Sigma 40mm F1.4 ART Image Gallery

This one has taken me a while to get to!  I was scheduled to review the Sigma 40mm F1.4 DG HSM ART months ago, but then Sigma announced and quickly released a trio of new lenses for Sony FE (and…

Sigma 35mm F1.2 DN ART Review

Sigma was a little slow to adopt to the Sony FE platform despite embracing APS-C e-Mount years ago.  2018 brought retooled versions of a number of their ART series DSLR lenses, though those lenses had clear compromises in size and…

Sony a9 (ILCE-9) Review

I was impressed when the Sony a9’s amazing tracking abilities and blazing fast burst rate of 20 FPS was revealed, but at the time I had little personal interest in a premium-priced Sony mirrorless camera.  Telephoto options were limited, I…

Brightin Star 12mm F2 Image Gallery

Brightin Star is the somewhat oddly named brand (I suspect this is a Chinese idiom that gets lost in translation) that has started to produce a variety of budget manual focus lenses for a number of the popular mirrorless camera…

Sony a9 (ILCE-9) Image Gallery

While I was impressed when the Sony a9’s amazing tracking abilities and blazing fast burst rate of 20 FPS was revealed, I had little personal interest in a premium-priced Sony mirrorless camera.  Telephoto options were limited, I had been fairly…

Sony a7R IV Review (a7RIV)

The Sony a7RIII was the camera that really made me believe in Sony.  It took a deeply flawed camera (though with some great strengths) in the a7RII and turned it into the most complete camera on the market at the…

Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DC DN ART Review

After dipping their toes in the Sony FE (full frame mirrorless) pool last year with retooled versions of some of their popular ART series lenses (essentially lenses with built-in adapters to make them compatible with Sony), Sigma has arrived on…

Sigma 35mm F1.2 DN ART Image Gallery

Sigma was a little slow to adopt to the Sony FE platform despite embracing APS-C e-Mount years ago.  2018 brought retooled versions of a number of their ART series DSLR lenses, though those lenses had clear compromises in size and…

Sony a7R IV Image Gallery

It’s here! I’ve got a copy of the new 61MP Sony a7R IV in for review.  This is Sony’s latest warning shot to Canon and Nikon that they are going to have a HARD time carving up Sony’s vast mirrorless…

Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN ART Image Gallery

Sigma was a little slow to adopt to the Sony FE platform despite embracing APS-C e-Mount years ago.  2018 brought retooled versions of a number of their ART series DSLR lenses, though those lenses had clear compromises in size and…

Sigma 45mm F2.8 DG DN Review (Sony FE)

Sigma was a little slow to adopt to the Sony FE platform despite embracing APS-C e-Mount years ago.  2018 brought retooled versions of a number of their ART series DSLR lenses, though those lenses had clear compromises in size and…

Zeiss Otus 100mm F1.4 APO Sonnar Review

There are some things that just don’t make sense on paper. Try to explain to the average photographer why someone would pay thousands of dollars for a fixed focal length manual focus lens in the modern, digital world and they…

Tamron SP 35mm F1.4 USD (F045) Review

There are few lenses more important to any brand’s lineup than a 35mm lens.  It will be heavily used by portrait photographers, wedding and event photographers, photojournalists, street, and general purpose.  It’s a very versatile focal length, and, unlike most…

Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R Image Gallery

The Fujifilm platform has been the place to be to get excellent APS-C lenses of all shapes and sizes.  One of the favorites has been the Fujinon XF 56mm F1.2 R lens, which serves a role much like an 85mm…

Sigma 45mm F2.8 DG DN (Sony FE) Image Gallery

Sigma was a little slow to adopt to the Sony FE platform despite embracing APS-C e-Mount years ago.  2018 brought retooled versions of a number of their ART series DSLR lenses, though those lenses had clear compromises in size and…