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Hands-on: Sony announces new compact and portable FE 50mm F1.4 GM standard prime

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Sony is quickly approaching the big "5-0," or their 50th full-frame mirrorless lens for the Alpha series cameras, thanks to the debut of the new G Master lens, the FE 50mm F1.4 GM. Their 72nd overall E-mount lens, and their 49th full-frame mirrorless one, this new...

Hands-on with OM System’s new high-end 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO lens

 
 

Initially disclosed as a development announcement back in September 2022, OM Digital Solutions has now fully unveiled their next OM System lens, the M.Zuiko 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO. The third macro lens in their Micro Four Thirds system lineup, the 90mm F3.5 is both the longest focal length macro lens they've ever made,...

Hands-on Preview: Canon announces new APS-C R50 and full-frame R8 cameras, plus two new kit lenses

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Canon EOS R50 Hands-on Preview
Canon EOS R8 Hands-on Preview

 
 

It's a big day for Canon, as the photo industry giant has announced two new cameras and a pair of new kit zoom lenses. The Canon EOS R50 is a new APS-C format entry-level mirrorless camera, targeting a similar...

Sigma updates their fast 50mm F1.4 Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras

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Sigma has debuted yet another reformulation of a popular, high-quality Art-series prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras, with the new 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens for Sony E-mount and L-mount cameras. Building upon the foundation of the earlier 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art lens...

Hands-on with Sony’s new FE 20-70mm F4 G lens, a highly versatile, standard zoom that goes extra wide

 
 

Creators looking for a versatile wide-angle zoom have yet another reason to check out Sony's offerings, as they have announced another wide-to-standard zoom lens -- though one with a rather unique focal length range that makes it stand out amongst the crowd. The new Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G lens provides photographers and...

Sigma 60-600mm Hands-on Preview: A 10x zooming “Bigma” lens arrives for Sony E-mount and L-mount mirrorless cameras

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Wildlife, nature, and outdoor sports photographers should all take notice, as Sigma has added yet another extremely versatile telephoto zoom to its arsenal of mirrorless lenses. The new Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports for Sony E-mount and L-mount full-frame...

Fujifilm X-H2 Hands-on Review: Big on resolution and performance makes this an extremely versatile pro-grade camera

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A few months after debuting the X-H2S, their successor model to the high-end X-H1, Fujifilm unveiled yet another X-H camera, the Fuji X-H2. This "non-S" version, rather the sporting a super-fast stacked sensor, stuck with a "traditional" X-Trans sensor design,...

Canon announces the R6 II and RF 135mm F1.8: We go hands-on with Canon’s newest full-frame mirrorless camera and lens

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The Canon EOS R6 launched in the summer of 2020 to much acclaim. The 20MP full-frame camera delivered a true "all-in-one" experience for the EOS R system at a reasonable price. Just over two years later, Canon is back with its successor, the aptly named Canon EOS...

Hands-on with Panasonic’s new S 18mm F1.8 ultra-wide L-mount lens

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Panasonic has announced an impressive new fast, ultra-wide-angle lens for its full-frame Lumix S mirrorless camera system, the Lumix S 18mm F1.8. We've gone hands-on with the lens ahead of today's announcement, and it's...

Hands-on with Sigma’s new 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art and 24mm F1.4 DG DN Art prime lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras

 
 

Update: We have published our Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art Hands-on Review and Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG DN Art Hands-on Review

Sigma has announced a pair of new fast wide-angle prime lenses for E-mount and L-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art is the world's first and only 20mm F1.4 lens designed...

10 Minute Review of the OM System OM-1: A worthy successor to Olympus’s impressive legacy

 
 

Need a quick run-down of the recent OM System OM-1 camera? Let our new 10 Minute Review video get you started. After testing the new flagship Micro Four Thirds camera from OM Digital Solutions in both the lab and in the field, we thought we'd take another look at this impressive camera -- this time in video form!

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Hands-on with Sigma’s new compact full-frame 16-28mm F2.8 zoom for mirrorless (Sample Gallery)

Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN C Gallery

 
 

Sigma adds a new Contemporary lens to its already-extensive mirrorless lens lineup in the form of a surprisingly small and lightweight wide-angle zoom with a fast F2.8 aperture. The new Sigma 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens is designed for both Sony E-mount and L-mount...

Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 9mm F1.7 ASPH announced for Micro Four Thirds: Hands-on with the compact wide-angle prime

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Panasonic has announced the Leica DG Summilux 9mm F1.7 ASPH lens for Micro Four Thirds. The wide-angle lens is extremely compact and lightweight despite its fast F1.7 aperture. We've gone hands-on with the lens alongside an Olympus E-M1 Mark III, although we hope to...

Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM II announced: Read our review of Sony’s newest G Master zoom lens

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Sony has announced a new and improved version of its popular F2.8 standard zoom, the FE 24-70mm F2.8 G Master Mark II. The 24-70mm F2.8 GM II offers many of the same improvements we saw last year in the 'Mark II' version of the Sony 70-200mm F2.8,...

Panasonic GH6 Hands-on Preview: The much-anticipated flagship GH6 is finally here

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It's a great time for Micro Four Thirds. The long-awaited Panasonic GH6 is here, just a week after OM Digital Solutions announced its own new flagship MFT camera, the OM-1, and nearly a year after Panasonic first teased the GH6. Panasonic's next-generation compact...

Hands-on with the new OM System zoom lenses, the 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II and the 40-150mm F4 PRO

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Alongside the OM System OM-1 camera, OM Digital Solutions announced a pair of new lenses for its OM System, the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II and the M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4 PRO. When using both lenses, the kit covers a 35mm-equivalent focal length range of 24-300mm,...

Sony A1 Hands-on Review Part II: Has Sony made the perfect camera?

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The Sony A1 launched earlier this year to much acclaim. The full-frame mirrorless camera sits atop Sony's Alpha series with flagship features and performance across the board. The Sony A1 includes a stacked 50.1-megapixel image sensor and can shoot full-size RAW...

Hands-on with the new Sony A7 Mark IV: New sensor, better AF, better video - An Alpha 1 for the rest of us?

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Sony A7 IV Hands-on Review, Part 1
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It's been quite a while since we've seen an update to Sony's wildly-popular "basic" A7-series full-frame mirrorless camera, with the last version, the A7 III, debuting back in 2018. While that's not as large of a gap between...

Sigma announces two more I Series primes, a faster 24mm f/2 and a 90mm f/2.8 (Hands-on & Gallery)


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Sigma 24mm f/2 GallerySigma 90mm f/2.8 Gallery

 
 

Back at the end of 2020, Sigma launched a new family of prime lenses, the "I Series," which encompassed the compact 45mm f/2.8 lens that debuted alongside the Sigma fp mirrorless camera as well as three additional lightweight...

Hands-on with Panasonic’s new full-frame mirrorless lens, the LUMIX S 24mm f/1.8 S (Sample Gallery)

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Panasonic S 24mm f/1.8 Sample Gallery

 
 

Back in July, Panasonic announced a compact and affordable 50mm f/1.8 S lens for their full-frame S series cameras. Alongside this lens, they mentioned two more f/1.8 primes were in the works, a 24mm and a 35mm. Today, the 24mm flavor makes its debut, and...