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…
Tamron 70-210mm f/4 VC USD Review (A034)
See the autofocus section for some fresh observations from October 2018 after firmware update 2.0. In the past two years the “third party” lensmakers have really been taking it to the “first party” lensmakers (Canon and Nikon). Both Tamron and…
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master Image Gallery
The release of Tamron’s new 28-75mm f RXD lens provided me a natural opportunity to bring in the premium lens in the class for Sony FE – the Sony 24-70mm f G Master lens. The Sony G Master approach is…
Sony a73 (a7III) Review
Sony chose the WPPI Conference in February, 2018 to drop the bombshell that we now know as the Sony a73 (ILCE-7M3). I call it a bombshell in that while many camera makers hold back a lot of key features on…
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 RXD (A036) Image Gallery
It was with great excitement that I saw Tamron’s announcement in February at the WPPI Conference of an all-new lens designed from the ground up for Sony FE. The new Tamron 28-75mm f Di III RXD (A036) provides something that…
Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 Review
Towards the end of 2017 I spent time with my first Kamlan lens – the Kamlan 50mm f compact prime lens. There were things that I praised, including a very nice build quality (all metal and glass) and nice rendering…
SainSonic Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 Image Gallery
The Kamlan 28mm f is a brand new lens from the Chinese lens maker SainSonic. I’ve been privileged to have my hands on a prerelease copy of the Kamlan 1.4 for a while and can now share some photos and…
Tamron 70-210mm f/4 VC USD Image Gallery
A focal range not recently tackled by third party lenses is covered by Tamron’s newest lens – the Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di VC USD. A maximum aperture of f/4 at this focal length allows photographers to get high quality results…
Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 ART Review
In the 12 months Sigma has released two ART series lenses with very similar focal lengths but different purposes. Last year Sigma released the 12-24mm f/4 ART lens, which I reviewed here. This year Sigma followed up with the Sigma 14-24mm…
Sony a73 Image Galleries
The Sony a73 is the camera that everyone is talking about! Sony has swung for the fences with this camera, packing a lot of features into a (barely) sub-$2000 body. Where Canon has chosen to intentionally cripple cameras like the…
The Château Laurier: When Luxury Came to Ottawa
Who says you can’t mix business with pleasure? One of the best parts of what I do is the opportunity to take the lovely Mrs. A and a camera or two into new places and experiences. My camera has…
Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 Final Review
A few years ago, my job was simpler. As a Canon reviewer, there were basically only four companies that made most all of the lenses: Canon, Sigma, Tamron, and Zeiss. Three Japanese companies and a German company who produces their…