Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero D Lens Review

  Venus Optics is a new lens manufacturer from China that was founded by a group of macro enthusiasts who wanted to push the envelope of what was possible in macro. Their website notes that in particular they were interested…

Sigma 12-24mm f/4 ART Image Gallery

The new flagship of Sigma’s wide angle lineup has arrived:  the Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM ART.  This lens is positioned to square off directly with Canon’s extremely expensive EF 11-24mm f/4L lens.  This is a sizable, heavy lens (though not…

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 ART Image Gallery

The Sigma 85mm f ART is by far the most requested lens since Sigma launched the ART series line.  I’ve been asked when it was coming since I did my first ART series lens review several years ago.  It’s finally…

Mixcder ShareMe Bluetooth Headphones Review

ShareMe Concept I get invitations from various companies to review their headsets, headphones, and speakers pretty often (usually several invites a week). Because my primary review focus in on photography, I often decline those invitations, but I do typically take a…

Just Add Snow

What a difference a week can make!  We had been enjoying an unseasonably mild November, and just last Thursday  (November 17th) I was out for my “day off hike” (I try to get out into the woods and decompress on…

August WS150 and WS300 WiFi Multiroom Speakers Review

More than Just Bluetooth I got my introduction to Bluetooth speakers a few years back with a Bose SoundLink. I followed that with a Sony SRS- X5, and after I got a reputation as a reviewer I’ve reviewed and used…

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Review

  Oh, the Drama! Wow! When I made a video about preordering the day of the formal announcement of the 5D Mark IV, I had no idea that I was about to become embroiled in controversy. The initial response was…

Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero D Image Gallery

Laowa 12mm f Zero D Image Gallery New lens company Venus Optics has released their newest (and possibly most interesting) lens – the Laowa 12mm f Zero D.  The Laowa 12mm not only has an incredible 12mm full frame coverage…

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Review

Okay. Raise your hand if you wanted/expected this lens to come with an image stabilizer? In a day when many people use DSLRs as hybrid stills/video cameras and when Canon offers camera bodies with 30 and 50 megapixels, one would…

Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 Review

The first generation of Tamron’s affordable supertelephoto zoom took the world by storm when it was released less than three years ago.  Never before had the market seen such incredible reach (up to 600mm on a full frame DSLR) in…