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03/08/2024

Our review of the Canon RF 35mm f/1.4 L VCM

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link Review by Klaus Schroiff, published August 2024 Introduction The Canon RF 35mm f/1.4 L VCM fills another gap in its R-mount lens lineup.  Obviously, this is a moderately wide, ultra-fast prime lens targeting their professiona...

06/07/2024

Our review of the Thypoch Simera 35mm f/1.4 (in Nikon Z mount again):

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link Introduction The Thypoch Simera 35mm f/1.4 Z is the 2nd lens provided by Thypoch for review. Once again, it’s a fully manual lens without electronic coupling. It was introduced in the Leica M mount (w/macular linkage), but i...

05/07/2024

Our review of the Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 (in Z-mount):

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link Introduction Most Chinese lens manufacturers prefer to enter the market on the value end of the food chain. However, there are a few exceptions to this. Meet Thypoch – a manufacturer that most of you probably haven’t heard...

23/06/2024

Our review of the Canon RF 10-20mm f/4 L IS STM

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Introduction Lately, the manufacturers have started to leave the beaten path and pushed lenses with rather extreme specs in the ultra-wide segment. 14-XXmm or 16-XXmm zoom lenses have been “mainstream” for quite some time. A few 12-xx zoom lenses e...

03/06/2024

Our review of the Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 Z

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Introduction Viltrox produces a series of high-quality as well as budget-focussed AF lenses. The Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 Z clearly falls into the latter category, with a retail price of just $150 USD—a price region that has been all but abandoned by th...

28/05/2024

Our review of the Sigma 17mm f/4 DG DN Contemporary | Series 1 (E-mount)

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Some may not understand it, but from a personal perspective, yours truly has long waited for a “premium” super-ultra-wide prime lens, and it doesn’t need to be fast as long as it’s compact. So now, we (or maybe just I?) have a new contender for...

27/05/2024

Our review of the Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 Z (Nikon mount)

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Introduction We reviewed the Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 in Sony E-mount about a year ago, and the results were more than just impressive for this kind of lens. Viltrox has now released this lens in Nikon Z mount as well. There won’t be any fundamental dif...

22/05/2024

Our review of the Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.7 X

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Introduction It is always exciting to review lenses with exotic specs, but the truth is that much of the real-world action in shops is about items with a more sane price tag. The Japanese manufacturers seem to depart from this market segment, thus maki...

20/05/2024

Our review of the AstrHori AF 85mm f/1.8 Z (Nikon)

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Introduction AstrHori is one of the Chinese lens manufacturers trying to move up the food chain. An important step is always the transition to autofocus lenses. A while ago, they released the AstrHori AF 85mm f/1.8 in Sony-E mount, but there’s now al...

13/05/2024

Our review of the Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Introduction Sigma’s Series I lenses are a lovechild of their engineering department. These aren’t your typical high-spec prime lenses. Instead, they focus on providing a more classic “feel” combined with very compact dimensions.It has been a w...

22/04/2024

Our review of the Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Smaller sensor formats promise more compact gear. To some degree, this is a bit of a sweet illusion, but let’s not get too deep into equivalence discussions again. Regardlessly, there are certainly examples to support the claim. Fujifilm’s 18-55mm ...

27/03/2024

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email The Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary is Sigma’s second ultra-wide zoom lens for full-format mirrorless cameras, after the more expensive 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN ART. As a member of Sigma’s “Contemporary” lineup, it targets consumers rather th...

07/03/2024

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Nikon has lots of fancy lenses in their lineup. These keep us excited, but in terms of volume, the bread-and-butter lenses are certainly unselling them by some factors. One is the Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR, which will surely find its way into the b...

28/02/2024

"The List" is back upon popular demand ;-)

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Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di USD VC Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di USD VC macro Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Tamron AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di SP LD Aspherical IF Tamron AF 24-70mm f/2.8 SP Di USD VC Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SP Di VC USD

25/02/2024

Just a couple of for-the-fun-of-it pictures from today's SailGP here in Sydney - taken with the A7R V & FE 200-600mm G.

21/02/2024

Sony FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G announced

https://www.sony.com.au/electronics/e-mount-lenses/sel2450g
.. and nobody knows why ...

Look what I found on sony.com.au

21/02/2024

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DN DG Sports announced

https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/s024_500_56/

Yummy ... but expensive

Basic information for 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports.

21/02/2024

Sigma 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Art announced

https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/a024_15_14/

The astro gang seems to love this one already.

Basic information for 15mm F1.4 DG DN DIAGONAL FISHEYE | Art.

20/02/2024

Our review of the Laowa AF 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF (here in Z-mount):

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Laowa finally did it. It took them a LONG while, but they finally released their first autofocus lens. And it wouldn’t be Laowa if it wasn’t something extreme. Matching with their 10-year anniversary, they released another 10 – the Laowa AF 10mm ...

01/02/2024

Our review of the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II

Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email 70-200mm f/2.8s are among the most popular lenses among enthusiast photographers – for a reason. They are fast enough to substitute prime lenses in this range … most of the time … while providing the flexibility of a zoom lens. They are used in a...

15/01/2024

We finally launched our new main portal:

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Canon RF Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 USM IS Review 5.6 By KlausOctober 27, 2023 Introduction As of the time of this review, Canon R-mount is still a closed system.…

30/12/2023

Last review of the year ... Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD

Tamron 17-50mm f/4 Di III VXD - Review / Test Report

30/11/2023

Our review of the Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM

Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 USM IS - Review / Test Report

28/11/2023

Our review of the Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 FE:

Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 FE - Review / Test Report

02/11/2023

New Canon stuff ...
RF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
https://www.canon.com.au/cam.../rf-s-10-18mm-f4-5-6-3-is-stm
RF 24-105mm f/2.8 IS USM L Z
https://www.canon.com.au/camer.../rf-24-105mm-f2-8l-is-usm-z
RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM (wow ...)
https://www.canon.com.au/camer.../rf-200-800mm-f6-3-9-is-usm

31/10/2023

Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 FE announced

29/10/2023

Our review of the Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD

Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD Review

24/10/2023

Our review of the Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS macro II

Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 G OSS macro II Review

19/10/2023

New Leica stuff

Leica Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 14-24 f/2.8 ASPH (aka Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DN ...)
https://leica-camera.com/en-AU/photograp...zed-finish

Leica Super-APO-Summicron-SL 21 f/2 ASPH (the real thing)
https://leica-camera.com/en-AU/photograp...21-f2-asph

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14/10/2023

Our review of the TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 (X-mount)

TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 X - Review / Test Report