Sigma 24mm F1.4 ART FE Image Gallery
Sigma 24mm F1.4 ART FE Image Gallery The Sigma 24mm f DG HSM | ART was, I believe, the only ART series lens that I missed reviewing when it was initially released. In the past few months Sigma has been…
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Zeiss Loxia 35mm F2 Image Gallery
The original idea behind mirrorless cameras was they would be smaller, lighter alternatives to DSLRs due to the differences in technology while providing similar levels of optical performance. As I’ve noted in many subsequent reviews this idea is often lost,…
Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8 Image Gallery
The original idea behind mirrorless cameras was they would be smaller, lighter alternatives to DSLRs due to the differences in technology while providing similar levels of optical performance. As I’ve noted in many subsequent reviews this idea is often lost,…
Aurora Aperture PowerND Rear Filter Kit Review
Wide angle lenses and filters are a bit of a nightmare. One of the main challenges many photographers have to consider is that using anything but the bare lens involves expense, bulk, and inconvenience. Lenses with less focal lengths and…
Skylum AuroraHDR 2019 Review
HDR (High Dynamic Range) typically refers to blending together multiple exposures to either recreate what the eye can see in a particular scene or to produce a more dramatic end result. There are both practical ways to use this technique…
Meike 50mm F1.7 Review
Many of the lenses that I review tend to be quite expensive (photography is an expensive hobby for amateurs, and some lenses are priced either for working professionals like myself or those with a lot of disposable income). Others of…
Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Macro ART Review
Sigma’s first macro lens in the ART series has flown somewhat under the radar, overshadowed by the more flamboyant lens announcements (Sigma 14-24mm f ART, 105mm f) along with the announcement of the Sony FE retrofit of the ART series. …
Irix 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone Edition Review
The new lensmaker Irix came onto the scene a couple of years ago with the announcement of a beautifully designed 15mm prime lens available in two different build/trim levels. This has become Irix’s unique approach to marketing their lenses, offering…
Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART Review
Sigma may just be the bravest camera/lens maker in the market today. When they initially launched their new Global Vision (which spawned the ART series as one of the three branches of lens design), they began to tackle the established…
Voigtländer Macro Apo-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Review
For many photographers Voigtländer is an unknown entity, but it is actually the oldest name in cameras, dating back to 1756 when it was founded by Johan Christoph Voigtländer in Vienna, Austria. This is a storied optical company despite its…
Irix Blackstone 15mm f/2.4 Image Gallery
The new lensmaker Irix came onto the scene a couple of years ago with the announcement of a beautifully designed 15mm prime lens. I was intrigued, but was involved in other projects at the time and so the lens went…
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II Review
The rumors began swirling that Canon was soon going to release a new version of one of its “bread-and-butter” focal lengths. The rumors said the f version, or was it the f/4 version? It turns out that it was both,…
Sigma 105mm f1/.4 DG ART Image Gallery
Sigma’s announcement of the Sigma 105mm f DG HSM ART was intriguing to a lot of photographers because of the extreme nature of the focal length and aperture. Sigma has carved out a niche for itself by offering with a…
Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Macro ART Image Gallery
Sigma’s first macro lens in the ART series has flown somewhat under the radar, overshadowed by the more flamboyant lens announcements (Sigma 14-24mm f ART, 105mm f) along with the announcement of the Sony FE retrofit of the ART series. …
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II Image Gallery
Canon is in the process of releasing new versions of both the f and f/4 versions of their extremely popular 70-200mm zooms. Both of these lenses are extremely useful, and for those that don’t need the greater light gathering potential…
Voigtländer 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Macro Galleries
From the moment I added Sony full frame bodies to my own personal kit, I immediately became interested in the Voigtländer 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Macro lens for two reasons. Both of these reasons are Zeiss-inspired. The first is that I’ve always…
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 RXD (A036) Review
Sony has been vying to steal some market share from Canon and Nikon for some time, but, while their innovation and impressive spec lists have been widely applauded, the Sony E mount has lacked a competitive lens selection. In some…
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART FE (A018) Image Gallery
This year Sigma announced that the majority of its ART series lenses are going to be released in a native Sony FE mount with a few fundamental tweaks to improve performance on a Sony platform. When they were announced, I…