough to give…
Yongnuo 11mm F1.8S DA DSM WL Review
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review on the unique and innovative Yongnuo 11mm F1.8 wide angle prime for APS-C.
Yongnuo 11mm F1.8 S DA DSM WL Image Gallery
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a gallery of images from the Yongnuo 11mm F1.8 S DSM WL lens for Sony APS-C
AstrHori 25mm F2.8 2-5x Macro Review
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a review of the unique AstrHori 25mm F2.8 2-5x Super Macro lens - a true specialist tool...with some challenges.