Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master Image Gallery
The release of Tamron’s new 28-75mm f RXD lens provided me a natural opportunity to bring in the premium lens in the class for Sony FE – the Sony 24-70mm f G Master lens. The Sony G Master approach is…
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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 RXD (A036) Image Gallery
It was with great excitement that I saw Tamron’s announcement in February at the WPPI Conference of an all-new lens designed from the ground up for Sony FE. The new Tamron 28-75mm f Di III RXD (A036) provides something that…
Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 Review
Towards the end of 2017 I spent time with my first Kamlan lens – the Kamlan 50mm f compact prime lens. There were things that I praised, including a very nice build quality (all metal and glass) and nice rendering…
SainSonic Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 Image Gallery
The Kamlan 28mm f is a brand new lens from the Chinese lens maker SainSonic. I’ve been privileged to have my hands on a prerelease copy of the Kamlan 1.4 for a while and can now share some photos and…
Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 Final Review
A few years ago, my job was simpler. As a Canon reviewer, there were basically only four companies that made most all of the lenses: Canon, Sigma, Tamron, and Zeiss. Three Japanese companies and a German company who produces their…
Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 Image Gallery
It seems like new lens makers are popping up all over the place now, and these galleries are dedicated to what is, to me, a brand new company. I hadn’t heard of Zonlai before their distributor contacted me about potentially…
Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 Review
The release of the truly impressive new Sony a7R3 camera (and now the Sony a73!) has caught a lot of our attention. The a7R2 also caught my attention because of a great spec list and an impressive sensor, but when…
Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar Review
The release of the truly impressive new Sony a7R3 camera (and now the Sony a73!) has caught a lot of our attention. The a7R2 also caught my attention because of a great spec list and an impressive sensor, but when…
Sony Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T* Review
The release of the truly impressive new a7R3 camera from Sony has caught a lot of our attention. The a7R2 also caught my attention because of a great spec list and an impressive sensor, but when I spent time with…
Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 for Sony E Image Gallery
I’ve got a major showdown brewing between the three top 50mm options for Sony FE (full frame E mount mirrorless cameras): the Sony FE 50mm f Planar T*, Sony FE 55mm f Sonnar T*, and the upstart Samyang AF 50mm…
Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar T* Image Galleries
I’ve got a major showdown brewing between the three top 50mm options for Sony FE (full frame E mount mirrorless cameras): the Sony FE 50mm f Planar T*, Sony FE 55mm f Sonnar T*, and the upstart Samyang AF 50mm…
Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 Planar T* Image Gallery
I’ve got a major showdown brewing between the three top 50mm options for Sony FE (full frame E mount mirrorless cameras): the Sony FE 50mm f Planar T*, Sony FE 55mm f Sonnar T*, and the upstart Samyang AF 50mm…
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 Review
There are few lenses more important to a lens makers lineup than the 24-70mm f lens. A 24-70mm is valued because of the versatility of its zoom range, which covers a number of very important focal lengths, including 24mm, 28mm,…
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 VC G2 Image Gallery
While doing my recent review of the Sigma 24-70mm f OS ART I got a persistent question from my readers and viewers, “When are you going to review the new Tamron 24-70mm f G2 lens?” The answer is now! The…
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 HSM ART Review
Sigma has established a very clear objective with their ART series primes: deliver large aperture prime lenses with class-leading (or near to it) resolution. On multiple occasions they have pushed the envelope of what was possible in maximum aperture…
Zeiss Batis 135mm f/2.8 Apo Sonnar T* Review
So I finally have in my hands an autofocusing Zeiss with image stabilization to boot. Have I died and gone to heaven? Not quite. It is then that I wake up and realize that the Batis 135 isn’t actually for…
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM ART Image Gallery
Another long awaited lens from the Sigma ART series has arrived – the new Sigma 135mm f ART. It looks nearly identical to the 85 ART, though just a tiny bit smaller in every dimension. Optically it pushes the envelope…
Zeiss Batis APO Sonnar 135mm f/2.8 Image Gallery
So, for the first time I have my hands on an autofocusing Zeiss with image stabilization. Only one problem: it is made for a camera system (Sony E-mount) that I don’t own! That hasn’t cooled my enthusiasm for this beautiful…