The long-awaited Fuji 56mm f/1.2 is here. Since first appearing on the Fujifilm lens roadmap over a year ago (then as a 56mm f/1.4), Fuji has upped the speed by a third of a stop, finalized the design and shipped one of the last missing links in the Fuji X prime lens lineup: a fast…
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Review: Fujifilm X-T1
Fuji has been releasing a host of new camera bodies for their X System, with a total of four new cameras in the past year. The latest breaks from the rangefinder-style tradition of the X-Series and brings us a mini-SLR style mirrorless camera in the X-T1. While it shares many of its features and capabilities…
Review: Fujifilm MHG-XE Grip
When Fuji announced their new ultra-wide zoom lens in mid-December, they also quietly announced new add-on grips for the XE series cameras and the X-Pro 1. The new X-T1 has a similar grip as well. While similar in design to the original grips released for the X-E1 and X-Pro1, the new MHG (Metal Hand Grip)…
Review: Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar T* (Fuji X-Mount)
Last year, Zeiss released its brand new line of lenses dedicated to APS-C mirrorless cameras. Here, I’ll be reviewing the ‘normal’ lens in that release, the Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Planar T*. While the version of the lens I reviewed was for Fujifilm X-Mount, the optics and internals should be identical between this and…
Review: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS
The new Panasonic GM1 was created with small size in mind. To that effect, Panasonic saw fit to design a new kit lens for the tiny camera. The result is the collapsing Panasonic 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS. Panasonic not only managed to make a lens that is barely larger than the miniscule 14mm f/2.5 pancake, but…
Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1
The mirrorless landscape has changed rapidly over the past five years, and many insiders have spelled the death of many of the players due to lower demand for serious cameras and the improvements and advertising push from larger companies. One thing that has been oft speculated is the decline of Micro 4/3 due to the…
Review: Rokinon (Samyang) 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye (Fujifilm X-Mount)
Rokinon is one of the many brand names that has been around for a while, though they don’t make their own lenses. Today, they serve almost exclusively as a rebadger for Samyang optics. Other brand names for Samyang lenses include Bower, Falcon, Pro-Optic and (sometimes) Vivitar. Samyang has made some waves in the industry as…
Review: Carl Zeiss FE 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar T* ZA
With the introduction of Sony’s A7 and A7r mirrorless cameras, the E-Mount gains new life, but also some new complications. Existing E-Mount lenses are designed to cover an APS-C image circle, and as such, a new line of lenses is required to cover the full-frame image sensors in these new Sony flagships. When the cameras…