Out of the Blue I participate in a few Canon communities on the internet, and the rumor mill is continually at work in these environments. People who love gear love to see new gear released. They will argue the merits…
Sample Images (Processed) Here are a series of images taken with the lens that I’ve added a little processing flair to. These will give you an idea of what can be achieved with the lens. For the full review, click…
The travel lens/superzoom category is a fairly hotly contested category in the crop sensor market. This stands to reason; a person can enter the DSLR crop sensor market at a fairly reasonable price. Even an entry level full frame camera,…
I recently reviewed the new Tamron 28-300mm f Di VC PZD Lens, an all-in-one or “superzoom” lens for full frame sensors. I noted that this lens would be a great travel option, and intimated that I trusted it enough that…
Tamron 28-300mm f Di VC PZD Lens Gallery This first gallery contains a few favorites taken with the lens that I’ve processed and shared. You can find the written review of the lens here: This second gallery contains…
Full frame camera users rejoice! You finally have an affordable (and viable) option in the all-in-one category. There have been a few budget options in the past (including one with an identical focal length from Tamron), but they offered what…
I love using my Rokinon 14mm f Aspherical lens, but the single biggest shortcoming has been the inability to use filters with it. Samyang released a new filter system for the lens this year, although distribution in North America has…
This review is unlike any that I have done previously. It is my first Zeiss review, and other than the new $4000+ Zeiss 55mm f Otus Distagon, this is probably the best Zeiss lens currently available. Those of you are…
I have just reviewed this very, very special lens here: For those of you who just want to see the pretty pictures (or the visual evidence of what this thing can do), take a look at the two galleries presented…
Here is a gallery of images taken with the Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM lens that I just reviewed. You can read the review here if you haven’t already. Some of these images are straight out of camera, others…
A Canon Underdog? I have a soft spot for underdogs. That probably serves me well, as I often review Tamron and Rokinon products, and these are manufacturers that are long time underdogs. So as I hold this beautifully made Canon…
Tamron’s Game Changer Update: February 7th, 2014. This lens has caused a serious stir not only amongst reviews but at retail. Reviews since mine have strongly concurred with my conclusions. Many people have experienced backorders in countries around the world,…
Hello everyone! I know that there is a lot of excitement over Tamron 150-600mm VC lens lens (enough that you all pretty much broke my website!), so I thought I would create a space just as a gallery for you to see…
Tamron’s Game Changer I pay very close attention to news in the camera industry. I also interact with a lot of different photographers around the world via the Internet. I can safely say that this lens, the Tamron SP 150-600mm…
Ready to Challenge the Big Dogs? I recently wrote about the great flexibility of a good macro lens, particularly a stabilized one. That article will be coming out in the next PhotoNews Flash. But to summarize: when you buy a…
How wide can you go? I am a Canon shooter. I don’t see that changing any time soon. Canon is renowned for its range of telephoto lenses that are considered to be the best. Period. The truth of the…
Disclaimer: The review copy of the lens that I used for this review was provided by Tamron Canada (thanks!) but I am receiving no form of compensation for this review and they stressed that they were interested only in my…
June 6th, 2013 Weird Comparison? The short answer is “yes”. Still, the question had been posed to me by one of my readers, and it caught my attention. On paper, this seems like a very odd duck comparison. One player,…