Month: August 2014
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Review: HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 (Sony E-Mount)
Speed. It used to be than an f/1.4 lens was considered quite fast and f/1.2 was the pro-grade ultra-fast aperture. Very, very rarely, a manufacturer would produce a lens at f/1.0 or very slightly faster…the elusive f/0.95. Until recently, f/0.95 was an exceptionally rare aperture lens, only produced by Leica with their 50mm Noctilux. However,…
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Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 vs Canon FL 55mm f/1.2+Speed Booster
Today we are pitting the brand new HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 against an ancient lens with a modern adapter. The Canon FL 55mm f/1.2 mounted to the Metabones Speed Booster gives us a combination resulting in a 39mm f/0.9 lens. Given the similar maximum aperture and similar focal length of these two optics, I thought…
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First Impressions: HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85
I just received a copy of the HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85. This is the fastest lens in production for any system right now, and is available for most of the mirrorless mounts. This is simply a first impressions post, from a bit of shooting today. My full review will come sometime in the next week…
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Photokina 2014 Preview
It’s that time again: Photokina is less than a month away, and this year’s show promises to be huge. Photokina occurs every two years in Cologne, Germany and is the largest photography trade show in the world. Photokina 2014 takes place between September 16 and 21, and will feature over 1,000 photographic exhibitors to…
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Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
Fuji has done a great job in building a robust lineup for their X-Series mirrorless cameras, but despite releasing the weathersealed X-T1 earlier this year, they hadn’t created a weathersealed lens until now. The XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R OIS WR is a wide range super-zoom lens that features Fuji’s new Weather Resistant tag, with rubber…
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Review: Rokinon (Samyang) 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS (Sony E-Mount)
Samyang Optics has been around for over 40 years, but has gained recent acclaim in the past decade by releasing some truly outstanding lenses for SLRs and mirrorless cameras that provide high-end image quality at bargain prices, under a variety of brand names including Rokinon, Bower, Walimex and a few more. The company has been active in…
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