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 AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.8G ED is a wide-angle full-frame lens designed for Nikon DSLRs. Announced in August 2015, it completes the Nikkor range of f/1.8 wide angle lenses including the 20/1.8G, 28/1.8G, and 35/1.8G. While third-party manufacturers like Sigma, Tamron, and Samyang seem to focus either on f/1.4 wide-angle full-frame primes or wide-angle zooms,…
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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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The Fujifilm XF 16mm f1.4 is a bright wide-angle prime lens for X-series mirrorless cameras. It delivers fixed coverage equivalent to 24mm to capture comfortably wider views than 28mm, without the distortion of shorter, ultra-wide focal lenses. My in-depth review!…
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The Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f2.8E ED VR is a professional-grade standard zoom and the successor to one of Nikon’s best-selling full-frame DSLR lenses. Launched in October 2015, it comes eight years after the earlier AF-S 24-70mm f2.8G and shares the same coverage and focal ratio beloved by portrait and wedding photographers. The new f2.8E version…
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The Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm f5.6E ED VR is a super-telephoto zoom designed for Nikon DSLRs. Announced in August 2015, it represents a new category in the Nikkor range, offering a super-telephoto range at a comfortably lower price than the existing AF-S 80-400mm f4.5-5.6 VR II not to mention a fraction of the high-end AF-S 200-400mm…
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The Olympus 8mm f1.8 is a high-end Fisheye lens for Micro Four Thirds and the World’s brightest. Find out how well it performs in practice.…
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The Olympus 7-14mm f2.8 is a high quality ultra-wide zoom for Olympus and Panasonic bodies. See how it compares to the Lumix 7-14mm.…
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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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The Lumix 30mm f2.8 is an affordable macro lens for Micro Four Thirds bodies, which also doubles-up as a useful general-purpose prime.…
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