Category Biggest Photography Announcements for the First Quarter of 2019 | Lensrentals Blog

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Biggest Photography Announcements for the First Quarter of 2019

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Each year, the first quarter is filled with various trade shows through the world – WPPI, CP+, The Photography Show, to name a few – where brands eagerly show off their latest products in development for the coming year. So as tradition, we like to take the opportunity to highlight some of these announcements in […]

Sony 135mm MTF Sharpest Lens Ever

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Sony FE 135mm f1.8 GM Early MTF Results

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As is sometimes the case, I got access to a couple of pre-release copies of the new Sony FE 135mm f1.8 GM lens. Of course, if I get access, it gets MTF bench tested. I mounted the first one, sipped my coffee and then lost my mind and started shouting various expletives, enough to bring […]

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The Nikon P1000 is the Most Fun I’ve Had with a New Camera in Years

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With over ten years as a professional photographer, I don’t really get the ‘GAS’ (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) like I used to. I’ve become pretty content with the gear I’ve acquired over the years, and so new purchases have become more about the marginal upgrades and business expense than the excitement waiting for the FedEx delivery […]

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Nikon Z7 Review | A Portable Landscape Photography Workhorse

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For this camera review, I am going to unabashedly focus on the genres of photography for which the Nikon Z7 is best-suited. Because, honestly, most readers already know how the Z7 stacks up against its competition – at least on paper. Although my hobby is landscape, nightscape, and timelapse photography, my day job is wedding and […]

Disassembly of the Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L

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Disassembly of the Canon RF 50mm f1.2L

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It is the best of lenses, it is the worst of lenses, it is the lens of perfection, it is the lens of complexity, it is the lens of new technology, it may be the lens of non-repairability.  A little while ago, Canon released the computer generated MTF charts for the Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 lens. Despite my ambivalence about […]

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