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The new Sigma 85mm f/1.4 and 12-24mm f/4 Art lenses explained and tested
Nov 3, 2016
TJ Hansen
Recent announcements from Sigma have made a lot of portrait and landscape photographers very happy- the question is, can the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and the Sigma…
Shooting with a 50+ year old Russian lens on a Sony A7RII
Oct 28, 2016
John Aldred
The Helios 44-2 is one of my favourite old lenses. This, along with the Jupiter-9 are my two most used manual focus lenses for stills…
This 250° fisheye lens is so wide it can almost see behind itself
Oct 20, 2016
John Aldred
Entaniya’s fisheye lenses for GoPro cameras have proven to be quite popular since they were initially released. They led to the creation of something Entaniya…
The new Lensbaby Trio 28 combines the Sweet, Twist and Velvet lenses into one + exclusive first look
Oct 5, 2016
John Aldred
If you wanted to buy the Lensbaby Sweet, Twist 60 and Velvet separately, you’d be spending over $1,000. Now, you can get all three for…
Fuji X-T2 vs Nikon D5; Real world portrait comparisons with Raw sample downloads
Sep 16, 2016
John Aldred
Ok, it might be a little unfair to put a $2,400 camera and lens against a $8,100 camera and lens. One would expect a camera…
Canon’s new EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM Lens has a built in LCD screen
Sep 15, 2016
John Aldred
It’s been rumoured for while now that Canon would start introducing LCDs into their lenses. Last week, we even saw some suggestions as to what they…
How to get a 50mm f/1.2 lens for only $20
Sep 13, 2016
John Aldred
Super fast primes are a handy thing to have. But they’re not cheap. Their price puts them out of reach for many photographers. Even if…
Samyang kicks off its new Premium line of lenses with an 85mm f/1.2 and 14mm f/2.4
Sep 12, 2016
John Aldred
Samyang have today announced two new lenses to start their Premium range. An 85mm f/1.2 and 14mm f/2.4. These new lenses, Samyang say, offer “unprecedented…
Primoplan 58 f1.9 should be a razor sharp lens wrapped in fabulous bokeh
Sep 11, 2016
Udi Tirosh
You know the saying “they don’t make them like they used to”? Apparently, Meyer Optik wants to make them exactly like they used to. And by…
Laowa’s hydrophobic Frog Eye lens coating makes shooting in the rain a breeze
Sep 9, 2016
John Aldred
You may remember Laowa fully funded their new 12mm f/2.8 lens kickstarter within 30 seconds of going live last month. Thanks to the claims of high…