Dustin Abbott has been published in such publications as PhotoPlus, Photo News, Popular Science, American Photo, Pro Photographer, and Photography Week magazines as well as the Globe and Mail newspaper. He has been featured as a guest on many photography blogs and has had either articles or photos published in local magazines in multiple countries. He writes on a regular basis as a free-lance writer for PhotoNewsFlash, Alien Skin Software Blog, CanonRumors, B&H Explora eZine, and has also written for Photography Masterclass Magazine, Henry’s Photography Blog, PhotoNews Magazine, Digital Photography School, the Zeiss LenSPIRE blog, and Pro Photographer magazine. His lens reviews are respected around the world and can be seen on YouTube, too.
New lenses for Canon’s mirrorless system have been somewhat few and far between, but the Canon EF-M 18-150mm f IS STM that launches with the new EOS M5 camera is the second this year (first being the rather excellent little 28mm…
Has Canon finally gotten mirrorless right? That’s the question on all of our minds as the Canon EOS M5 is released. At first glance everything seems mostly positive. The camera now has a rapid burst rate, built in EV-F, and…
The new flagship of Sigma’s wide angle lineup has arrived: the Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM ART. This lens is positioned to square off directly with Canon’s extremely expensive EF 11-24mm f/4L lens. This is a sizable, heavy lens (though not…
The Sigma 85mm f ART is by far the most requested lens since Sigma launched the ART series line. I’ve been asked when it was coming since I did my first ART series lens review several years ago. It’s finally…
Laowa 12mm f Zero D Image Gallery New lens company Venus Optics has released their newest (and possibly most interesting) lens – the Laowa 12mm f Zero D. The Laowa 12mm not only has an incredible 12mm full frame coverage…
The first generation of Tamron’s affordable supertelephoto zoom took the world by storm when it was released nearly four years ago. Never before had the market seen such incredible reach (up to 600mm on a full frame DSLR) in such…
Canon EF 16-35mm f III USM Image Gallery The new Canon EF 16-35mm f Mark III may be the most important lens release of the year for many professional photographers. The 16-35L lenses have been the staple for event photographers,…
This week I began my review of a camera that I’m really excited – the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (5D4). The 5D4 merges a lot of what I’ve liked about the 6D (low light performance, High ISO performance, GPS…
I’ve had a great opportunity to get an early look at the just announced today Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* 18mm f (2.8/18mm). I love the look of this lens, love the focal length, and now I get to find out…
I’m delighted that Zeiss has released a new Milvus version of one of my favorite Zeiss lenses – the Milvus APO Sonnar T* 2/135mm. This lens is pretty much optical perfection, though now in an improved build that includes weather…
I’ve got the opportunity to review another lens from the exceptional Zeiss Milvus line. I never had a chance to review the original Makro-Planar 2/100mm, so getting a chance to review it in the new and improved Milvus build is…
Canon EF-M 28mm f Macro IS STM Image Gallery Canon has finally released a macro lens for it’s mirrorless system (the EOS M). The Canon EF-M 28mm f Macro IS STM is a very interesting lens for unexpected reasons. Few…
Canon EOS 5Ds R Image Gallery Canon’s current top dog in terms of overall resolution and megapixel count is the EOS 5Ds R and it’s stunning 50.2MP sensor. With the release of the Canon EOS 5D MK4 coming at the…
Laowa STF (Smooth Trans Focus) 105mm f/2 (T3.2) Image Gallery I’ve just received a very unique lens, the Laowa STF (Smooth Trans Focus) 105mm f/2 (T3.2) from Venus Optics, a new lens company from China. This lens is manual focus…
Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* 1.4/50mm Image Gallery It’s always a pleasure to begin a new Zeiss review. Zeiss lenses have that intangible “it factor” for me, from the beautiful construction with its vintage manual focus sensibilities to the always unique…
Multi-Purpose and High Speed Canon has released a new lens to be sold in kit with the brand new Canon 80D that is packing a number of new tricks up its nearly matte black sleeves. The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f…
A Virtuoso? There was definitely some excitement when Tamron released first the 35mm f VC and 45mm f VC prime lenses, which they then followed with the 90mm f 1:1 Macro VC lens. But probably the biggest stir of anticipation…
Small but Deadly Canon’s little EF-S 24mm f STM is an incredible little weapon for your APS-C (crop sensor) arsenal. It is less than inch long but is one of Canon’s sharpest EF-S lenses (second only to the excellent EF-S…