Introduction This is a retest of the Viltrox AF 15mm f/1.7 Air XF – this time with a silver finish,…
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Introduction I suppose that the readers of this article will fall into two categories – one group will be bored…
The Canon RF 35mm f/1.4 L VCM fills another gap in its R-mount lens lineup. Obviously, this is a moderately…
Introduction The Thypoch Simera 35mm f/1.4 Z is the 2nd lens provided by Thypoch for review. Once again, it’s a…
Introduction Most Chinese lens manufacturers prefer to enter the market on the value end of the food chain. However, there…
Amazingly affordable at just $600USD SpecificationsOptical construction11 elements in 9 groups (including 2 aspherical lens elements)Number of aperture blades9 (rounded)min.…
If you could pick only one lens, what would you choose? For many photographers, that would be a 35mm prime.…
Introduction Over the years, we have seen quite a few Chinese players, but most of them are still on the…
Introduction Canon may not have a Pentaxian-level love affair with pancake lenses, but they still have a history here. During…
Introduction Following our review of the Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2, let’s go a little wider with the…
Introduction It seems that comparatively slow-speed “budget” prime lenses are all the rage these days. A few years ago, Samyang…
Introduction There is an almost mad amount of 35mm full format lenses available in Sony E-mount. As of the time…
Introduction A little while ago, we reviewed the Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.8 and we were impressed by the maturity of the…
by Klaus Schroiff, published February 2020 Introduction The Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2 PRO is among the best lenses that we…
Introduction It may seem a bit strange but these days full-format 28mm prime lenses are almost exotics. The unpopularity probably…
Introduction SIgma is maintaining a small set of three very fast prime lenses dedicated to APS-C and Micro-Four-Thirds mirrorless cameras…
Introduction The Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 STM IS macro was one of the first RF-mount lenses released back in 2018.…
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…
Samyang (aka Rokinon) may not be a household name in the photographic world – yet – but the velocity of…
It seems as if the Zeiss-Sony relationship has cooled off a little lately- probably because both want to harvest the…
It is interesting how things changed during the last few years. There was a time when it (progress in photographic…
The Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 is – as of the time of this review – the 4th high-speed prime lens…