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Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS 'Sports' lens field review

September 30, 2021
Introduction 85% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports is an ultra-telephoto zoom lens for full-frame and sub-frame mirrorless cameras based around either the Sony E-mount or the Leica L-mount. With 35mm-equivalent focal lengths equating to 225-900mm with an APS-C crop, it’s aimed primarily at still photographers looking to bring distant…
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Canon EOS R3 and Canon EOS R5 compared

September 30, 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 11 Introduction The EOS R3 is Canon’s highest-end mirrorless camera yet, but it arrives into a range of already capable cameras. The EOS R5 impressed us a great deal, proving itself a…
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Irix announces new 30mm F1.4 ‘Dragonfly’ lens for Canon EF, Nikon F and Pentax K mount cameras

September 30, 2021
Lens manufacturer Irix has announced its new 30mm F1.4 lens, a stills version of its 30mm cine lens available for Canon EF, Nikon F and Pentax K mount camera systems. The 30mm F1.4 manual lens is constructed of 13 elements in 11 groups, including three ultra-low dispersion elements, two high-reflective elements and a single aspherical elements. The lens features Irix’s ‘Dragonfly’…
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Free App Lists 40 Film Simulation Recipes for the Ricoh GR Cameras

September 30, 2021
The same developer who created a free app that lists over 150 film simulations for Fujifilm is back at it and has published over 40 such simulations for Ricoh GR cameras. The Ricoh Recipes App is now available to download for both iPhones and Android devices and was developed by Ritchie Roesch who is the creator of the Fuji X Weekly blog, but he has clearly branched out from Fujifilm. His app…
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Rokinon / Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 FE sample gallery

September 24, 2021
The Rokinon (Samyang in most regions) AF 35mm F1.8 FE is a full-frame standard prime for full-frame Sony mirrorless bodies. It’s impressively sharp given its street price of $350, even in the corners, chromatc aberrations are a rare sight and focus speeds are snappy.
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No One Can Seem to Identify This Canon 400mm f/2 Lens

September 23, 2021
Filmmaker Joel Honeywell has a fascination with rare and unusual lenses, and after seeing a one-of-a-kind 400mm f/2 Canon lens for sale on eBay, he realized he had to have it. Based in London, Honeywell is a cinematographer who has historically focused on a lot of…
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Viltrox announces $399 35mm F1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mount cameras

September 23, 2021
Viltrox has announced the details of its new 35mm F1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mount camera systems. The lens is constructed of 10 elements in eight groups, including two extra-low dispersion elements, two aspherical elements and two high-refraction index elements. It uses a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, has an aperture range of F1.8 through F16 and it has a minimum focusing distance of 40cm…
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