Laowa (Venus Optics) has never been afraid to take on challenging lens designs. It is hard to find a “conventional” lens in their lineup, as every lens has some kind of unique twist to it. Macro at very wide angles…
When the Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II released in the beginning of 2015 it effectively ended the question of what the best telephoto zoom in or around this focal length was. The 100-400L II was a clearly superior lens,…
When the Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II released in the beginning of 2015 it effectively ended the question of what the best telephoto zoom in or around this focal length was. The 100-400L II was a clearly superior lens,…
I started to get requests and suggestions to review the Fujinon GF 110mm F2 R WR LM from the moment that I started to review Fujifilm’s medium format systems. I was assured that I would love the lens, and that…
Fujifilm has been slowly expanding their lineup of lenses for their GFX Medium Format system. In times past Fuji has largely operated as a closed platform, with almost all lenses being first party (Fujinon) lenses. That’s starting to change on…
The last time I was reviewing Fujifilm’s medium format lineup was with their extremely high resolution and extremely high-priced Fujfilm GFX 100 camera body and its incredible 102 megapixels of resolution along with two lenses, the slightly older GF 45mm…
The last time I was reviewing Fujifilm’s medium format lineup was with their extremely high resolution and extremely high-priced Fujfilm GFX 100 camera body and its incredible 102 megapixels of resolution along with two lenses, the slightly older GF 45mm…
As a gear reviewer with a sizable following, I’ve become accustomed to the daily routine of being pitched new products by companies from around the world. In most cases I simply respond with a kind, “No thank you” and explain…
You have to admire Viltrox. Just a few short years ago I reviewed my first Viltrox lens (a manual focus wide angle), but by their third lens, I was reviewing an autofocus lens. And, since that point, they have tackled…
You have to admire Viltrox. Just a few short years ago I reviewed my first Viltrox lens (a manual focus wide angle), but by their third lens, I was reviewing an autofocus lens. And, since that point, they have tackled…
Over the past two years Sigma has easily been the most prolific lens developer on Sony FE and Leica L. We went from no full frame options from Sigma on Sony’s mirrorless platform two years ago to some 25 lenses…
Over the past two years Sigma has easily been the most prolific lens developer on Sony FE and Leica L. We went from no full frame options from Sigma on Sony’s mirrorless platform two years ago to some 25 lenses…
Perhaps no Sony camera series has benefitted as much from the “trickle-down” effect as the a7 series. The a7III set a new benchmark for the “full frame affordable(ish)” category by being basically good at everything. It inherited an amazing focus…
Perhaps no Sony camera series has benefitted as much from the “trickle-down” effect as the a7 series. The a7III set a new benchmark for the “full frame affordable(ish)” category by being basically good at everything. It inherited an amazing focus…
When I first started reviewing Samyang (also sold as Rokinon – the products are identical), their products fell into one specific category. They produced inexpensive manual everything lenses that often had fairly good optics housed in “cheap” bodies. I was…