7Artisans 55mm F1.4 Review + Image Gallery

Photography is expensive, so a lot of the gear that I end up reviewing is often outside the budget of many people.  Fortunately there has been a rise in the past 3-4 years of what I classify as “boutique third…

Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G Review

I had a conversation with a third party lens maker last year, and they asked me essentially what lenses I felt were needed on Sony.  One of the lenses I described to them was essentially the Sony FE 20mm F1.8…

Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G Image Gallery

The Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G is the kind of lens that everyone can agree on.  Reasonably sized, reasonably priced, and optically superior.  I don’t know that I could have scripted this lens any better, really, and I was very…

Samyang RF 85mm F1.4 AF Review

At the beginning of this year I was delighted when Samyang released the Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 lens in an RF mount.  It was an autofocusing lens (and one that autofocuses very well on the Canon EOS R that I…

Samyang RF 85mm F1.4 AF Image Gallery

At the beginning of this year I was delighted when Samyang released the Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 lens in an RF mount.  It was an autofocusing lens (and one that autofocuses very well on the Canon EOS R that I…

Pergear 35mm F1.6 Image Gallery & Review

Pergear has delivered another ultra-cheap lens to follow up on the Pergear 25mm F1.8, that I reviewed earlier this year.  That lens roughly corresponded to a traditional 35mm focal length on full frame (37.5mm), while the new lens, the Pergear…

TTArtisan 11mm F2.8 Fisheye Review and Gallery

Fisheye lenses are out on the extremes of photography.  Whereas often I’m evaluating lenses and critiquing if they have distortion, fisheye lenses are really all about embracing the distortion and using it in creative ways.  It’s not for beginners, and…

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm F2 Review

After reviewing a few Voigtländer lenses earlier this year (110mm Macro – review here and 40mm F1.2 – review here), I had a number of requests to cover the new Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm F2 lens.  I explained that Voigtländer reviews…

Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm F2 Image Gallery

After reviewing a few Voigtländer lenses earlier this year (110mm Macro – review here and 40mm F1.2 – review here), I had a number of requests to cover the new Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm F2 lens.  I explained that Voigtländer reviews…

Sony 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 G Master OSS Review

The Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 G Master OSS is an indispensable lens if you need versatile reach for sports or wildlife photography.  Other telephoto lenses that reach beyond 400mm grow exponentially, leaving the 100-400mm to often being the smallest, lightest,…

Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS Image Gallery

The Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 G Master OSS is an indispensable len if you need versatile reach for sports or wildlife photography.  Other telephoto lenses that reach beyond 400mm grow exponentially, leaving the 100-400mm to often being the smallest, lightest,…