Sigma 15mm F1.4 DC | Contemporary Review
Last year I reviewed a beautiful new little APS-C prime from Sigma in the form of the 12mm F1.4 DC. I really liked that lens and gave it a positive review. I had noted that Sigma hadn’t gone any wider…
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Sigma 12mm F1.4 DC | Contemporary Review
About five weeks I reviewed the new Viltrox 15mm F1.7 from their AIR series, and while I was researching competitors for that lens I realized that Sigma didn’t have anything wider than 16mm in their APS-C prime lenses specifically designed…
Brightin Star 16mm F2.8 Review (M-Mount via Techart)
Brightin Star is one of many startup lens companies that is trying to make a name for themselves. I’ve reviewed a couple of their lenses previously, starting with a budget wide angle 12mm F2 for APS-C (my review here) and…
Laowa 90mm F2.8 APO 2x Macro Review
Earlier in 2022 I revisited the Laowa 100mm F2.8 APO 2:1 Macro because when I had initially reviewed it in 2019, my review was conducted on an EF mount lens on a Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR and was interested…
Laowa 90mm F2.8 APO Macro 2x Image Gallery
Earlier in 2022 I revisited the Laowa 100mm F2.8 APO 2:1 Macro because when I had initially reviewed it in 2019, my review was conducted on an EF mount lens on a Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR and was interested…
NiSi V7 Landscape Filter System Review + Gallery
My first encounter with the company NiSi was actually to review their first lens. NiSi has historically been a company that has made filters for other people’s lenses, and a search of their products shows a lot of filters with…
Laowa RF 100mm F2.8 APO 2:1 Macro Review
In 2019 I reviewed this lens, the Laowa 100mm F2.8 APO 2:1 Macro, though, at that time, my review was conducted on an EF mount lens on a Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR. I was very positive about the lens…
Laowa RF 100mm F2.8 APO 2X Macro Gallery
In 2019 I reviewed this lens, the Laowa 100mm F2.8 APO 2:1 Macro, though, at that time, my review was conducted on an EF mount lens on a Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR. I was very positive about the lens…
NiSi 15mm F4 ASPH Review
NiSi has historically been a company that has made filters for other people’s lenses, and a search of their products shows a lot of filters with very high reviews. But at some point they clearly decided that their optical glass…
NiSi 15mm F4 ASPH Image Gallery
NiSi has historically been a company that has made filters for other people’s lenses, and a search of their products shows a lot of filters with very high reviews. But at some point they clearly decided that their optical glass…
TTArtisan 40mm F2.8 1:1 Macro Review and Gallery
Macro seems to be the new thing among the smaller, boutique brands coming out of China. The TTArtisan 40mm F2.8 1:1 Macro (which we’ll call the TTArtisan 40M for brevity) is the second such 1:1 macro lens that has come…
7Artisans 60mm F2.8 Macro MK II Gallery and Review
The past several years have seen the rise of a number of new Chinese lens makers, many of which follow a fairly typical blueprint of lens design. Metal construction, full manual focus and aperture control, and no electronics. Many of…
TTArtisan 7.5mm F2 Fisheye Review and Image Gallery
My first experience with a fisheye was actually with another TTArtisans lens, in this case the TTArtisans 11mm F2.8 Fisheye I reviewed in 2020. Fisheye lenses are unique and far from traditional, as typically we are looking for minimal distortion…
Meike 50mm F1.2L RF Review and Gallery
There’s no question that Canon has developed some very impressive lenses for their EOS R full frame cameras, and the new EOS R5 and EOS R6 cameras are also impressive. What is also undeniable, however, is that many of the…
TTArtisan 11mm F2.8 Fisheye Review and Gallery
Fisheye lenses are out on the extremes of photography. Whereas often I’m evaluating lenses and critiquing if they have distortion, fisheye lenses are really all about embracing the distortion and using it in creative ways. It’s not for beginners, and…
Canon EOS R Round 2 Gallery
I delivered a verdict on the Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera last year, but Canon wasn’t quite finished. Canon has continued to support the EOS R and expand it’s capabilities via firmware. This includes vastly improved Eye AF…
Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM Review
Check me out on: My Patreon | Sign Up for My Newsletter | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Flickr | 500px | Google+ | Canon has FINALLY released a full frame mirrorless camera – the Canon EOS R. They have…
Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS Image Gallery
Canon has FINALLY released a full frame mirrorless camera – the Canon EOS R. They have also launched a new lens mount – the RF. While many people advocated for Canon to retain the EF mount, early development for the…