Sony GP-VPT3 3-in-1 Bluetooth Grip Review

Roughly five years I reviewed Sony’s previous Bluetooth grip – the GP-VPT2BT (Sony wins NO prizes for their naming conventions on these grips! It’s biggest liability was that while it did utilize Bluetooth rather than a wired connection to the…

Nikon Z 50mm Showdown – F1.4 vs F1.8 S

Nikon’s marketing strategy with the common prime focal lengths is a little odd.  They started with a series of premium S-Line primes…but with the uncommon maximum aperture of F1.8.  They then followed those with the extreme F1.2 options.  Everything made…

Sony 50-150mm F2 GM vs Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8

Sony’s new 50-150mm F2 GM has created a lot of buzz for being the first full frame zoom to reach to 150mm with a constant maximum aperture of F2.  Tamron was the first genre boosting zoom like this back in…

Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S Gallery

I noted in last year’s review of the Nikkor Z 50mm F1.4 that Nikon’s marketing strategy at the typical prime focal lengths (35mm, 50mm, and 85mm) is a bit unconventional. In the past the usual strategy was entry level (F1.8),…

Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8 S Review

I noted in last year’s review of the Nikkor Z 50mm F1.4 that Nikon’s marketing strategy at the typical prime focal lengths (35mm, 50mm, and 85mm) is a bit unconventional. In the past the usual strategy was entry level (F1.8),…

LAB vs GM – Sony 35mm Showdown

I’ve owned the Sony 35mm F1.4 GM for about four years, and I think it is one of the best 35mm lenses ever made.  It’s small and compact, focuses quickly, has great optics, and even has great magnification.  The Viltrox…

Sigma 300-600mm F4 SPORT Gallery

I had the privilege in late February to be in Japan for Sigma’s announcement of a three new products along with some new branding initiatives. My favorite of those announcements was the 300-600mm F4 DG OS | SPORT lens. Sigma…

Sigma 300-600mm F4 DG OS | SPORT Review

I had the privilege in late February to be in Japan for Sigma’s announcement of a three new products along with some new branding initiatives. My favorite of those announcements was the 300-600mm F4 DG OS | SPORT lens. Sigma…

LAB vs PLENA: Nikon 135mm Showdown

In the past six weeks I have reviewed two amazing 135mm lenses – both in Nikon Z mount.  That’s great, as 18 months ago we had zero 135mm lenses.  Both of them have tremendous strengths and a lot of similarities…but…

7Artisans AF 35mm F1.4 X Gallery

Last year about this time I reviewed the little 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8, a pretty decent budget autofocus lens for various APS-C mounts (I reviewed in on Sony). This year they are back with another APS-C lens, but this is…

7Artisans AF 35mm F1.4 X-Mount Review

Last year about this time I reviewed the little 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8, a pretty decent budget autofocus lens for various APS-C mounts (I reviewed in on Sony). This year they are back with another APS-C lens, but this is…

Sony FE 50-150mm F2 GM Gallery

Sony’s mirrorless E-mount has reached a saturation point with more lenses available than possibly any lens mount before, so finding an actually unique lens can be hard to do. That’s not true for today’s review, however, as Sony is releasing…

Sony FE 50-150mm F2 G Master Review

Sony’s mirrorless E-mount has reached a saturation point with more lenses available than possibly any lens mount before, so finding an actually unique lens can be hard to do. That’s not true for today’s review, however, as Sony is releasing…

Viltrox AF 35mm F1.2 LAB FE Gallery

We’ve known that Viltrox’s LAB series was coming for about two years, and I, for one, was very excited for the series. Viltrox has proved to be capable of doing very serious optical engineering, and, put simply, the LAB series…

Viltrox AF 35mm F1.2 LAB FE Review

We’ve known that Viltrox’s LAB series was coming for about two years, and I, for one, was very excited for the series. Viltrox has proved to be capable of doing very serious optical engineering, and, put simply, the LAB series…