Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM Review
Last year Canon introduced a novel concept that might have been lost on a lot of Canon shooters due to it being implemented on a lens for Canon’s mirrorless EOS M system – the EF-M 28mm f Macro IS STM…
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Canon EOS 6D Mark II Image Gallery
Canon’s second generation camera in the “affordable full frame” 6D line is here – the EOS 6D Mark II.  As is now typical, there has been a fair bit of controversy over this camera ahead of its release as reviewers…
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM ART Image Gallery
One of Sigma’s most hotly anticipated lenses of the year is the new 24-70mm f DG OS HSM ART lens.  Few lenses are more popular among working professionals than 24-70mm f zoom lenses because of their versatility and often very…
Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 Review
There are few focal lengths more important to a lens makers lineup than the 35mm focal length. It, along with the 50mm, tend to makeup the most commonly used focal lengths for those using prime lenses. When Zeiss launched the…
Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 VC HLD Review
Tamron has long been the company that pushes the envelope in “all-in-one” zoom design and have held the top honors of having the largest zoom range in a DSLR lens for most of the past ten years. Years ago I…
Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 VC HLD Image Gallery
Tamron has long been the company that pushes the envelope in “all-in-one” zoom design and have held the top honors of having the largest zoom range in a DSLR lens for most of the past ten years. Years ago I…
Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM Image Gallery
Canon has just released a brand new lens for it’s EF-S (APS-C crop sensor) cameras – the new Canon EF-S 35mm f Macro IS.  This lens offers a different approach to macro than the existing EF-S 60mm f USM lens.…
Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 Contemporary Review
First impressions matter. My first two impressions when opening the box and pulling out Sigma’s newest lens – the 100-400mm f DG OS HSM Contemporary – were 1) the lens was smaller than I anticipated (not a lot bigger than…
Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 Image Gallery
The Carl Zeiss company recently announced another high end prime lens in the Milvus series – the Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* 35mm f  The Milvus 35mm f is a completely new optical formula and covers one of the the most important…
Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 C Image Gallery
Lost in the midst of the higher profile ART series announcements was the announcement of a lens that makes a whole lot more sense for many photographers.  The Sigma 100-400mm f OS Contemporary helps to fill an important gap –…
Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 SL-II Review
 My Quiet Rebellion We live in a day of ever-larger lenses. High resolution, pixel dense camera bodies like the Nikon D800, then the Sony A7R II, and then the even more pixel dense Canon EOS 5Ds/R have a tendency…
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 HSM ART Review
 Sigma has established a very clear objective with their ART series primes: deliver large aperture prime lenses with class-leading (or near to it) resolution. On multiple occasions they have pushed the envelope of what was possible in maximum aperture…
Rokinon (Samyang) SP 14mm f/2.4 Review
The twin brands of Samyang and Rokinon have long been known for manufacturing inexpensive manual focus lenses that have often had excellent optical performance.  The very first Rokinon lens I used/reviewed was the Rokinon 14mm f wide angle lens.  At the…
Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Apo Sonnar T* Review
 So I finally have in my hands an autofocusing Zeiss with image stabilization to boot. Have I died and gone to heaven? Not quite. It is then that I wake up and realize that the Batis 135 isn’t actually for…
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM ART Image Gallery
Another long awaited lens from the Sigma ART series has arrived – the new Sigma 135mm f ART.  It looks nearly identical to the 85 ART, though just a tiny bit smaller in every dimension.  Optically it pushes the envelope…
Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 VC HLD Review
 APS-C shooters can be forgiven for feeling like they sometimes get left out in the cold when it comes to quality development for their platform. Canon, for example, has an interesting dichotomy. Many of their lens releases for full…
Tamron 150-600mm G2 Second Look | APS-C, TCs, and More
 I’ve already done a full review of the new Tamron SP 150-600mm f VC USD G2 lens in the late fall of 2016, but at that time the lens was just coming to market and my review time was…
Zeiss Batis APO Sonnar 135mm f/2.8 Image Gallery
So, for the first time I have my hands on an autofocusing Zeiss with image stabilization.  Only one problem:  it is made for a camera system (Sony E-mount) that I don’t own!  That hasn’t cooled my enthusiasm for this beautiful…