January 30, 2025
Sirui Autofocus 1.33x Anamorphic 40mm T1.8 Review
Sirui began their lensmaking journey with cine lenses, and, in particular, anamorphic lenses, and only later branched out to more standard autofocus lenses like the Sniper Series (APS-C) and more recently the Aurora full frame line. Perhaps it was inevitable for the two different lens lines to collide as they have in what is a [ [Read more...]
January 27, 2025
Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR II Gallery
In 2024 I did a fresh review of the nearly ten year old Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR lens, and I concluded that it was due an update. It was clear that it hadn’t been engineered with future high resolution bodies in mind, and the current 40MP sensor in a camera like my […] [Read more...]
January 27, 2025
Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR II Review
In 2024 I did a fresh review of the nearly ten year old Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR lens, and I concluded that it was due an update. It was clear that it hadn’t been engineered with future high resolution bodies in mind, and the current 40MP sensor in a camera like my […] [Read more...]
January 23, 2025
TTArtisan AF 23mm F1.8 Gallery
TTArtisan is definitely starting to get some serious attention over their series of low priced yet relatively high performing prime lenses. Last year’s AF 56mm F1.8 has proven to be a popular budget portrait lens (only $129 USD!), and I gave it a positive review. They had released an AF 35mm F1.8 just a few […] [Read more...]
January 23, 2025
TTArtisan AF 23mm F1.8 Review
TTArtisan is definitely starting to get some serious attention over their series of low priced yet relatively high performing prime lenses. Last year’s AF 56mm F1.8 has proven to be a popular budget portrait lens (only $129 USD!), and I gave it a positive review. They had released an AF 35mm F1.8 just a few […] [Read more...]
January 20, 2025
Fujifilm X-M5 Review
Fujifilm scored a huge hit with their X-100VI and its retro-cool design and fixed lens. But there are plenty of people who like the vibe but want the ability to use more than one lens. Enter the new Fujifilm X-M5, which has a similar cool vibe but uses Fuji’s ubiquitous X-mount that can host probably […] [Read more...]
January 16, 2025
TTArtisan AF 35mm F1.8 II Gallery
It was just a year ago that TTArtisan released the first version of this lens and I covered it in my reviews. It’s rare for a company to do such a quick refresh of a newly released lens, but clearly TTArtisan is in a rush to get things right and felt like there were a […] [Read more...]
January 16, 2025
TTArtisan AF 35mm F1.8 II Review
It was just a year ago that TTArtisan released the first version of this lens and I covered it in my reviews. It’s rare for a company to do such a quick refresh of a newly released lens, but clearly TTArtisan is in a rush to get things right and felt like there were a […] [Read more...]