• Hands On: Olympus Booth (40-150mm f/2.8 and more)

    Hands On: Olympus Booth (40-150mm f/2.8 and more)

    It’s day one of Photokina 2014, and the Koelnmesse is buzzing with thousands of photographers and press. I stopped by the Olympus booth to check out their new , long-awaited 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro lens. The lens is, given the focal range and aperture, rather large for a Micro 4/3 lens, but it’s fairly compact for…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Alone in the Great Cathedral

    Just a quick post with one of my favorite personal pictures from yesterday here in Cologne.  On the way back to my hotel, I popped my head in the giant Cologne Cathedral, which I have visited several times in my life, but I’d never been inside at night.  I managed to snag this capture.  I…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Pre-Photokina – Lots of new Gear

    Pre-Photokina – Lots of new Gear

    Photokina is about to start and announcements are flying in.  I’m here in Cologne to cover all the action.  I had a chance to see a few of the new things ahead of the show, but the real meat will come later this week.  Make sure to come back daily for show reports from all…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 (Sony E-Mount)

    Review: HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 (Sony E-Mount)

    Speed.  It used to be than an f/1.4 lens was considered quite fast and f/1.2 was the pro-grade ultra-fast aperture.  Very, very rarely, a manufacturer would produce a lens at f/1.0 or very slightly faster…the elusive f/0.95.  Until recently, f/0.95 was an exceptionally rare aperture lens, only produced by Leica with their 50mm Noctilux.  However,…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 vs Canon FL 55mm f/1.2+Speed Booster

    Today we are pitting the brand new HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 against an ancient lens with a modern adapter.  The Canon FL 55mm f/1.2 mounted to the Metabones Speed Booster gives us a combination resulting in a 39mm f/0.9 lens. Given the similar maximum aperture and similar focal length of these two optics, I thought…

    Jordan Steele

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  • First Impressions: HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85

    First Impressions: HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85

    I just received a copy of the HandeVision Ibelux 40mm f/0.85.  This is the fastest lens in production for any system right now, and is available for most of the mirrorless mounts.  This is simply a first impressions post, from a bit of shooting today.  My full review will come sometime in the next week…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Photokina 2014 Preview

    Photokina 2014 Preview

    It’s that time again: Photokina is less than a month away, and this year’s show promises to be huge. Photokina occurs every two years in Cologne, Germany and is the largest photography trade show in the world.   Photokina 2014 takes place between September 16 and 21, and will feature over 1,000 photographic exhibitors to…

    Jordan Steele

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  • Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

    Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

    Fuji has done a great job in building a robust lineup for their X-Series mirrorless cameras, but despite releasing the weathersealed X-T1 earlier this year, they hadn’t created a weathersealed lens until now.  The XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R OIS WR is a wide range super-zoom lens that features Fuji’s new Weather Resistant tag, with rubber…

    Jordan Steele

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