Macy and Zachary
Macy and Zachary got married on an unseasonably cold day in April, but despite the blustery weather, it was a warm and happy event. The couple had a beautifully decorated church and hall along with a few Star Wars themed…
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Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 ART Image Gallery
It’s been a while since I’ve had a new lens in a Canon mount on hand, but the one I’ve got at the moment is an exciting one – the new Sigma 14-24mm f ART! The one lens that Nikon…
Sony a7R3 (a7R III) Review
Mirrorless cameras (aka ILCE when they are Sony – Interchangeable Lens Camera with E-mount) are all the rage…or maybe they’re not. Some feel the mirrorless cameras are the future, an inevitability, while others aren’t convinced. Mirrorless cameras are eating away…
Sony a7R III (a7R3) Image Galleries
The Sony a7R III (a7r3) is a camera that has me more excited than any camera has for a while. The a7R series has had some great things going for it, including a great sensor, high resolution, great video features,…
Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Review
Wow! It has been a long, long time I have received a new Canon L series prime lens. It was two years ago that I reviewed the excellent Canon EF 35mm f II, and since that point I have reviewed…
Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC USD Review
Several years back Tamron started a new revolution of affordable supertelephoto zoom lenses with the SP 150-600mm f VC USD. The lens was an instant success and spawned a whole new class of such lenses. About this time last year…
Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Image Gallery
Wow! It has been a long, long time I have received a new Canon L series prime lens. It was two years ago that I reviewed the excellent Canon EF 35mm f II, and since that point I have reviewed…
Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM ART Review
Sigma has done a fairly amazing job of reinventing themselves as a company in the past five years. It can be easy to forget that Sigma was known as a maker of mostly “cheap” lenses not all that long ago,…
Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC Image Gallery
Earlier this year Sigma released a relatively affordable 100-400mm lens that delivered excellent optics competitive with the much more expensive first party options from Canon, Nikon, and Sony. I was impressed by the Sigma 100-400mm f OS Contemporary when I…
Sigma 14mm f/1.8 ART Image Galleries
One of Sigma’s most hotly anticipated lenses of the year is this one – the Sigma 14mm f DG HSM ART. It sets the new record for maximum aperture at such a wide angle (this is a full frame compatible…
Canon EOS 6D Mark II Review
One of my most popular articles that I’ve ever written was entitled, “Why I chose a Canon 6D over a 5D Mark III”. The original Canon 6D was a bit of a unicorn: on paper it wasn’t very impressive, with…
Canon EOS 6D Mark II Image Gallery
Canon’s second generation camera in the “affordable full frame” 6D line is here – the EOS 6D Mark II. As is now typical, there has been a fair bit of controversy over this camera ahead of its release as reviewers…
Newly Announced: Canon 6D Mark II and SL2 DSLRs
It is a big day for Canon shooters! The EOS 6D Mark II has been announced along with the tiny APS-C DSLR – the EOS SL2. We’ll start with the EOS 6D Mark II. The original 6D was a major…
Sony a7R II Mini Review and Photo Gallery
Followers of my work know that I have long been a Canon only shooter, but recently Zeiss asked me to review a new Batis lens, which required me to borrow a Sony a7R II body from my friends at…
Rokinon (Samyang) SP 85mm f/1.2 Review
Korean lens maker Samyang has settled into a certain niche in the past: they develop manual focus only lenses (with a few Sony exceptions) with highly competitive optics, consumer grade builds, and inexpensive prices. Well, a few of those things…
Rokinon (Samyang) SP 85mm f/1.2 Image Gallery
I’ve been very excited since the announcement of a new high end line from Korean lens maker Samyang (Rokinon). Samyang/Rokinon has developed a brand built upon delivering very good optical performance in an inexpensive package. They (like Zeiss) have primarily produced manual…
Sigma 12-24mm f/4 ART Review
Sigma’s recent ART series has primarily been dominated by wide aperture primes along with a few unique, wide aperture zooms. The one exception previously has been the Sigma 24-105mm f/4 OS. The Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM ART lens take…
Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero D Lens Review
Venus Optics is a new lens manufacturer from China that was founded by a group of macro enthusiasts who wanted to push the envelope of what was possible in macro. Their website notes that in particular they were interested…