Review: LensPacks lens holders for camera bags
Review of LensPacks lens retainer for camera bags. Lens mount device holds lenses firmly into a camera bag, reducing movement and speeds up swapping lenses....
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02
May
2017
Samyang XP 14mm f/2.4 lens review
Samyang XP 14mm f/2.4 / Rokinon Special Performance (SP) 14mm F2.4 lens review - manual focus ultra wide angle lens, tested on the Canon 5Ds 50MP full frame camera, also available in Nikon F mount...
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29
April
2017
Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM announced
New Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM announced - lens with built in LED lighting system, hybrid image stabilisation and quiet STM focus drive...
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06
April
2017
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Camera testing, Lens, Lens tests and reviews, Review, Rumour lens article, Software review | 5 Comments
FoCal autofocus adjustment and calibration software review
Review of FoCal autofocus adjustment and calibration software. The software from Reikan automates camera autofocus microadjustment for many Nikon and Canon cameras that have the feature. Works for Mac and Windows and includes additional functions for evaluating some aspects of lens performance....
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13
March
2017
Irix 11mm f4 lens details announced
Irix announce details of their new 11mm f/4 ultra wide angle lens. Available in two different body version 'Firefly' and 'Blackstone' Due to be shown at 'The Photography Show' in the UK in March...
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02
March
2017
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Lens, Lens tests and reviews, Review, Rumour lens article, Sigma | 1 Comment
Sigma 12-24mm F4 DG HSM Art review
Review of the Sigma 12-14mm f4 lens. Ultra wide angle zoom lens tested on the Canon 5Ds. Review looks at the challenges of making effective use of a very wide angle lens and how it performs from a handling, sharpness and distortion viewpoint. Includes a...
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21
February
2017
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Fisheye, Lens, Lens tests and reviews, Review, Rumour lens article, Samyang | 3 Comments
Samyang 12mm f2.8 fisheye lens review
Samyang (Rokinon) 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-eye lens review. Using a fisheye lens for more than obvious 'fisheye' shots. Looking at the unique stereographic projection geometry of the Samyang full frame fisheye lens...
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07
February
2017
Mitakon 20mm F2 macro lens
Zhongyi Optics (ZY Optics) has released a new compact Super Macro Lens for full frame cameras, the Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Macro Lens featuring a high reproduction ratio up to 4.5:1...
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19
December
2016
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Article, Lens, Lens tests and reviews, Macro, photo-hacks, Photography Ideas, Rumour lens article | 3 Comments
DIY Telecentric macro lenses
Joining various old lenses together with filter rings and cardboard makes a range of specialist lenses that normally cost thousands of pounds. Simple experiments with telecentric macro lenses....
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08
September
2016
Keith
| Articles and reviews, Hardware review, Laowa, Lens, Lens tests and reviews, Review, Rumour lens article | 4 Comments
Review: LAOWA 12mm f/2.8 ‘Zero-D’ lens
Review of the new Laowa 12mm f/2.8 ultra wide angle lens. EF mount version is tested on a full frame 50MP Canon 5Ds. A fully manual lens with negligible geometric distortions. The lens tested is a pre-production unit....
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12
July
2016