Olympus Europe announced its winter promotions on October 1st where buyers can claim up to £85 cashback (UK currency) on selected bodies and lenses. With cashback deals you pay the full price at the checkout then submit a claim for the cashback value to Olympus, so you do get the advertised saving, but not straight […]
Lenses
You need a camera to capture an image, but you need a lens to form the image in the first place. With compact cameras and smartphones the lens comes with the camera. With DSLRs and mirrorless cameras you get to choose the lenses you use, and the things you can do with them... exciting!
Hasselblad launches three new lenses for its mouthwatering medium format X1D
Mouthwatering? A camera? Yes indeed. The X1D is massively expensive but beautifully made, and its bigger-than-full-frame 50-megapixel sensor delivers image quality that regular DSLR and mirrorless camera owners can only drool over. (Bit strong?) The X1D’s quality potential is only going to be reached with the best quality lenses, and Hasselblad has now expanded its […]
New Sony FE 400mm F2.8 supertelephoto is so exclusive you’ll have to get one made
Sony has officially announced its long-awaited 400mm f/2.8 G Master lens for its full frame mirrorless A7 and A9 cameras. These cameras offer high continuous shooting speeds and powerful autofocus systems, but until now there haven’t really been the kind of super-telephoto lenses that pro sports and wildlife photographers would need. The FE 400mm f/2.8 […]
Olloclip Core Lens Set review
Verdict: Three stars ★★★ You can have a lot of fun with the Olloclip Core Lens Set, but don’t expect DSLR-style optical quality. You’ll get images and videos that are great for sharing, but for exhibiting, not so much. You get what you pay for and you aren’t paying a lot. iPhone photography – don’t […]
Samyang reveals AF 85mm F1.4 EF for Canon full frame
Samyang may have started out with specialised low-cost manual focus prime lenses, but now it’s moving into mainstream photography with a series of autofocus lenses for top camera brands. The latest is the AF 85mm f/1.4 EF for Canon full frame DSLRs. It will fit Canon’s APS-C models, where it offers an equivalent focal length […]
Samyang launches 24mm f/2.8 FE lens for Sony full frame
Owners of Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras aren’t doing too badly for affordable prime lenses. Sony makes its own budget full frame lenses (not yet tested, mind), but Samyang has joined in now with some intriguing alternatives. It already makes an interesting 35mm f2.8 AF FE pancake lens, but this 24mm f/2.8 FE lens offers a […]
Canon updates its two constant aperture 70-200mm telephotos
70-200mm is one of the most popular short-medium telephoto focal lengths for amateurs, enthusiasts and professionals, and Canon makes two constant-aperture versions for its EOS DSLR cameras. The constant maximum aperture helps low light shooting and creative background blur. The f/2.8 is popular with pros while the f/4.0 versions is more affordable for amateurs. Both […]
Now you can get a Lomography Dageurreotype lens in GOLD
So now you can get Lomography’s retro-inspired Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens GOLD PLATED (not actually properly solid gold) in addition to the existing silver, black and brass finishes. We don’t normally use all caps for anything, but this particular piece of news seemed to deserve it. The historial allusion comes from a historic event […]