The Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 is a super-telephoto zoom lens available for Canon, Nikon and Sony A-mount bodies. Announced in September 2016, it’s the second generation model from Tamron and identified by the A022 code compared to the A011 for the original version; the new model is also known as the…
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The Nikon 105mm f1.4E ED is a unique lens. It is the only current f1.4 105mm lens for full-frame bodies and it delivers beautiful-looking images with very attractive Bokeh and very good contrast and sharpness across the full-frame sensor, even with the aperture opened to f1.4. This performance coupled with the build-quality of a professional…
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The Samyang 135mm f2.0 ED UMC is a top-performing lens. It delivers beautiful-looking images with excellent contrast and sharpness on a high resolution full-frame camera, even with the aperture opened to f2.0. In addition it has the very low longitudinal CAs of an apochromatic lens and offers a beautiful background Bokeh. And this all at…
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The Zeiss 135mm f2.0 Apo Sonnar is one of the best 135/2.0 lenses available. It delivers beautiful-looking images with crisp contrast and very fine resolution across the board, even with the aperture opened to f2.0. And this performance is coupled with a tank-like build-quality. But the price-tag of 1800 USD/EUR means that any negative aspects…
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The Tamron SP 85mm f1.8 Di VC USD is a stabilized full-frame short telephoto lens available in Canon, Nikon, and Sony A mounts. Announced in February 2016, it complements the series of stabilized f1.8 primes from Tamron. The new lens is also compatible with Tamron’s new USB dock for fine-tuning AF and VC or firmware…
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The Tamron SP 90mm f2.8 Di Macro VC USD is a stabilized full-frame macro lens available in Canon, Nikon, and Sony A mount. Announced in February 2016, it’s already the second iteration of Tamron’s stabilized 90mm macro from 2012 claiming improved stabilization from a newly added XY-shift compensation and better weather sealing. The new lens…
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The Zeiss Otus 28mm f1.4 is a wide-angle lens and the third model in the much acclaimed Otus family. So expectations are very high, matching the incredibly high price tag of 4500 EUR which makes it the most expensive lens of this series so far. Like its longer siblings the new Otus is available with…
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The Sigma 24-35mm f2.0 DG HSM Art is a unique zoom combining the largest aperture of a full-frame zoom available to-date with a rather short 1.5x range which none-the-less covers most focal-lengths that you would want for wide-angle coverage like 24mm, 28mm, and 35mm. It is the second zoom in Sigma’s highly acclaimed “Art” series…
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The Samyang 24mm f1.4 ED AS IF UMC is a wide-angle full-frame lens available for Nikon, Canon, Sony E-mount, and MFT DSLRs. Announced in January 2012, it’s the widest member of Samyang’s line-up of f1.4 full-frame primes comprising 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm f1.4 models. Samyang lenses are also sold under the Rokinon and Walimex…
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The AF-S Nikkor 24mm f1.4G ED is a wide-angle bright prime lens designed for Nikon DSLRs. It dates from January 2010 and is the widest member of Nikon’s line-up of professional f1.4 primes comprising 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm focal lengths. Large aperture 24mm lenses are attractive additions to interchangeable lens bodies of DX or…
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