Equipment
I got an email the other day that got me thinking. A guy simply asked “How far do I have to stop down a lens to get maximum performance. I’ve heard two stops from wide open. I’ve heard down to f/8. Which is correct?” I asked him which lens he was referring to, and was […]
Lenses and Optics
OK, for the first time I can remember, I’ve been browbeaten into doing a test I didn’t plan to do. When Tamron released their neat little Tamron 35mm f/1.8 SP Di VC and Tamron 45mm f/1.8 SP Di VC lenses, I thought, well that’s interesting, and the price point is reasonable and didn’t think about them anymore. But […]
New Items
OK, here we go again, with what has become a regular routine. Sigma announced another new lens doing what nobody has been able to do before. My expert friends, technical people I ask questions of, all say, “I don’t know this time. I just don’t see how they can pull this one off. Not at […]
New Items
When Zeiss announced the new Milvus lens lineup, there was a mixture of excitement and yawns. In part, I blame Zeiss’ marketing department for the yawns. OK, I shouldn’t be harsh. I shouldn’t, but I will. I’m certain a lot of people are perfectly comfortable just knowing that the new lenses will ‘redefine the limits […]
Lenses and Optics
It has taken a long time, the sacrifice of a couple of cameras and lenses, and a lot of soldering, but we have finally managed to rig up a powered Sony mount to our optical bench so that we can test the new full-frame Sony and Sony-Zeiss E-mount lenses. For those of you who haven’t […]
