Canon 35L II + EOS M3 Coming Soon
Good morning, everyone. There are a few new Canon announcements that I’m excited about today. Canon EF 35mm f II USM The long awaited update to Canon’s awesome EF 35mm f USM (new lens is II) is soon to hit…
Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC Review
Tamron makes a number of professional grade zoom lenses (some of which I personally use in my own kit), but their bread and butter has been in producing consumer grade zoom lenses that often provide a broader zoom range than…
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM ART Review
Sigma has definitely been on a roll. A few years ago they awoke from their third party slumber and realized that they were capable of making better products than what they were currently building. Clearly a decision was made to…
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 C Review
Sigma has definitely been on a roll. A few years ago they awoke from their third party slumber and realized that they were capable of making better products than what they were currently building. Clearly a decision was made to…
Gear for Senior Session Portraits
You’ve probably already figured out that there is a growing market for Senior Sessions. Gone are the days when it was sufficient for the crew to pull up at the school, unload some backdrops, and take cookie cutter photos of…
Nostalgia Processing
Nostalgia. It’s an odd word when you stop and look at it, but also a word that impacts us all. It might be a smell that takes you back to Grandma’s kitchen, an old movie poster that evokes some warm…
Vintage Glass, Vintage Looks
We live in a somewhat ironic day. Many of the optical defects of past years have been resolved, and lenses are no longer prone to flare or odd optical quirks like bokeh that “swirls” around the periphery of the image.…
Lite Genius Lite-Scoop II Review
Sometimes the Simple Things are Best You’ve probably figured out that you can spend a lot of money on photography. There is a seemingly endless supply of gadgets, lenses, and improvements…most of which is pretty expensive. Most photography related gear…
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS Review
Several years ago I did a light review of the Canon EF 70-300mm f IS USM. Since that point it has become a staple in my own kit, so I thought I would publish a new review of this lens…
Capital Connections – (Ottawa, Canada)
Canada’s capital city of Ottawa is relatively unknown around the world when compared to more prominent Canadian cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Its relatively modest infrastructure makes it unlikely to be a destination for the Olympics or any such…
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Review
Canon has made a habit in recent of years of not building the lenses that we all guess they are going to build while often announcing and then swiftly releasing lenses that few people expected. After Canon refreshed a number…
Zeiss Otus 1.4/55mm Image Gallery
The Otus line from Zeiss represents the [bar none] finest optical performance of any lens commercially available in the world. This is the second lens from the line that I have reviewed, and what a joy it is to use! …
Zeiss Otus 1.4/55mm APO Distagon T* Review
People have long chosen large aperture primes for the unique look and (surprisingly) versatility that they offer. Versatility, you might ask? Wide aperture primes will often offer two full stops of extra aperture choices over the widest available aperture on…
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Image Gallery
If you are looking for a gateway prime to try out what a large aperture fixed lens can do on your camera or are just looking for an inexpensive yet competent 50mm price, then you need to take a long…
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM SPORT Review
Confession time: I had pretty much written off the new Sigma 150-600mm f DG OS HSM SPORT lens before I reviewed it. I saw the specs (including the heavy weight and increased size over the Tamron 150-600 VC), and the…