When it comes to shooting virtual reality content, it typically involves several sets of sensors and optics, like with the Ricoh Theta cameras. It’s not always necessary, however, like with Entaniya’s Fisheye 250 MFT lenses. As the name suggests, the lenses are capable of cap

One of the things many people like about Leica’s iconic M-series rangefinder cameras is how unassuming and discreet they can be. They often look like little more than black rectangles that many find less intimidating than a big DSLR. If you’re not about the discreet Leica life, however,

We typically don’t test equipment that comes from a Kickstarter campaign, but we were intrigued by the newest offering by Venus Optics (full name: Anhui ChangGeng Optical Technology Company), the full-frame Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D, which its maker calls the widest rectilinear lens with a

Back in September, Tamron announced that it would be updating its 150–600mm super-tele zoom lens, bringing it into its high-end SP-series lineup. I have been shooting with the new SP 150–600mm f/5–6.3 Di VC USD G2 lens for a little while now and, so far, it seems like a worthy upgrade.

The holiday season is a very common time for people to get new DSLRs, and the 50mm f/1.8 is often the first new lens purchase to go with it. It’s light, it’s small, it’s cheap, it’s fast, and apparently it might also be fake. According to Canon, the company has seen an uptick in the numb

For wildlife, sports, and architectural detail photographers—to say nothing of paparazzi—a long telephoto lens is a must. Enter Tamron’s new full-frame SP 150–600

Poke around the secondary market for some vintage camera lenses and you’ll quickly find that lens fungus is one of the biggest problems in that market. Mathieu Stern is a guru when it comes to old glass and he has put together a quick video tutorial about how to get that nasty stuf

We’re out here at WPPI in Las Vegas where Tamron just announced brand new versions of two popular lenses, including the SP 70-200mm F2.8 Di VC USD G2 and 10-24mm F/3.5-

It looks like it’s going to be a pretty interesting WPPI show this year. First Tamron announced its new 70-200mm lens and now Sony has a pair of new prime lenses for portrait shooters in the full-frame FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS and FE 85mm f/1.8 telephoto prime for its E-mount Alpha inte

It has been a while since I last reviewed Olloclip’s smartphone-specific lenses, but a lot has changed with the arrival of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. I spent

We first met Sony’s pair of new portrait lenses at WPPI, where we got a quick chance to check them out on the show floor. Last night in New York City, however, we got a real chance to shoot with some production versions and get a feel for how they perform. Here are some first impre

There’s a trio of new art lenses dominating the Sigma news today, but there’s also a new entry into the company’s Contemporary lens category. This lon

To say that Sigma’s Art series lenses have been a success would be a dramatic understatement. Now, the company has a trio of new lenses to add to its high-end lens line

Earlier this month Canon announced two new telephoto zoom lenses: the EF 70-200 F/2.8 IS III USM and the EF 70-200 F/4 IS II USM. The EF 70-200 F/2.8 IS III USM is the company’s new flagship lens in this zoom range. It features 3.5 stop optical image stabilization, a circular eight blade

The words “lightweight” and “400mm lens” don’t typically appear together, but that’s exactly what Sony’s new 400mm F/2.8 G Master prime lens is. Designed for Sony’s E-mount cameras (like the a9 and the various flavors of the a7) this super-

A new ultra-wide 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di OSD lens from Tamron for full-frame Canon and Nikon cameras is both the shortest and the lightest lens in its class. Here is what we know about it: 3.5″ longWeighs 16.2 oz15 elements spread across 10 groups4 low dispersion elements to cut down o

A new ultra-wide AF 14mm F/2.8 lens from Rokinon specifically designed for Nikon F mount cameras is coming this fall for only $799. It is the eighth lens that features AF technology, but the first to work with Nikon cameras. Here’s what we know about it: 3.67″ longWeighs 16.7oz15

The laws of physics and the nature of light dictate that super-telephoto lenses with big apertures will always be big, heavy, and expensive. They require small tolerances across giant slabs of glass, which makes manufacturing difficult enough without trying to pack lots of performance into

Wide-aperture prime lenses typically require a lot of glass, which drives up their size and weight—as well as their price. Sony’s line of G Master lenses have so far followed that trend, offering truly excellent image quality, but residing in relatively massive lenses that feel even