It’s the end of the year and time to reflect. As is tradition, Lensrentals does it with a year-end article slicing and dicing its rental statistics by brand, format and a few other variables. Who’s winning the rental war? The usual suspects. But there are a couple of fun surprises as well.
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While Lensrentals doesn’t share its specific rental numbers (though it…
The Sigma 14mm F1.4 Art is the best Ultra Wide Lens
December 22, 2023
My gear of the year is the Sigma 14mm F1.4 Art lens: a big, heavy and glorious ultra-wide prime lens with a fast aperture.
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I know, I know. I did it again. I picked another fast, ultra-wide lens as my Gear of the Year. At this point, you could call it a…
Fujifilm X-T5: Top 5 Settings to Optimize Your Camera
December 22, 2023
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The Fujifilm X-T5 offers a ton of features. Here are five settings you might explore to get your camera set up right.
Photo: John Greengo
The Fujifilm X-T5, like most of the company’s cameras, is known for the dials and tactile controls, at least on the outside.
The Leica Q3: A Game-Changer in Photography
December 22, 2023
The Leica Q3 was the most fun I had with any gear in 2023.
Photo: Shaminder Dulai
No camera stood out to me more this year than Leica’s Q3. But it’s not for the reasons you may imagine.
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It’s expensive, and the fixed 28mm lens limits how far you can go with it, literally and figuratively. The 3-second boot-up time can feel like an eternity when you come…
Panasonic Lumix G9 II: Unlocking the Power of Raw Video
December 5, 2023
The Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 II will gain the ability to output ‘raw’ video to popular external video recorders over its HDMI port.Photo: Brendan Nystedt
Panasonic has announced it will add ‘raw’ video output to the Lumix DC-G9 II in a forthcoming…
Eight years after being announced, Kodak's Super 8 movie camera will finally ship in December
November 28, 2023
This is the version of the Kodak Super 8 Camera we saw at CES in 2017.
As reported last week by The Verge, Eastman Kodak’s Motion Picture division – not to be confused with Kodak Alaris, which sell photographic film – will finally release the Kodak Super 8…
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November 16, 2023
The Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports, which does not change in size as you zoom.
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Sigma has announced the 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS lens for full-frame Sony E-mount and Leica, Sigma and Panasonic L-mount cameras that it’s been promising for some weeks now.
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Its latest 70-200mm design features an internal focus design and sits in the company’s…
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November 16, 2023
Sigma 70-200mm DG DN OS | Sports initial impressions
Product photos: Carey Rose
Sigma’s latest release, the 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports, provides a new constant-aperture telephoto zoom for users of Sony, Panasonic, Leica and Sigma full-frame mirrorless…
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November 2, 2023
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Sigma has shared teasers on its social media pages for the 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS lens it announced about three weeks ago, indicating that it is “coming soon”. The lens will be available for L-mount and E-mount bodies and is being marketed as a…
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November 2, 2023
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Canon has announced the RF-S 10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM, a wide-angle zoom lens delivering a full-frame equivalent of 16-29mm on Canon’s RF-mount APS-C cameras.
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Canon tells us this lens has an all-new optical design and is not based on any previous EF-S or M-mount lens. It’s intended to be an affordable, wide-angle zoom for casual or advanced amateur…
