The Voigtländer VM 40mm 2.8 Heliar is one of the smallest M-mount lenses. Thanks to its vintage casing design it| phillipreeve.net
The Sirui 85mm 1.4 Aurora is Sirui's first full frame lens aimed at photographers. It is compact and lightweight, but is also a viable| phillipreeve.net
The Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S, the first zoom lens designed for the Nikon Z system. this lens is often bundled as a kit lens with various Z-series cameras. But does it fit the mold of a typical kit lens? Or does the 'S' designation—reserved for Nikon’s high-end lenses—along with its $1,000 price tag, put it in a different league?| phillipreeve.net
The Laowa 9mm 2.8 C-Dreamer is a compact ultra wide angle lens for APS-C cameras like the Sony A6000, A6300, A6500 and also available for Fuji-X and...| phillipreeve.net
Do you even need a tripod these days? To be honest, the necessity of tripods has been significantly reduced thanks to highly effective in-body image stabilisation, improved image quality at high ISOs and AI noise reduction, super-wide dynamic range of today's digital sensors, and in-camera HDR modes. Let's find out!| phillipreeve.net
Introduction In our reviews we usually give figures for the vignetting of the lens and thanks to a reader with programming skills I got the opportunity to extend this and show you some fancy graphs how the vignetting changes when stopping the lens down. You will get the fancy graphs, but there are some caveats … Continue reading Vignetting Graphs Explained →| phillipreeve.net
User Guide from a team of actual users to all native and a few adapted portrait lenses for the Sony a7 and other E-mount cameras from $50 to $4000.| phillipreeve.net
The Sony FE 85mm 1.4 GM is the portrait lens of Sony's high end GMaster line. What makes it so special? It is the perfect lens for portrait and...| phillipreeve.net
The Aporis 135mm 2.4 MC Fluorit is the newest lens by MS-Optical and the first longer lens. It even features Canon'S CaF2 Fluorit glass, does it make...| phillipreeve.net
The Monster LA-FE 1 and LA-FE 2 adapters allow autofocus of Nikon F-mount lenses to work on Sony E-mount cameras, read more about their| phillipreeve.net
Review of the Canon EF 135mm 2.0L USM aka "Lord of the Red Rings" on the 42mp A7rII. Is this still a great performer on todays...| phillipreeve.net
Reviews by Manufacturer 7Artisans 7Artisans 9mm 5.6 E 7Artisans 15mm 4.0 Asph E 7Artisans 28mm 1.4 FE-Plus 7Artisans 28mm 5.6 M 7Artisans 35mm 1.4 E 7Artisans 35mm 1.4 M IF Wen 7Artisans 35mm 2.0 M Wen 7Artisans 50mm 1.05 E 7Artisans 50mm 1.1 M 7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF 7Artisans 75mm 1.25 M 7Artisans 35mm | 50mm … Continue reading →| phillipreeve.net
What is bokeh? And what lenses give the best bokeh? Or is this more of a subjective topic and it mostly boils down to what you...| phillipreeve.net
You want beautiful Sunstars in your photos when doing landscape and architecture photography? The lens is most important, as...| phillipreeve.net
The Nikon AF-D 105mm 2.0 DC Nikkor is one of only two lenses with Nikon's Defocus Control. This allows to influence| phillipreeve.net
We see how different lenses perform on Sony E | Nikon Z | Leica M | Kolari UT cameras to find out if it actually| phillipreeve.net
The Sony FE 50mm 1.2 GM is Sony's top of the line 50mm lens and maybe the best 50mm lens as fast as f/1.2 that| phillipreeve.net
ContentsIntroductionSample ImagesSpecifications/Version HistoryHandling/Build QualityVignettingSharpnessFocus Shiftinfinity (42mp Sony A7rII, 24mp Leica M10)close 0.5 m, 1:18.3 (42mp Sony A7rII)Flare resistanceComaDistortionBokehSunstarsChromatic aberrationslaterallongitudinalConclusionAlternativesM-mountE-mountSample imagesFurther ReadingSupport UsBastianKLatest posts by BastianK (see all) Introduction Before the release of the Voigtländer VM 50mm 1.0 Nokton in 2022, this Voigtländer VM 21...| phillipreeve.net
Many of us here at the Phillipreeve team acquire too many lenses (and sometimes also accessories) and with some of the manufacturers it also isn’t easily possible to return the review samples after we reviewed them, therefore a bunch of stuff is for sale. Update February 23rd, 2025: removed sold items I will ship to … Continue reading Lens & Accessory Spring Sale →| phillipreeve.net
Impact-Site-Verification: 67a4fc58-70e9-4954-8e14-1c2e15aa969d Viltrox AF 27mm 1.2 STM ASPH ED IF PRO is the company’s second lens in its APS-C PRO series lenses, 75mm f/1.2 being the first. 27mm focal length in APS-C format, roughly equivalent to 40mm full-frame. While it”s not a “real” wide-angle lens, it is wider than a normal 50mm lens, which, in … Continue reading Review: Viltrox AF 27mm f/1.2 STM ASPH ED IF PRO (APS- C) →| phillipreeve.net
The AstrHori 50mm 2.0 is an affordable compact 50mm lens for Sony E-mount. Compared to other 50mm lenses this is actually| phillipreeve.net
ContentsIntroductionSample ImagesSpecificationsHandlingOptical FeaturesSharpness (Infinity)Sharpness (Portrait)Sharpness (Close-up)Lens DistortionVignettingFocus Shift & AberrationsFlare ResistanceComaSunstarsFocus BreathingBokehShort DistanceMedium DistanceLong DistanceConclusionAlternativesMore Sample ImagesFurther ReadingSupport UsMartinLatest posts by Martin (see all) Introduction We have seen a few exciting lenses from Laowa in recent years, especially in their Argus product line, which ...| phillipreeve.net
The Nikon AF 28mm 1.4 D is a special 28mm lens Nikon released in 1994. Not only does it feature an aspherical element and a complex floating| phillipreeve.net
ContentsIntroductionSample ImagesSpecificationsDisclosureHandlingOptical FeaturesSharpness (Infinity)Sharpness (Close-up)Lens DistortionVignettingFocus Shift & AberrationsFlare ResistanceComaSunstarsFocus BreathingBokehConclusionAlternativesMore Sample ImagesFurther ReadingSupport UsMartinLatest posts by Martin (see all) Introduction It has generally been difficult to find ultra wide-angle prime lenses for any system until a few years ago. It has become much better for full-frame cameras, but...| phillipreeve.net
The Sony FE 14mm 1.8 GM is the widest lens of Sony's G-Master line up and a great choice for Astrophotography because| phillipreeve.net
ContentsIntroductionSample ImagesSpecificationsDisclosureHandlingOptical FeaturesSharpness (Infinity)Sharpness (Portrait)Sharpness (Close-up)Lens DistortionVignettingFocus Shift & AberrationsFlare ResistanceComaSunstarsFocus BreathingBokehClose DistanceMedium DistanceLong DistanceConclusionAlternativesMore Sample ImagesFurther ReadingSupport UsMartinLatest posts by Martin (see all) Introduction The APS-C 35mm focal length is equivalent to 52mm on a Fullframe camera, therefore it is in the ‘...| phillipreeve.net
