Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f1.2 review
May 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Mitakon Speedmaster is a mild telephoto prime lens with a bright focal ratio of f1.2. It's manual focus only but also much cheaper than the alternatives from Nikon and Canon. How does Zhongyi's lens perform - especially regarding Bokeh? Find out in my full review.…
Canon RF 100-300mm f2.8L IS USM review so far
April 20, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Canon RF 100-300mm f2.8L IS USM is a high-end telephoto zoom, aimed at close-range sports or where you need a little more reach than a 70-200. Find out more in my hands-on preview!…
Nikon Z 85mm f1.2 S review
April 7, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Z 85mm f1.2 S is Nikon's second prime lens with a bright focal ratio of f1.2. Aimed at wedding, fashion, or portrait photographers does it deliver the goods - especially regarding Bokeh? Find out in my full review.…
Sigma 17mm f4 DG DN review
April 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Sigma 17mm f4 DG DN is an ultra wide-angle prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras - and spoiler alert, it’s one of the most fun lenses I’ve tested in a while. Here's my review!…
Sigma 50mm f2 DG DN review
April 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Sigma 50mm f2 DG DN is a standard prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras, initially available in Sony-e and Leica-L mounts. Can it stand out in a crowded market of 50s? Find out in my review!…
Sigma 23mm f1.4 DC DN review
April 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Sigma 23mm f1.4 DC DN is a mild wide angle lens designed for mirrorless cameras with cropped APSC sensors. Available in Sony-e, Leica-L and Fujifilm-X mounts, it delivers coverage equivalent to 35mm. Here's my in-depth review!…
Nikon Z 26mm f2.8 review
March 16, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Z 26mm f2.8 is Nikon's smallest and lightest Z-Nikkor to date. How does it compare to their 24mm and 28mm prime lenses? Find out in my full review.…
Nikon Z 24-50mm f4-6.3 review
March 1, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Is Nikon's Z 24-50mm f4-6.3 worth considering as a kit lens? And how does it compare to the Z 24-70mm f4 S? Find out in my full review.…
Sony FE 50mm f1.4 GM review
February 21, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The FE 50mm f1.4 G Master is a standard prime lens with a fast aperture for Sony's full-frame mirrorless cameras. Find out how it compares to the 1.2 version and Sigma's recent 1.4 in my full review!…
Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art review
February 7, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art is a standard prime lens designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras and available for Sony e and Leica L mounts, the latter working on Panasonic Lumix S bodies. Is this the best mid-range 50? Find out in my full review!…
Sony FE 20-70mm f4 G review
January 17, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The FE 20-70mm f4 G is a general-purpose zoom for Sony mirrorless cameras, widening the range from 24-70 models, making it more attractive to vloggers or anyone who wants to capture large views. Find out more in my full review!…
Sigma 60-600mm f4.5-6.3 DG DN review
January 12, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Sigma 60-600mm DG DN takes you from standard to super-telephoto, ideal for sports and wildlife photography. In my review I test the mirrorless DG DN version!…
Tamron 70-300mm f4.5-6.3 Di III review
January 9, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Tamron 70-300mm f4.5-6.3 is Tamron’s first lens for Nikon Z-mount, and it's also available for Sony mirrorless. Find out how it measures-up in my full review!…
Tamron 20-40mm f2.8 Di III review
December 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Tamron 20-40mm f2.8 Di III is a wide-angle zoom designed for full-frame Sony mirrorless. See how it compares to Sony's FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM and Tamron's 17-28mm f2.8 Di III in my review!…
Voigtlander 65mm f2 APO-Lanthar Macro review-so-far
November 22, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Voigtländer 65mm f2 APO-Lanthar Macro is designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras and delivers 1:2 magnification. How does it compare to other macro lenses? Find out in my review-so-far!…
