Month: November 2015
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Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm f/2 R WR
The Fuji XF 35mm f/2 R WR is the first prime lens that Fuji has released that duplicates an existing lens in focal length, as it joins its older f/1.4 brother as a second normal prime option for the X-Series. While the 35mm f/2 isn’t significantly smaller, it has a few other tricks up its…
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Fuji 35mm f/1.4 vs. Fuji 35mm f/2
Today, I’m pitting the original lens for the X-Series, the venerable XF 35mm f/1.4 R against the new normal prime, the XF 35mm f/2 R WR, a slightly more compact and weather resistant lens that has just been released for the X-Series of interchangeable lens cameras. The lenses carry the same field of view and…
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Canon EF Lenses on Sony A7 II (Firmware 2.0)
Sony released Firmware 2.0 for the nearly year-old A7 II on November 18, though it was put up a few hours early by several Sony sites in Europe, so those who wanted could do the upgrade a bit early if they so desired. This firmware was billed primarily for bringing uncompressed RAW capability to the A7…
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Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 vs. Sony FE 28mm f/2
Today I’m looking at a quick test of two wide-angle lenses for the Sony full-frame E-Mount: the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon and the Sony FE 28mm f/2. There’s a $900 price gap between the two lenses, which share a somewhat similar field of view and the same maximum aperture. How do they compare? Let’s…
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Review: Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon T*
Zeiss has been making waves the past few years, and their two lines in the full-frame Sony E-Mount have largely been well received. Today I’m looking at the wide-angle member of the autofocus 25mm f/2 Batis. This lens is a new optical formula based on the Distagon design, rather than the Biogon design that is…
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