The Sigma 85mm f1.5 Art is a short telephoto prime lens designed for full-frame bodies and available in Canon EF, Nikon and Sigma mounts. It’s a highly anticipated update to the previous 85mm f1.4 from Sigma and anyone following the Art series won’t be disappointed as Thomas declares it the best 85mm f1.4 with autofocus he’s tested!…
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Fujifilm’s XF 50-140mm f2.8 is a bright tele-zoom for its X-mount cameras. It delivers a 75-210mm equivalent range with a constant f2.8 focal ratio that’s ideal for close-range sports, action and wildlife, not to mention being flexible for portrait work. Check out my sample images!…
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Fujifilm’s XF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 is a super-telephoto zoom for its X-mount cameras upon which it delivers a 150-600mm equivalent range. This gives it the longest reach of any lens in the X catalogue to date, ideal for distant sports and wildlife. My review-so-far.…
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The 70-200mm f2.8E is Nikon’s latest version of the classic, bright, telephoto zoom. Nikon’s done a complete optical redesign to improve performance. They’ve also made some external changes, swapping the focus and zoom rings and adding extra function buttons to the lens. Find out if it’s worth the extra in our Nikon 70-200mm f2.8E review!…
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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 Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f4-6.3 is a super telephoto zoom for Micro Four Thirds. On an Olympus or Panasonic body, it delivers an equivalent range of 200-800mm: the longest reach of any native lens in the system, ideal for wildlife and sports. Find out if it’s worth paying the premium over the 100-300mm in Gordon’s review! …
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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 Leica Summilux 12mm f1.4 is a wide-angle prime lens for the Micro Four Third system. Mounted on an Olympus or Panasonic body, it delivers 24mm equivalent coverage, while the f1.4 focal ratio is the brightest for this focal length in the MFT catalogue. Find out how it compares to other 12mm options in Gordon’s review!…
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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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