• Canon EF Lenses on Sony A7 II (Firmware 2.0)

    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…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 vs. Sony FE 28mm f/2

    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…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon T*

    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…

    Jordan Steele

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  • A Trip to New York

    A Trip to New York

    As I’m sure you’ve all realized given the last eight posts, I was in New York over the past week for PhotoPlus Expo.  While I already posted some photos, I thought I’d share the collection of shots I managed to get throughout my time in New York.  It was a busy week, with show attendance…

    Jordan Steele

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  • PhotoPlus Tidbits and Roundup

    PhotoPlus Tidbits and Roundup

    PhotoPlus Expo 2015 has come to a close, and I’m back home after a nice trip to New York.  Here I’m going to discuss a few of the other things I saw at the show as well as round-up the show a bit. There were some nice things at the show, but overall, I have…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Hands-On: DxO One

    Hands-On: DxO One

    It’s not a mirrorless camera, nor from one of the big players, but the DxO One, DxO’s first foray into hardware, is an intriguing entry to the photographic market. DxO figures that you bring your smartphone with you everywhere anyway, and sometimes you want better quality than a smartphone can provide, but you also don’t…

    Jordan Steele

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  • PhotoPlus: Olympus and Panasonic Booths

    PhotoPlus: Olympus and Panasonic Booths

    If you’ve been following my PhotoPlus articles so far, you may note that this post doesn’t headline with ‘Hands-On’.  I did handle some Olympus and Panasonic gear, and I’ll discuss, but frankly, neither Panasonic nor Olympus had any truly new products to try out this year.  A rather hum-drum PhotoPlus from the two Micro 4/3 makers.…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Hands-On: Mitakon Booth: 135mm f/1.4, 35mm f/0.95, 25mm f/0.95

    Hands-On: Mitakon Booth: 135mm f/1.4, 35mm f/0.95, 25mm f/0.95

    I happend upon the Mitakon booth on my way out of PhotoPlus for the day, and saw the newly announced limited edition 135mm f/1.4, and just had to stop.  Along the way, I tried out two other new ultra-fast prime lenses for E-mount and Micro 4/3. Mitakon 135mm f/1.4 This lens, the fastest 135mm available,…

    Jordan Steele

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