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Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens review: Compact and optically excellent tele-zoom

As the only lens reaching 400mm currently in the lineup, the Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS is an important addition for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras such as the action-oriented A9 and some A7 variants.[...]

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Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS lens review: solid choice

The Sony FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS is a short-telephoto prime for Sony full-frame mirrorless E-mount cameras such as the high-end a9 and the earlier A7 models. Besides being a G-Master model with high-grade[...]

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Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS USM S Canon lens review: Super-sharp shooter

Announced in September 2016, the Sigma 500mm f/4 DG HSM S (Sigma 500mm f/4) is a super-telephoto prime lens for professional sports, wildlife, and press photographers, and for paparazzi. Available in Sigma, Nikon, and[...]

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Carl Zeiss Milvus 1.4/50 ZE lens review: Nifty fifty

Renowned German lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss’s latest Milvus range of DSLR lenses for Canon and Nikon are marketed to offer high-quality optical performance in a similar price bracket to such high-resolution options as Sigma’s[...]

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Sony FE 85mm F1.8 lens review: Excellent choice

The Sony FE 85mm F1.8 is a high-speed standard prime for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras such as the A9 and A7 cameras, but will also fit smaller “cropped” sensor APS-C models such as the[...]

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Carl Zeiss Milvus 2/35 ZE Canon lens review: German precision

The latest Milvus range of DSLR lenses for Canon and Nikon from renowned German lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss are marketed to offer high-quality optical performance in a similar price bracket to such high-resolution options[...]

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm f/1.2 PRO lens review: Solid choice

The $1199 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm f/1.2 PRO (Olympus 25mm f/1.2) is a super-fast-aperture standard prime for Olympus Micro Four Thirds (MFT) hybrid cameras such as the OM-D E-M1 II. Taking into account[...]

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Zeiss Milvus 2/100M ZE Canon mount lens review: update to the classic Makro-Planar

Although you would be forgiven for thinking all the lenses in the Milvus range from Zeiss are new from the ground up, this is not the case. Several of the models use the optical[...]

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Carl Zeiss Milvus 2/35 ZF.2 Nikon lens review: Affordable quality

Renowned German lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss’s latest Milvus range of DSLR lenses for Canon and Nikon are marketed as offering high-quality optical performance in a similar price bracket to such high-resolution options as Sigma’s[...]