Decades ago, fast zoom lenses had a maximum aperture of f/4. When AF SLRs emerged, the speed increased to f/2.8,…
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The FE 100mm f/2.8 macro GM OSS is Sony’s 2nd generation macro lens for the E-mount system. It supersedes the…
The old Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM is a good lens. However, it isn’t exceptional. Sony got the message and…
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,…
Introduction For decades, full-format standard zoom lenses have been confined to the 24-XX or 28-XXmm range. This only changed very…
Introduction When it comes to camera gear, hybrid is the new black – thus, cameras and lenses should be aligned…
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…
Introduction While Sony has been the undisputed leader in terms of the number of professional-grade mirrorless system lenses for many…
Introduction Every once in a while, many of us are feeling an itch for something exotic – a super-tele maybe,…
Introduction There is an almost mad amount of 35mm full format lenses available in Sony E-mount. As of the time…
Introduction Super-tele zoom lenses have been around for many years in the DSLR world. Especially Sigma and Tamron have a…
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…
Introduction It may seem a bit strange but these days full-format 28mm prime lenses are almost exotics. The unpopularity probably…
Introduction We have to admit that there was a rather embarrassing gap in our list of Sony E-mount lens reviews…
Introduction Sony has enjoyed quite a headstart compared to Canon R/Nikon Z but obviously they keep on pushing. Lately, they have focused…
Introduction If you like (classic-)cars you may know the statement that there’s no substitution for engine displacement but more displacement.…
One of the core components of a professional grade system is a fast medium tele-zoom lens – such as theSony…
Introduction If you want to play a role in the professional (full format) market you have to offer a variety…
Sony users can choose between a wide variety of different lens options nowadays, but selecting a standard zoom lens has…
Introduction Recently, we reviewed the Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 – as it turned out, it’s quite an awesome lens. However,…
Introduction The Sony FE system is quite blessed by many lens options these days. While the third-party gang hasn’t really…
Introduction After having reviewed several hundred of lenses, there aren’t too many new lenses that make me truly excited to…
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…