The old Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM is a good lens. However, it isn’t exceptional. Sony got the message and…
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Sigma took their time to release the lens, but the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports is finally here…
Introduction One of the differentiators of Sony’s E-mount is the triple-grade lens lineup. Besides the budget and professional GM lenses,…
Introduction The Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM was a good first shot when it came out, but it’s also a…
70-200mm f/2.8s are among the most popular lenses among enthusiast photographers – for a reason. They are fast enough to…
Introduction Time flies also in the mirrorless camera world. Some of the lenses released early in this era are getting…
Introduction In an era in which long tele zoom lenses are reaching 600mm, the 100-400mm class may almost feel dated,…
by Klaus Schroiff, published May 2023 Introduction For decades, full-format standard zoom lenses have been confined to the 24-XX or…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published August 2022 Introduction When it comes to camera gear, hybrid is the new black -…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published August 2022 Introduction At the time Sony announced their set (11mm f/1.8, 15mm f/1.4G, 10-20mm…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published June 2022 Introduction While Sony has been the undisputed leader in terms of the number…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published May 2022 Introduction Every once in a while, many of us are feeling an itch…
by Klaus Schroiff, published June 2021 Introduction There is an almost mad amount of 35mm full format lenses available in…
by Klaus Schroiff, published September 2020 Introduction Super-tele zoom lenses have been around for many years in the DSLR world.…
Introduction Sony has been pushing full-format E-mount lenses during recent years whereas dedicated APS-C lenses have been neglected. However, there…
Introduction Sigma seems to have hit a sweet spot with its “DC DN” trinity of fast APS-C/MFT format prime lenses…
by Klaus Schroiff, published February 2020 Introduction It may seem a bit strange but these days full-format 28mm prime lenses…
Introduction We have to admit that there was a rather embarrassing gap in our list of Sony E-mount lens reviews…
by Klaus Schroiff, published October 2019 Introduction Sony has enjoyed quite a headstart compared to Canon R/Nikon Z but obviously…
by Klaus Schroiff, published July 2019 Introduction If you like (classic-)cars you may know the statement that there’s no substitution…
One of the core components of a professional grade system is a fast medium tele-zoom lens – such as theSony…
by Klaus Schroiff, published April 2018 Introduction If you want to play a role in the professional (full format) market…
Sony users can choose between a wide variety of different lens options nowadays, but selecting a standard zoom lens has…
by Klaus Schroiff, published December 2017 Introduction Recently, we reviewed the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 – as it turned out,…
by Klaus Schroiff, published September 2017 Introduction The Sony FE system is quite blessed by many lens options these days.…
by Klaus Schroiff, published August 2017 Introduction After having reviewed several hundred of lenses, there aren’t too many new lenses…
Sony’s full format mirrorless system has been an immense success in recent years and with the release of the Alpha…
When it comes to publicity and excitement, we are usually talking about lenses such as the Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 OSS…
Following Fujifilm’s strategy Sony started the FE system by releasing mostly high priced lenses first. Regarding their comparatively expensive full-format…
Sony’s ramp up of their full format E-mount lineup is in rapid progress. This time we’ll have a look at…
Welcome to our first review based on the Sony A7R II (42 megapixels). Some of you may be surprised why…
The Sony’s strategy regarding thei APS-C format E-mount system (formerly NEX) may appear to be a bit odd but it’s…
During the introduction of the NEX system, Sony followed a rather erratic strategy regarding the introduction of new lenses. It…
So far Sony didn’t really bother to offer high quality tele lenses for the E-mount but with the introduction of…
One of the key elements of a system is the availability of – hopefully decent – standard zoom lenses. Sony…
It is interesting how things changed during the last few years. There was a time when it (progress in photographic…