New Patent: Tamron 60mm F2.8 Macro VC (Fullsize Mirrorless)

tamron-60mm-f2-8-macro-vc-patentTamron has just filed a new patent for Tamron 60mm f/2.8 Macro VC lens. This is a new macro full frame mirrorless lens patent, designed for Sony full frame mirrorless cameras. In the past few months, Tamron has filed several full frame mirrorless patents, such as 28mm f/2.8, 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6, 28-320mm f/3.5-6.3, 50mm f/2.8 and 60mm f/2.8.

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Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS II USM Lens Review (PhotographyBlog)

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Canon announced the new EF 24-105mm F4L II IS USM lens (Amazon/Adorama/B&H). Mark Goldstein tested it on Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and found: It is a new professional standard zoom lens for Canon’s full-frame and APS-C DSLRs, much better than the 10-year-old Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens. With good image quality and excellent built quality and very low distortion, it will be one of Canon’s most popular lenses Continue reading

Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM Lens Sample Images (DPReview)

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200 mm, 1/640 sec, f/3.5, ISO 100

Sony announced the new Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS lens (AmazonB&H/ Adorama) half a year ago. Here are sample images taken by James McDaniel at the DPreview.com. He tested this new lens on Sony a7R II, first in low light shooting roller derby WFTDA Playoff action and later in daylight, shooting at base ISO. You can enjoy these beautiful photos to see how well it performs!  Continue reading

Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX for Canon Review (DxOMark)

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Paul Carroll has just posted a detailed review of the Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX Lens (for Canon) at the DxOMark.com. Achieving the highest DxOMark overall score of 32 points tested on Canon EOS 5DS R, Tokina 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO lens ranks in joint second place overall for standard zooms, the same as Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 ( 32 points), and just behind the own-brand Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM with 35 points.

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Best Lenses for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

best-lenses-for-canon-5d-mark-iv Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is Canon ‘s top-end enthusiast Full-frame DSLR, featuring an all-new 30MP Cmos sensor, DiGIC 6+ processor, Dual Pixel AF system and 4K video capture. If you already had such a great camera, then are you looking for the lenses? Here are a lot of recommended lenses for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV.

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Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G VR II Lens Review (DxOMark)

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Paul Carroll has just posted a detailed review of the Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G VR II at the DxOMark. Tested on the Nikon D5300, the Nikon 55-200mm F4-5.6G VR II achieves a high overall score of 18 points, as the highest-scoring Nikon DX-mount telephoto zoom lens in its class.

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