Voigtländer 110mm F2.5 APO-LANTHAR Macro Review
I’ve owned the outstanding Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 65mm F2 Macro for several years now, and was intrigued with Voigtländer announced the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 110mm F2.5 Macro lens. My access to Voigtländer lenses in Canada is limited, so I jumped on a…
Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS Image Gallery
Many of the new RF-mount lenses have been ultimate performers with big price tags, but fortunately there are a few “everyman” lenses on the platform, too. One of those is arguably the most practical: the Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS…
Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 110mm F2.5 Macro Image Gallery
I’ve owned the outstanding Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 65mm F2 Macro for several years now, and was intrigued with Voigtländer announced the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 110mm F2.5 Macro lens. My access to Voigtländer lenses in Canada is limited, so I jumped on a…
Zeiss Milvus 135mm F2 Long Term Review
Here’s an updated long term review on what I call the “best lens that no one is using”. The Zeiss Milvus 135mm F2 APO Sonnar is one of the best optical instruments in the world, but it is in few…
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II Long Term Review
I recently began a series of long term reviews to explore the lenses that have lasted in my personal kit and continue to be favorites. One of the top lenses that I continue to feel is special is the Canon…
Canon EF 100mm F2.8L IS Macro Review
Here’s a bit of irony: the lens that has stayed in my kit the longest (nearly 10 years) is one that I’ve never reviewed…for the simple reason that it was already an old friend by the time I started doing…
Sony FE 24mm F1.4 G Master Review
I have gotten a LOT of requests to cover the Sony FE 24mm F1.4 G Master lens since its release, though it took me a while to get to it. The idea of having a premium wide aperture of F1.4…
Sony FE 24mm F1.4 G Master Image Gallery
I’ve been getting a LOT of requests to cover the Sony FE 24mm F1.4 G Master lens since its release. The idea of having a premium wide aperture of F1.4 in a wide focal length (24mm) in a reasonably compact…
Pergear 25mm F1.8 Image Gallery
I’ve been interacting with Pergear for a couple of years now as a distributor of other brands, then a retailer of those brands, but now they have gotten their feet wet with actually producing a Pergear branded lens…and at a…
Laowa 65mm F2.8 Ultra 2x Macro Review
Last year I reviewed the rather superb Laowa 100mm F2.8 2x Macro lens for full frame cameras. That lens featured a rare (at that price point) APO (Apochromatic) optical design that delivered incredible sharpness and extremely low chromatic aberrations. And…
Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x Macro Image Gallery
Last year I reviewed the rather superb Laowa 100mm F2.8 2x Macro lens for full frame cameras. That lens featured a rare (at that price point) APO (Apochromatic) optical design that delivered incredible sharpness and extremely low chromatic aberrations. And…
Fujinon XF 16-80mm F4 OIS Review
Fuji shooters have had a binary choice between two standard zooms – the XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 OIS (my review here) and the XF 16-55mm F2.8 (my review here). One offered image stabilization, the other offered a weather-sealed build and larger…