Laowa 35mm F0.95 Argus Image Gallery

Lenses with huge maximum apertures have become a little more common in recent years as newer technologies paired with a little more room for experimentation due to the proliferation of mirrorless cameras.  Mirrorless cameras have proven to be more accessible…

Laowa 35mm F0.95 Argus Review

Lenses with huge maximum apertures have become a little more common in recent years as newer technologies paired with a little more room for experimentation due to the proliferation of mirrorless cameras.  Mirrorless cameras have proven to be more accessible…

Sigma 24mm F2 DN Image Gallery (iSeries)

I’ll have to confess that it is a little bit surprising to be reviewing a second 24mm lens in Sigma’s new iSeries…just seven months after I reviewed the first one!  I published my review of the Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG…

Sigma 24mm F2 DG DN (iSeries) Review

I’ll have to confess that it is a little bit surprising to be reviewing a second 24mm lens in Sigma’s new iSeries…just seven months after I reviewed the first one!  I published my review of the Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG…

Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM Review

I’ve noted in many previous Canon RF mount reviews that the new RF mount seems to have really unlocked a new wave of creativity from Canon.  Historically Canon has been a very conservative company that could be relied on to…

Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM Image Gallery

I’ve noted in many previous Canon RF mount reviews that the new RF mount seems to have really unlocked a new wave of creativity from Canon.  Historically Canon has been a very conservative company that could be relied on to…

TTArtisan 40mm F2.8 1:1 Macro Review and Gallery

Macro seems to be the new thing among the smaller, boutique brands coming out of China.  The TTArtisan 40mm F2.8 1:1 Macro (which we’ll call the TTArtisan 40M for brevity) is the second such 1:1 macro lens that has come…

Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM Image Gallery

I’ve noted in many previous Canon RF mount reviews that the new RF mount seems to have really unlocked a new wave of creativity from Canon.  Historically Canon has been a very conservative company that could be relied on to…

Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM Review

I’ve noted in many previous Canon RF mount reviews that the new RF mount seems to have really unlocked a new wave of creativity from Canon.  Historically Canon has been a very conservative company that could be relied on to…

7Artisans 60mm F2.8 Macro MK II Gallery and Review

The past several years have seen the rise of a number of new Chinese lens makers, many of which follow a fairly typical blueprint of lens design.  Metal construction, full manual focus and aperture control, and no electronics.  Many of…

Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DN OS Sport Review

The Sony telephoto wars are heating up!  For a long time the big hole in the Sony lineup was anything over 200mm. I found Sony’s development of the FE 200-600mm F5-6.3 G OSS lens in 2019 very welcome because it…

Sony E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS Review and Gallery

Most people’s impression of “kit lenses” are that they are cheap, plasticky lens that camera makers bundle with cameras so that new owners at least have something to take pictures with.  You can throw that impression out the window with…

TTArtisan 7.5mm F2 Fisheye Review and Image Gallery

My first experience with a fisheye was actually with another TTArtisans lens, in this case the TTArtisans 11mm F2.8 Fisheye I reviewed in 2020. Fisheye lenses are unique and far from traditional, as typically we are looking for minimal distortion…

Sony a6600 Review

I was a bit surprised in early 2019 when Sony announced and released the Sony a6400 APS-C mirrorless camera.  Many of us expected Sony to continue moving upscale with an a6500 replacement, but I concluded in my review of the…