Sony’s APS-C lens lineup has grown steadily over the past several years with several quality prime lenses. One of those lenses is the Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS. Almost every camera system in the world has a relatively fast ‘normal’ lens, that is a lens that has a focal length similar to the length of the…
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Review: Fujifilm 11mm Extension Tube MCEX-11
Fuji surprised the market by releasing something that is both the first of its kind and something that people have been waiting for since the beginning of mirrorless: Native OEM extension tubes. It’s surprising to me that it took 6 years for the first original equipment manufacturer to create extension tubes for their system. In November 2014, Fuji…
Review: Sony A7II
It’s been about a year since Sony shook up the mirrorless industry with the release of the full-frame A7 and A7r. They followed up with a low-light king, the A7s, in the summer, and now the original A7 sees a refresh with the A7II – a camera that is largely about refining the A7 brand,…
Review: Carl Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4 Vario-Tessar ZA OSS
As Sony expands their full frame mirrorless lineup, the system as a whole becomes more complete, and one of the key pieces of that more encompassing lineup is the first native ultra-wide-angle lens. In this case, it’s the Carl Zeiss 16-35mm f/4 OSS, which covers a great range in a pro-grade lens for Sony’s E-Mount….
Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR
Fujifilm’s X-Series interchangeable lens system has only been around for a bit less than three years, and in that time, they’ve managed to put together a rather impressive lens lineup. However, missing from that lineup until recently are pro-grade fast zoom lenses. While the fast standard zoom is set to be released in 2015, Fuji…
Review: Olympus M. Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO
2014 is shaping up to be the year of the professional grade telephoto zoom lens. Sony started off the year with their full frame 70-200mm f/4 for E-mount, and Olympus, Fuji and Samsung all announced new f/2.8 zooms at Photokina this year. Today we’re looking at Olympus’ brand new M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens, which…
Review: Panasonic Lumix LX100
Panasonic has had a long line of premium compact cameras in their LX lineup. Previously, these cameras featured fast lenses, premium construction and fairly good image quality, considering the relatively small sensor. However, with the rise of high-end compact cameras with large sensors, such as the Sony RX100 series and Canon’s G1X lineup, Panasonic felt…
Review: Sigma 19mm f/2.8 DN Art (Sony E-Mount)
Sigma’s mirrorless lens lineup at the moment consists of a trinity of prime lenses, from wide-angle to short telephoto. We take a look at the widest of the current Sigma DN lenses for mirrorless lenses, the 19mm f/2.8 DN Art. The Sigma 19mm has been around for a little while, but, along with the 30mm…