The Canon RF 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM is what you could describe as a middle-ground lens in the Canon lens…
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Introduction It appears that Sony can’t get enough ultra-wide lenses. The next one in line is the Sony FE 16mm…
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…
Introduction Lately, the manufacturers have started to leave the beaten path and pushed lenses with rather extreme specs in the…
Some may not understand it, but from a personal perspective, yours truly has long waited for a “premium” super-ultra-wide prime…
Introduction We reviewed the Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 in Sony E-mount about a year ago, and the results were more…
Smaller sensor formats promise more compact gear. To some degree, this is a bit of a sweet illusion, but let’s…
The Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary is Sigma’s second ultra-wide zoom lens for full-format mirrorless cameras, after the more…
Laowa finally did it. It took them a LONG while, but they finally released their first autofocus lens. And it…
Manufacturer page: https://th.hkyongnuo.com/products/yn11mm-f18s-da-dsm-wl?VariantsId=10292 SpecificationsOptical construction10 elements in 9 groups (1x aspherical, 1x HR, 3x UD)Number of aperture blades7 (circular)min. focus…
Introduction In the last 5 years or so, the ultra-wide lens market has gone bonkers. During the DSLR era, 14mm…
Introduction Tamron had quite a run in recent years with rapid releases of new lenses for mirrorless systems. Obviously, they…
Introduction The Samyang AF 12mm f/2 E has been on the market for quite some time, so we are a…
Introduction Many of us know the problem – sometimes wide and fast just isn’t wide and fast enough. And then…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published March 2023 Introduction The release of the Panasonic/Leica DG Summilux 9mm f/1.7 ASPH killed a…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published December 2022 Introduction Tokina was and still is a powerhouse when it comes to ultra-wide…
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 August 2022 Introduction Meike has had quite a stampede of new lens releases lately. One…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published May 2022 Introduction Every once in a while, many of us are feeling an itch…
Introduction As of the time of this review, Samyang has been the only third-party manufacturer offering AF lenses in Canon…
by Klaus Schroiff, published August 2021 Introduction In our last part of our Tamron prime lens review mini-series, we’ll have…
by Klaus Schroiff, published February 2021 Introduction Tamron has been an early adopter of the mirrorless concept so it’s not…
by Klaus Schroiff, published January 2021 Introduction Over the last few years, Laowa has created an arsenal of ultra-wide prime…
by Klaus Schroiff, published September 2020 Introduction Laowa has explored many extreme lens designs ever since they started in 2013.…
by Klaus Schroiff, published August 2020 Introduction During recent years, mirrorless lenses suffered from a disease – they got bigger…
by Klaus Schroiff, published July 2020 Introduction Manufacturers love to explore the extremes because that’s a way of differentiating their…
by Klaus Schroiff, published January 2020 Introduction In our previous review, we covered the Viltrox PFU RBMH 85mm f/1.8 STM…
by Klaus Schroiff, published June 2019 Introduction As far as ultra-wide lenses are concerned, all the rage is about going…
by Klaus Schroiff, published January 2019 Introduction Laowa is one of the many small manufacturers that emerged over the recent…
by Klaus Schroiff, published July 2018 Introduction Every mature system is offering the holy trinity of zoom lenses – thus…
by Klaus Schroiff, published April 2018 Introduction If you want to play a role in the professional (full format) market…
by Klaus Schroiff, published September 2017 Introduction The Sony FE system is quite blessed by many lens options these days.…
by Klaus Schroiff, published July 2017 Introduction You have a variety of choices when it comes to Zeiss lenses for…
Laowa may not be a well-known player to most of you but recently they caused quite some stir with their…
Traditionally a professional zoom lens system is supposed to consist of a gang of three core lenses – an ultra-wide-,…
During the introduction of the NEX system, Sony followed a rather erratic strategy regarding the introduction of new lenses. It…