Zeiss Batis 40mm F2 CF Review
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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.
Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8 R LM WR Review
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Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM Review
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Laowa 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 UWZ Review
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Zeiss Loxia 50mm F2 Planar Review
Check me out on:  My Patreon  | Sign Up for My Newsletter |  Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Flickr | 500px |  Google+ | The original idea behind mirrorless cameras was they would be smaller, lighter alternatives to DSLRs due…
Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 OS Sport Review
Check me out on:  My Patreon:  | Google+: | Facebook: | Twitter: | Flickr: | 500px: | Sign Up for My Newsletter : Long before the popular 150-600mm variants from Sigma and Tamron hit the shelves, Sigma already had an entry in the affordable super-telephoto class – the…
Laowa MSC (Magic Shift Converter) Review
Check me out on:  Patreon:  | Google+: | Facebook: | Twitter: | Flickr: | 500px: | Sign Up for My Newsletter : Sony’s catalog of lenses for their full frame mirrorless E-mount has continued to grow, but there are still some missing pieces in the inventory. One of…
Samyang AF 35mm F1.4 Review
Check me out on:  My Patreon:  | Google+: | Facebook: | Twitter: | Flickr: | 500px: | Sign Up for My Newsletter : Samyang/Rokinon have long been known for making budget, manual everything lenses. I reviewed my first Rokinon lens in 2013,…
Fujinon XF 200mm F2 OIS Review
The Fujinon XF 200mm F2 OIS is Fuji’s most important lens in a long, long time. Not because of how many people it will impact; this is a $6000 lens, after all! It is important in the sense that the…
Tamron 17-35mm F2.8-4 OSD (A037) Review
There have been a variety of high end wide-angle zooms and primes released over the past 4-5 years, but very few in an important demographic – the affordable end of the full frame spectrum. Tamron is looking to address that…
Tamron SP 15-30mm F2.8 VC G2 (A041) Review
The Tamron SP 15-30mm f Di VC USD entered my collection a few months after my review of the lens in February 2015. It resonated to me as a lens that, while large and heavy, really delivered a fantastic optical…
Zeiss Loxia 35mm F2 Biogon Review
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,…
Sigma 24mm f1.4 ART Review
Sigma has faced a bit of an uphill battle with the FE versions of their ART series if the anecdotal feedback I have received is a valid indicator of the market. Size matters, and the ART series lenses were already…
Zeiss Loxia 21mm F2.8 Distagon Review
When the idea of mirrorless cameras was first floated, one of the main advantages that was touted was the ability to have an optically excellent camera system in a smaller, lighter configuration when compared to a typical DSLR/lens combination. That…
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…
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…