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Canon 85mm f/1.2 RF vs. EF: Which one is the winner?
Jun 25, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The 85mm is the favorite lens of many portrait photographers. The 85mm f/1.2 RF was introduced last year, and it has become a choice of…
You can now shoot giant 187MP images with Leica SL2
Jun 23, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Then Leica SL2 almost doubles the resolution of its predecessor, the Leica SL: from 24 to 47.3 megapixels. But the latest firmware update allows you…
Laowa releases three new 7.5mm, 9mm and 15mm cine lenses for MFT, Super 35 and Full-Frame
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
Venus Optics, the company behind Laowa, has announced three new cine lenses. They are the Laowa 7.5mm T2.1 Cine for Micro Four Thirds, the Laowa…
Tokina has released a new flagship 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens for APS-C DSLRs
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
Tokina has announced its new atx-i 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens for Nikon and Canon APS-C DSLRs. As an APS-C lens, it offers a full-frame field…
Video shows how badly scratches and dirt on your lens affects your photos
Jun 18, 2020
John Aldred
People are paranoid about scratching their lenses. So much so that they’ll actually put filters over the end of them, intentionally degrading the overall image…
Sigma announces new 100-400mm f/5-6.3 mirrorless lens, 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters and a new USB dock
Jun 18, 2020
John Aldred
Sigma has today officially unveiled the new Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary lens, their first ultra-telephoto lens designed specifically for full-frame mirrorless cameras….
An in-depth review of Meike’s new $159 3.5mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye lens
Jun 17, 2020
John Aldred
Recently Meike announced their new 3.5mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye lens. It’s a super low budget extreme wide-angle lens costing a mere $159.99 designed for Micro…
Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 lens is coming for Sony FE; here are first leaked photos
Jun 12, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Sigma first introduced a 100-400mm f/5-6.3 Contemporary lens quite a while ago. It’s an affordable yet powerful zoom lens, but it has been available only…
MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2 pancake lens is as slim as a lens cap
Jun 12, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Japanese lens manufacturer MS Optics has released Aporia 24mm F2, a pancake lens for Leica M-mount. While all pancake lenses are slim and compact, this…
Diffraction made simple – Why your pictures are softer at f/22 than at f/8
Jun 11, 2020
John Aldred
It’s something that all of us have run into at some point or another, particularly when we’re still learning the basics of photography. We learn…