Nikon Z 600mm f4 TC VR S review-so-far
November 4, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Z 600mm f4 TC VR S is a long telephoto for Z-mount aimed at pro sports and wild-life photographers. It has an f4 focal ratio and a built-in 1.4x teleconverter. Find out more in my review so far!…
Canon RF 24mm f1.8 STM review
October 17, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Canon’s RF 24mm f1.8 is a compact wide lens for EOS R cameras, that’s capable of decent results from distant landscapes to close details. Find out more in my full review!…
Viltrox AF 35mm f1.8 review
September 6, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The AF 35mm f1.8 from Viltrox is a mild wide prime lens designed for mirrorless full-frame cameras with Nikon Z-mount or Sony E-mount. Is it a good alternative to Nikon's and Sony's 35mm f1.8 lenses? Find out in my in-depth review!…
Sigma 24mm f1.4 DG DN Art review
August 29, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The 24mm f1.4 DG DN Art from Sigma is a wide-angle prime lens designed for mirrorless full-frame cameras with L-mount or Sony E-mount. Is it a good alternative to Sony's FE 24mm f1.4 GM lens? Find out in my in-depth review!…
Tamron 50-400mm f4.5-6.3 Di III VC review
August 24, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Tamron 50-400mm f4.5-6.3 is a zoom lens for Sony’s Alpha mirrorless cameras sporting a huge 8x range from standard to long telephoto. Find out how it compares in my full review!…
Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG DN Art review
August 22, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The 20mm f1.4 DG DN Art from Sigma is an ultra-wide prime lens designed for mirrorless full-frame cameras with L-mount or Sony E-mount. Is it a worthy alternative to Sony's FE 20mm f1.8 G lens? Find out in my in-depth review!…
Voigtlander 35mm f2 APO-Lanthar review
August 15, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO-Lanthar is a mild wide-angle prime lens designed for mirrorless full-frame cameras from Sony and Nikon. Find out whether it's worth considering although it is manual focus only in my full review!…
Canon RF 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM review
August 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Canon RF 100mm f2.8L IS USM is a high-end macro lens for Canon’s EOS R mirrorless system that’s capable of 1.4x magnification on a full-frame body. In my review I’ll compare it against the highly-regarded EF version.…
Nikon 500mm f5.6E PF VR review
August 1, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Nikon's AF-S 500mm f5.6E VR S was introduced in 2018. Does it still hold up to Nikon's newest long telephoto lenses for their Z system? Find out in my in-depth review!…
Viltrox AF 24mm f1.8 review
July 25, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Viltrox AF 24mm f1.8 is an affordable wide-angle prime lens with autofocus for Nikon Z and Sony mirrorless cameras with full-frame sensors. Find out if it's a worthy alternative in our in-depth review!…
Voigtlander 50mm f2 APO-Lanthar review
July 11, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Voigtländer 50mm f2 APO-Lanthar is a standard prime lens designed for mirrorless cameras and corrected for full-frame sensors. Find out whether it's worth considering although it is manual focus only in my full review!…
Viltrox AF 50mm f1.8 review
July 6, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Viltrox AF 50mm f1.8 is a compact and affordable standard prime lens with autofocus for Nikon Z and Sony mirrorless cameras. Find out if it's a worthy alternative to the 50mm f1.8 lenses from Sony and Nikon in our in-depth review!…
Nikon Z 400mm f4.5 VR S review
June 29, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Nikon Z 400mm f4.5 VR S is a relatively compact telephoto prime lens for the full-frame Z-mount mirrorless system. How's it perform especially when used with teleconverters? Find out more in my full review!…
Samyang 800mm f8.0 review
June 6, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Samyang 800mm f8.0 is a long telephoto squeezed into a barrel just 172mm long, 1kg in weight, and at a low price too. Is it too good to be true? Possibly, as Thomas discovered in his latest review.…
Sony E 15mm f1.4 G review
June 1, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The Sony E 15mm f1.4 G is a fast wide prime lens designed for Sony’s mirrorless cameras with cropped APSC sensors. Find out if it's the best lens for you in my review!…