Viltrox has just announced the Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 Chip lens, a fixed-aperture autofocus lens for the Nikon Z mount, which has been available for the Sony E mount for some time. This pancake lens is pretty small, inexpensive, and has some interesting features all for $99. In this review,...
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Nikon HE* Versus Lossless Compressed .NEF Files
Nikon's Expeed 7 processor - used in the Nikon Zf, Z5 II, Z6 III, Z8, and Z9 - added a variety of capabilities to the Nikon Z lineup. Among its most notable characteristics is that the handling of RAW (.NEF) files on these cameras has a new option called High...
Viltrox AF 50mm f/2 Air Review
Sometimes I feel haunted by 50mm lenses! My first prime lens was a Pentax 50mm f/1.7, and later my first Nikon lens was the 50mm f/1.8G. Although I think 50mm is a little on the wide side for my style, my first Nikon Z lens was also a 50mm. So,...
Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 II Review
The Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/2 II is a full-frame, manual focus lens designed with an emphasis on build quality and image quality. Today, I wanted to offer my full review of this interesting little lens and show you how it performs both in the field and in the lab.
Venus Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Macro Announced
Venus Laowa has just released the 15mm f/4.5 1:2 macro lens available for Nikon Z, Canon EF, Sony E, Nikon F, Canon RF, and L-mounts. Venus is well-known for making a variety of unique macro lenses, and this 15mm f/4.5 macro is another one. It has a maximum magnification of...
Sony Announces the FE 50-150mm f/2 GM
Sony just announced one of the most ambitious short telephotos that we’ve ever seen: the FE 50-150mm f/2 GM! A full-frame f/2 zoom would already be rare – for this one to reach 150mm on the long end is unique. What’s more, the lens is fairly portable at 1340 g (2.95 lbs) without the tripod foot.
Bokeh Is Less About Your Lens, More About You
Often, in my lens reviews, I’m guilty of talking about a lens with “good bokeh” or “bad bokeh” without first providing a disclaimer: The quality of a photo’s background blur is only partly due to your lens’s rendering. Other factors matter more – and many of them are well within your control.
Which for Wildlife Photography – Prime or Zoom?
As a wildlife photographer, capturing the world's immense variety through your lens is undoubtedly a romantic idea. But no lens does it all, which is why manufacturers offer so many - from 9mm fisheyes to 1200mm supertelephotos. Which one is right for you? It starts with the critical choice between...
Five of the Biggest Features in the Nikon Zf Firmware 2.00
There's been a lot of Nikon news recently, most of all the introduction of the Z5 II. But its older cousin the Zf also just got a firmware update, and it looks very interesting for Zf users. The firmware version jumped from 1.21 to 2.00, and with it brought some...
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G Review
The Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G is a supertelephoto zoom with a great balance of characteristics. It’s long enough for distant wildlife photography, yet portable enough to carry with you. It’s not the brightest telephoto out there, but f/6.3 still allows for reasonable photos in low light.