Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x Macro APO
Venus Optics have announced the Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x Macro APO lens for APS-C mirrorless Fuji X, Canon M and Sony E-mount cameras. Equivalent to a 100mm full frame field of view...
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26
January
2020
ZY Optics Mitakon Creator 85mm F2.8 1-5X lens
ZY Optics have announced the Mitakon Creator 85mm F2.8 1-5X 'Super Macro' lens for Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Pentax K, Sony E, M43, Fuji X and EOS-M mounts. Specialist macro-only lens...
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04
December
2019
New RF mount Laowa lenses
Venus Optics have announced three of their lenses are now available in Canon RF and Nikon Z mount for mirrorless cameras. They are the 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D, 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro and 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro - Keith has reviewed all three lenses in...
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04
December
2019
New X-Rite ColorChecker card sizes
X-Rite have announced a range of new sizes for their industry standard ColorChecker cards. Sizes launched range from Nano to Mega (24x40mm to 100x152cm)...
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18
June
2019
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Colour management, Lighting, Macro, Product photography, Review, X-Rite | No comment
X-Rite ColorChecker Nano card
A very small Colorchecker card from X-Rite. It is sized at 25mm x 40mm for use in close-up and macro photography. Can be used to create colour profiles for cameras and all other applications of full size cards...
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18
June
2019
Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO review
Review and testing the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x macro lens. Canon EF mount manual focus medium telephoto 100mm lens from Venus Optics. Tests include the Panasonic S1R in it high resolution 187MP mode....
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07
May
2019
Review: Laowa 24mm f/14 relay macro
Review of the Laowa 24mm f/14 relay 2x macro lens from Venus Optics, water resistant lens with built in LED variable lighting unit...
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27
November
2018
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Book review, Lighting, Macro, Photography Ideas, Product photography, Review | No comment
Book Review: Mastering Macro Photography
Book Review: Mastering Macro Photography by David Taylor. Equipment, lighting and technique for photographing small things...
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03
October
2018
Irix 150mm F2.8 Macro lens
Irix have announced a 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 lens, designed for full frame cameras with the Nikon F, Canon EF, and Pentax K mount....
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24
September
2018
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Lens, Macro, Product photography, Rumour lens article, Tilt / Shift, tutorials | No comment
Setting the tilt axis for tilt-shift lenses
Setting the tilt axis for tilt-shift lenses to an arbitrary angle other than vertical or horizontal, so as to match the desired plane of focus for subjects. ideal for product photography where simple untilted depth of field is not good enough....
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02
August
2018