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Review: MindShift BackLight 18L

Posted on December 28, 2019December 29, 2019 by Jordan Steele

If you’ve been to the site the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen my recent posts concerning my trip to Death Valley, and a more local trip for some waterfalls at Tinker’s Creek here in Ohio.  When I was gearing up for my trip to Death Valley, I knew that I was going to be…

Review: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art (Sony E-Mount)

Posted on December 14, 2019April 16, 2020 by Jordan Steele

The 35mm landscape for the Sony E-Mount has a wide array of options to choose from, and it’s become even more crowded with the recent announcements of Sony’s long-awaited FE 35mm f/1.8, and Sigma’s brand-new ultra-fast 35mm f/1.2 FE, not to mention Tamron’s new 35mm f/2.8.  However, at the fast f/1.4 aperture, there are three…

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A Trip to Death Valley

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Jordan Steele

This past week, I had the opportunity to head to southern California for my cousin’s wedding.  After the wedding, I stuck around for a couple of days and drove up to Death Valley for some photography.  I didn’t have a lot of time, just a day and a half, but tried to make the most…

A Fall Morning Along Tinker’s Creek

Posted on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 by Jordan Steele

I had a chance to go out yesterday to a nice waterfall and stream nestled in the suburban sprawl of Cleveland, Ohio.  Tinker’s Creek is one of the tributaries of the Cuyahoga River, and the falls are near where an old mill once stood.  Despite the lack of rain in Ohio over the past month,…

Review: Voigtländer 12mm f/5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar

Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 by Jordan Steele

Cosina, the manufacturer behind the modern Voigtländer brand, has been producing outstanding optics for the Sony E-mount for the last several years. I’ve reviewed several of these lenses, and have been regularly impressed.  Voigtländer has managed to produce high-end manual focus lenses that rival the very well received Zeiss Loxia line in many ways for…

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Review: Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD

Posted on September 10, 2019November 9, 2019 by Jordan Steele

Tamron had great success with their first full-frame Sony E-mount lens, the 28-75mm f/2.8. The lens was affordable, had very good image quality, a solid yet lightweight build and made for a very nice alternative to the Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM.  Now they are targeting the ultra-wide zoom segment with the new Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8…

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Review: Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary (Sony E-Mount)

Posted on August 24, 2019August 28, 2019 by Jordan Steele

Sigma has had two distinct strategies when it comes to mirrorless lenses.  On the full-frame side, they simply ported their DSLR lenses to Sony E-Mount (and later the L-mount) by basically building in their mount adapter logic into the lens and extending a tube to make up the flange distance, though this is beginning to…

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Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 vs Sony/Zeiss 16-35mm f/4

Posted on July 28, 2019February 26, 2021 by Jordan Steele

Tamron just released their brand new 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony E-Mount, and it’s a very intriguing offer from Tamron.  The lens retails for $899, which is $450 cheaper than the Sony/Zeiss 16-35mm f/4 OSS that is involved in this comparison, and a whopping $1,300 less than the equal aperture (but wider…

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