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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Formally, Canon doesn’t have a “prosumer” (mid-grade) grade lens lineup like Sony with its G class. However, they’ve started adding…
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…
Ref.: https://www.hasselblad.com/x-system/lenses/xcd-20-35e/ Approx price: Â $5,929 USD SpecificationsOptical construction16 elements in 12 groups (3x aspherical, 4x ED)Number of aperture blades9 (rounded)min.…
Introduction Lately, the manufacturers have started to leave the beaten path and pushed lenses with rather extreme specs in the…
Smaller sensor formats promise more compact gear. To some degree, this is a bit of a sweet illusion, but let’s…
Price: $1300 USD / 1550 EUR SpecificationsOptical construction21 elements in 15 groups (4x ED, 3x aspherical)Number of aperture blades9 (rounded)min.…
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…
Nikon has lots of fancy lenses in their lineup. These keep us excited, but in terms of volume, the bread-and-butter…
70-200mm f/2.8s are among the most popular lenses among enthusiast photographers – for a reason. They are fast enough to…
Introduction Some of the OEMs now offer ultra-wide zoom lenses with some coverage into standard focal lengths. In Sony land,…
Introduction Tamron had quite a run in recent years with rapid releases of new lenses for mirrorless systems. Obviously, they…
Introduction As of the time of this review, Canon R-mount is still a closed system. If you are a professional…
Introduction Time flies also in the mirrorless camera world. Some of the lenses released early in this era are getting…
Introduction Samyang has been a lens manufacturer for quite a while but only recently released their first zoom lens -…
Introduction Having multiple lens grades to choose from is great from a consumer perspective. Sony knows this as well and…
Introduction In an era in which long tele zoom lenses are reaching 600mm, the 100-400mm class may almost feel dated,…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published May 2023 Introduction Most of us start photography with an affordable camera kit. This will…
by Klaus Schroiff, published May 2023 Introduction For decades, full-format standard zoom lenses have been confined to the 24-XX or…
by Klaus Schroiff, published April 2023 Introduction Reviewing a “super zoom” lens is both heaven and hell. It’s heaven because…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published March 2023 Introduction Sometimes, albeit rarely, a new lens seems to defy conventions. Straight f/2.8…
Introduction Third-party vendors have a difficult task when it comes to super-tele zoom lenses in Sony E-mount. There’s a behemoth…
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 October 2022 Introduction Lately, Tamron had quite a run with lots of attractive new products…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published October 2022 Introduction A mighty long tele lens has been a deep dark gap in…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published August 2022 Introduction When it comes to camera gear, hybrid is the new black -…
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 April 2022 Introduction The Canon RF 28-70mm f/2 USM L was one of the first…
Review by Klaus Schroiff, published December 2021 Introduction The Sigma 100-400mm f/5.6-6.3 DG DN OS is the mirrorless camera version of…
by Klaus Schroiff, published September 2021 Introduction The overall market has been shifting to high-end products, and primarily towards the…
Introduction With full format mirrorless cameras replacing APS-C format, it is inevitable to see a rise in offerings of entry-level…
Introduction Sony’s APS-C system has been a 2nd class citizen during the last few years. New native APS-C format lenses…
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 February 2021 Introduction The Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD is a member of Tamron’s own…
Introduction With the XF 16-80/4 R OIS WR Fujifilm offers a general purpose standard zoom that covers the popular range…
Introduction Canon has been THE dominant player in the super-telephoto arena for decades. There are many photos of sports events…
by Klaus Schroiff, published November 2020 Introduction Fast standard zoom lenses are incredibly popular in the photographic community – yet…
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 Canon has upped the game compared to their DSLR lineup with pretty much every new lens they released for…
Introduction There is one type of lens that finds its way into pretty much every press/wedding photographer’s camera bag -…
Introduction Over the last couple of decades, we came to expect how a 70/80-200mm f/2.8 shall look like – these…
by Klaus Schroiff, published December 2019 Introduction Every serious system is offering a holy trinity of the fast zoom lenses…
by Klaus Schroiff, published December 2019 Introduction There are long lenses and REALLY long lenses – and the Leica DG…
by Klaus Schroiff, published July 2019 Introduction While mirrorless systems have been around for quite some time, the uptake by…
Introduction Canon’s new R system is still at the very beginning of its journey. However, it starts with two standard…
by Klaus Schroiff, published July 2018 Introduction Every mature system is offering the holy trinity of zoom lenses – thus…
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 September 2017 Introduction The Sony FE system is quite blessed by many lens options these days.…
The Micro-Four-Thirds (MFT) system is blessed by having two primary manufacturers. Their combined lineup is highly impressive by now and…
Which single lens would you take to a remote island? The answer will, of course, vary according to the individual…
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…
Many users aren’t really seeking for the very best standard zoom lens with its correspondingly high price tag. Instead they…
Traditionally a professional zoom lens system is supposed to consist of a gang of three core lenses – an ultra-wide-,…
At the time Olympus started the “classic” Four-Thirds system, they focused on professional grade lenses. However, this didn’t work out…
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…
The Micro Four-Thirds system is a bit in a vulnerable position these days. They are receiving increasing heat from Fujifilm…
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…
by Sebastian Milczanowski, published Jan 2014 Lens kindly provided by Hendrik Baumgarten. After five and a half years of Micro-Four-Thirds…
Micro-Four-Thirds (MFT) may offer the most extensive mirrorless lens system but even so it has one significant shortcoming – professional-grade…
Micro-Four-Thirds (MFT) is undoubtedly the mirrorless system with the biggest footprint in the market today. However, so far the system…