Nikon 20mm f1.8G review
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Written by Thomas
Nikon’s AF-S 20mm f1.8 replaces a 25 year-old model to become the latest bright, wide prime in the range. Thomas sees how it performs.…
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Nikon 20mm f1.8G review
Zeiss Otus 85mm f1.4 review
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Written by Thomas
The Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 is a short telephoto lens that follows the much acclaimed Otus 55mm. With the first Otus, Zeiss made ambitious claims for performance that were delivered in practice, albeit at a high price and with manual focus only (see my Zeiss Otus 55/1.4 review). So expectations for the second model in…
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Sony FE 70-200mm f4G OSS review
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Written by Gordon Laing
The Sony FE 70-200mm f4G OSS is a high quality telephoto zoom for Alpha mirrorless cameras. It’s corrected for full-frame but also compatible with cropped APSC models, where it becomes equivalent to 105-300mm. Find out why it could be the best telephoto for your Sony mirrorless in my review!…
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Panasonic Leica 15mm f1.7 review
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Written by Gordon Laing
The Leica Summilux 15mm f1.7 is a high quality general-purpose prime for Panasonic and Olympus bodies, and also priced fairly compared to rivals. …
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Panasonic Leica 25mm f1.4 review
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Written by Gordon Laing
The Leica 25mm f1.4 is a standard prime lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras and one of my favourites in the range. Great quality.…
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Nikon 80-400mm f4.5-5.6G VR review
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Written by Thomas
The AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR is Nikon’s long awaited successor to the venerable and now 13-year-old AF 80-400/4.5-5.6D VR. It covers a 5x zoom-range and has an improved optical design with quicker and quieter focusing and better image stabilization – lest we forget the original was the first Nikkor to sport VR. It’s…
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Nikon 16-35mm f4G VR review
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Written by Thomas
The AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4.0G ED VR is the gold-ringed sister to Nikon’s 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED. It’s an ultra-wide angle zoom lens that’s compatible with Nikon’s full-frame FX format DSLRs and was announced in 2010. It also works on cropped-frame DX format models, where it becomes equivalent to a 24-53mm zoom. Interestingly for a wide-angle…
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Sigma 24-105mm f4 OS Art review
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Written by Thomas
The 24-105mm f4 OS is Sigma’s second full-frame lens in its Art-series which (quote Sigma) “offers sophisticated optical performance and abundant expressive power to deliver faithfully on your artistic vision”. Blimey. The first full-frame Art lens was the 35mm f1.4 DG HSM which put in some astonishing performance in the corners of the full-frame sensor…
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Fujinon XF 56mm f1.2 R review
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Written by Gordon Laing
The Fujinon XF 56mm f1.2 R is a fast prime lens for Fujifilm’s X-mount cameras that delivers a full-frame equivalent focal length of 84mm; this makes it perfect for short telephoto work including portraiture, especially with the bright focal ratio.…
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Nikon 35mm f1.8G review
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Written by Thomas
The Nikkor 35mm f1.8G ED fills the last gap in Nikon’s 35mm line-up: a lens designed for full-frame DSLRs, but pitched at a more affordable price-point than the flagship model. Nikon already offers the gold-ringed AF-S 35/1.4G for professional use and the AF-S DX Nikkor 35/1.8G for owners of its DX-format APS-C models. Until now,…
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