New RF Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL
Venus Optics have announced the Canon RF mount 11mm f/4.5 ukra wide angle lens. Only 63mm (~2.5 inches) long and weighing 254g (~8.9 oz.) The lens is available in other mounts...
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21
February
2021
New L mount Laowa lenses
Laowa have announced 'L' mount versions of six of their lenses. 3 wide angle lenses and 3 macro lenses for Panasonic S1 series , Sigma FP and Leica SL/CL. Keith has reviews of the EF mount versions of several of them....
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24
July
2020
Keith
| Article, Articles and reviews, Canon EOS R, EOS RP, Image Editing, Lens, Macro, photo-hacks | 4 Comments
Jessop zoom slide duplicator lens
Testing a 35mm zoom slide copier on a modern digital camera with some slides from the 1970's. Includes image processing and lighting concerns and a quick look at photo image quality from the 70's...
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14
May
2020
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Image Editing, Macro, Photography Ideas, Product photography, Review, Software review, tutorials | No comment
Helicon Focus focus stacking part 3
Review: Helicon Focus for focus stacking part 3. Making highly detailed macro photographs of very small objects, using a stackshot macro rail and MP-E65mm macro lens. Camera options for mirrorless...
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12
April
2020
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Image Editing, Macro, Photography Ideas, Product photography, Review, Software review, tutorials | 2 Comments
Helicon Focus focus stacking part 2
Review: Helicon Focus for focus stacking part 2. Moving the camera to create source images for a stack. Creating depth of field....
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09
April
2020
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Image Editing, Macro, Photography Ideas, Product photography, Review, Software review, tutorials | No comment
Helicon Focus for basic focus stacking
Review: using Helicon Focus for basic focus stacking of images for increased depth of field for macro and close up photography - Photos taken by stepping lens focus...
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06
April
2020
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