APS-C shooters can be forgiven for feeling like they sometimes get left out in the cold when it comes to quality development for their platform. Canon, for example, has an interesting dichotomy. Many of their lens releases for full…
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…
There are few lenses more indispensable to photographers as a 70-200mm f lens. Though large, heavy, and expensive, these lenses can be found in the bags of many, many photographers, both professional and amateur. They are just so versatile!…
I’ve been looking forward to spending some time with the new Rokinon (Samyang) SP 14mm f lens. I owned the less expensive Rokinon 14mm f lens, and found it a pretty amazing optical instrument for the price. It did have a…
Tamron 10-24mm f Di II VC HLD Image Gallery Tamron’s newest lens is a replacement for its wide angle option for APS-C (crop sensor) cameras – the Tamron 10-24mm f Di II VC HLD. The new version of the lens…
Tamron SP 70-200mm f VC G2 Image Gallery Ever since the announcement of the new Tamron SP 70-200mm f VC USD G2 lens I’ve been excited to get my hands on one. That was particularly true when I started having…
Ludicrous Mode American automaker Tesla has become one of the darlings of the auto industry with their high performance electric vehicles. One of the ironic aspects of Tesla’s Model S sedan is the ability to unlock “Ludicrous Mode”. Ludicrous…
The Carl Zeiss company definitely knows how to make premium lenses with beautiful optics…and very expensive price tags. Few lenses typify this more than the extravagant Otus series. The Otus 1.4/55mm, 1.4/85mm, and now 1.4/28mm are all wide aperture premium…
Before I was a professional reviewer I used to haunt a few popular photography message boards, and in many ways little has changed since becoming a reviewer. I don’t have quite as much time to spend on them, but…
Vanguard Heralder 51T Review A few months ago I flew to a different country to shoot a wedding. I needed to pack wedding related gear, which for me meant two DSLRs with 24-70mm f and 70-200mm f zoom lenses along…
Canon EF 70-300mm f IS II USM Image Gallery Opinions have wavered on this new affordable telephoto lens from Canon, but I’ve been anxious to test it for myself. The operation of the lens is excellent, and I’m extremely impressed…
When most most people enter into photography they tend to be more focused on the obvious; cameras and lenses. That’s as far as many go, but if you become more invested in photography there are a few essentials that…
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…
I’ve been covering the Sigma ART series since early on (I actually covered the 50mm f before the 35mm f, but I’ve basically only missed the 24mm f in the entire series), but there is one focal length that more…
The new flagship of Sigma’s wide angle lineup has arrived: the Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM ART. This lens is positioned to square off directly with Canon’s extremely expensive EF 11-24mm f/4L lens. This is a sizable, heavy lens (though not…
The Sigma 85mm f ART is by far the most requested lens since Sigma launched the ART series line. I’ve been asked when it was coming since I did my first ART series lens review several years ago. It’s finally…
Oh, the Drama! Wow! When I made a video about preordering the day of the formal announcement of the 5D Mark IV, I had no idea that I was about to become embroiled in controversy. The initial response was…
Okay. Raise your hand if you wanted/expected this lens to come with an image stabilizer? In a day when many people use DSLRs as hybrid stills/video cameras and when Canon offers camera bodies with 30 and 50 megapixels, one would…