• 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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  • Hands-On: Leica Booth: Leica SL and Leica Q

    Hands-On: Leica Booth: Leica SL and Leica Q

    Continuing my coverage from day 1 of PhotoPlus Expo in New York comes the news from Leica. Leica SL The newest mirrorless system is the brand new Leica SL, which was announced just two days ago.  The SL bucks the trend of ‘small mirrorless’ and instead simply treats it as any other high-end imaging system…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Hands-On: Fujifilm Booth: 35mm f/2 WR, 1.4x TC

    Hands-On: Fujifilm Booth: 35mm f/2 WR, 1.4x TC

    Fuji has had a pretty quiet PhotoPlus announcement list, with only two new products being announced ahead of the show: the compact XF 35mm f/2 WR and the new 1.4x teleconverter.  I had hands on with both products for a short while. XF 35mm f/2 WR The 35mm f/2 WR is the little brother to…

    Jordan Steele

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