Author: Markus Stamm

If you could pick only one lens, what would you choose? For many photographers, that would be a 35mm prime. Sure, not everyone would agree, but 35mm is such a popular focal length that no manufacturer would even remotely consider losing a fair amount of sales (and likely some reputation) by not offering such a prime. So, it is no surprise that Nikon offered the Z 35/1.8 S as one of the first lenses for the then-brand-new Z system.Like most of its current f/1.8 cousins, it is a member of the “S-Line,” which classifies it as a professional-grade lens. At…

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Introduction With the Fujinon XF 80mm f/2.8, Fujifilm added a second macro lens to its line of XF lenses. Unlike the XF 60/2.4, that was announced in the very early days of the XF system and is a solid, but also kind of basic design, the XF 80 features a spec sheet with almost everything that Fujifilm’s marketing created a name or abbreviation for. There’s an aperture ring (‘R’), a linear focus motor (‘LM’), a 5-stop optical stabilization system (‘OIS’) and of course the lens is weather-resistant, too (‘WR’). On top, it’s the first Fujinon XF to offer 1:1 magnification…

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