Month: February 2021

  • Review: Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

    Review: Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM

    As Canon’s RF mount lens lineup continues to grow, we are finally starting to see some of the staple lenses for advanced amateurs come forward. While Canon released the compact and excellent RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS last year, many enthusiasts were hoping for a similar treatment for the very popular f/4 telezoom line. Well it’s…

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  • Review: Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift

    Review: Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift

    Laowa is a relative newcomer to the consumer photographic industry, but in the short time they’ve been around they have released a large number of unique lenses that provide capabilities that aren’t available from any other manufacturer. From extreme ultra-wide angle lenses, to greater than 1:1 macro lenses and probe lenses, they’ve created some truly…

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  • Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS vs. Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS

    Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS vs. Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS

    First off: this is not a review. This is a simple test under controlled conditions to evaluate image quality of these two compact L-series telephotos. A full review of the RF 70-200mm f/4L IS can be found here, while my review of the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS can be found here. In November, Canon expanded…

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  • Review: Voigtländer 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar

    Review: Voigtländer 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar

    Today I’m reviewing the Voigtländer 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar – an all manual lens for Sony E-Mount. In 2021, you wouldn’t think that fully manual lenses would be gaining much of a foothold in the photographic world, but Voigtländer has managed to create a wonderful line of E-Mount lenses that have been largely successful. I’m sure…

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