Category: Reviews

  • Review: Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM

    Review: Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM

    When the first details about the Canon RF 16mm f/2.8 STM leaked in 2021, the lens sounded intriguing: the RF system could certainly use a mid-range ultra-wide prime. When later leaks suggested that the lens would cost only $299 and would be the same size as the nifty-fifty RF 50mm f/1.8, I thought there was…

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  • Review: TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4 ASPH (RF Mount)

    Review: TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4 ASPH (RF Mount)

    Manual focus lenses have seen a bit of a resurgence over the past 10 years, and if you’ve been following the site for a while, you know I have a certain fondness for them. It’s been great fun trying out older lenses, some of which are truly excellent optics even today. With the rise of…

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  • Review: Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM

    Review: Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM

    As Canon fleshes out their mirrorless RF mount, the usual suspects are starting to fall into place. After initially targeting the highest end users with the pro-grade f/2.8 zoom lenses and the exceptional 50mm f/1.2 and 85mm f/1.2 lenses, Canon has branched out to fill out the next tier of lenses targeted at enthusiasts and…

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  • Review: Fujifilm X100V

    Review: Fujifilm X100V

    I have reviewed quite a lot of Fujifilm gear, and have owned many of their cameras and lenses, but somehow I have never gotten around to reviewing their famous X100 lineup, which has been extremely popular since the first X100 was announced way back in 2010.  I’ve tried them out in stores or at trade…

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  • 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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  • 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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  • Review: Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM

    Review: Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM

    When Canon launched the RF mount mirrorless line of cameras and lenses, they released the system with an initial slate of four lenses. In a somewhat bold move, three of the lenses were core upper-end L-series professional lenses, including the RF 28-70mm f/2L, the RF 24-105mm f/4L, and this lens: the RF 50mm f/1.2L. Instead…

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