The Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG HSM Art is a wide angle prime lens, available in Canon, Nikon, and Sigma mounts. Announced in October 2015, it’s the widest prime lens in Sigma’s highly acclaimed Art series which so far have all earned our Highly Recommended award; see my Sigma 24mm f1.4 Art review, my Sigma 35mm…
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The Sigma 24mm f1.4 DG HSM Art is a wide angle prime lens, available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts. Announced in February 2015, it’s the second widest prime lens in Sigma’s highly acclaimed Art series which includes the 50mm, 35mm, and 20mm f1.4 models. Expectations are high since the 50mm and 35mm lenses earned…
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The Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD is a full-frame standard lens available in Canon, Nikon, and Sony mounts. It was announced in August 2015 together with its shorter sibling, the Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD. These lenses are some of the few stabilized short primes on the market. Introducing stabilized primes…
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The Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD is a wide-angle full-frame lens available in Canon, Nikon, and Sony mount. It was announced in August 2015 together with its longer sibling, the Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD. These lenses are some of the few stabilized short primes on the market. Introducing stabilized primes…
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Tamron’s 15-30mm f2.8 is an ultra-wide zoom for full-frame Canon, Nikon and Sony A-mounts. As you’ll see it punches well above its weight.…
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Sigma’s 150-600mm Sport is a high quality super-telephoto zoom for Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts, that’s great for sports and wildlife.…
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The EF-S 24mm f2.8 STM is a ‘pancake’ prime lens for Canon’s cropped-frame DSLRs with APS-C sensors. It delivers 38mm equivalent coverage which makes it an ideal walk-around lens, roughly similar in length to the classic 35mm options on full-frame or 35mm film bodies. The f2.8 focal ratio gathers more light than a typical kit…
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Canon’s EF 16-35mm f4L IS USM is an ultra-wide zoom that’s compatible with full-frame DSLRs. It’s the successor to the EF 17-40mm f4L USM, losing a little on the long-end, but gaining a tad on the important wide-end, while also adding the benefit of image stabilization. Crucially it matches the coverage of the EF 16-35mm…
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Canon’s EF 16-35mm f2.8L II USM is the second version of its professional ultra-wide lens. It delivers huge views on a full-frame body and is so wide it’s also usable as a standard zoom on a cropped body. It’s pricey, but features a constant, bright f2.8 aperture, quick and quiet USM focusing, and as an…
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The widest prime lens in the Canon catalogue is a real gem: the EF 14mm f2.8L II USM, now in an improved Mark II version, delivers ultra-wide coverage without any of the distortion of a fisheye. This is the lens to go for if you want to capture big skies, large buildings or expansive landscapes…
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