• Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR

    Review: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR

    Fujifilm has done a wonderful job filling out the lenses for their X-mount camera system since it’s beginning in 2012.  Among my personal favorites have been the more recent compact f/2 series lenses, that many have dubbed the “Fujicron” lenses, as a nod to the high quality, super small Leica Summicron lenses. These include the…

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  • Review: Sony a6400

    Review: Sony a6400

    With Sony’s recent emphasis on full-frame cameras and lenses, many users of Sony’s original APS-C E-mount cameras have begun to feel a bit left out. While Sony still has a long way to go with regards to native APS-C lens selection, the APS-C camera line got another injection of technology with the brand-new a6400.  While…

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  • My Favorite Photos of 2018

    My Favorite Photos of 2018

    We’re three months into 2019, and I usually post my Favorite Photos of the Year in late December or early January, but I missed it this year.  Still, I’ve done a collection of my favorite photos of the year each year since I founded this site in 2012, and I didn’t want to miss is…

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  • Review: Voigtländer 21mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar (Sony E-mount)

    Review: Voigtländer 21mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar (Sony E-mount)

    I mentioned it when I reviewed Voigtländer’s excellent 40mm f/1.2:  Voigtländer has been killing it of late.  Cosina has managed to take a brand that had been dormant for a while, and resurrect it with a wide variety of unique manual focus lenses for both Leica M mount and now Sony E-Mount.  Today’s reviewed lens,…

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  • Review: Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G

    Review: Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G

    Today I’m looking at Sony’s extreme wide-angle zoom, the 12-24mm f/4 G. As photography has progressed, more and more exotic lens designs have become possible.  Decades ago, a 24mm lens was considered extremely wide and 20mm was an almost unheard of ultra-wide angle.  Now, the standard ultra wide zoom starts at 16mm, and more exotic…

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  • Review: Canon EOS R

    Review: Canon EOS R

    This has been a big year for the mirrorless industry, as the two big boys, Canon and Nikon have both thrown themselves into the Full-Frame mirrorless world to give Sony some competition.  The EOS R is Canon’s first entry into this space, and it comes with their new RF mirrorless mount.  Canon made some very…

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  • Some Site Changes are Incoming

    This is just a heads up on what’s going on with the site at the moment.   Over the next few days to a week, you’ll likely see some visual changes to the site.  Admiring Light has basically looked the same since I launched the site in 2012, and frankly, I think it’s gotten a bit…

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  • Review: Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (Sony E Mount)

    Review: Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (Sony E Mount)

    Sigma has recently jumped into the full-frame E-Mount system by creating new native E-Mount versions of many of their very well received Art series lenses. Today I’m looking at one of those well regarded lenses, the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG Art for Sony E-Mount. The Sigma 135mm f/1.8 is a monster of a lens, with…

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