Sony 16-35mm F/2.8 GM Review

Sony FE 16-35 F2.8 GM Real world images (click for larger and exif) Sony  FE 16-35mm F/2.8 GM Review: Like every dSLR brand, Sony has a holy trinity of zoom lenses: wide, normal and telephoto 2.8 […]

Sony 85mm F/1.8 vs Sony 85mm F/1.4 GM

Is the Sony 85mm F/1.4 GM worth it? Sony produces a very good 85mm F/1.8 lens (reviewed here) which sells for under $600. Sony also produces a premium 85mm F/1.4 G Master lens (reviewed here) […]

Sony 85mm F/1.4 GM Review

Sony 85mm F/1.4 GM Real world images (click for larger): Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM lens review: 85mm is my favorite focal length and prime lens. I shoot portraits extensively and 85mm is the right focal […]

Rokinon 35mm F/1.4 AF for Sony Review

Rokinon 35mm F/1.4 AF (Samyang 35mm F/1.4) Real world images: Rokinon 35mm f/1.4 AF lens review: Rokinon has long made affordable good quality manual focus lenses.  Notably, the same lenses are produced under multiple brand […]

What Comes Next?

(In the voice of King George from Broadway’s Hamilton:) What comes next? You’ve been freed A mirror you no longer need A camera or a phone? Awesome. Wow. Do you have enough lenses now? Full […]

Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM Review

Sony 24-70 F/2.8 G Master Real world images Sony 24-70mm F/2.8 GM lens review: Every camera brand makes a holy trinity of lenses: wide angle, normal zoom and telephoto zoom with fixed 2.8 aperture.   Of […]

Sony 24mm F/1.4 GM lens announcement

Sony 24mm F/1.4 GM lens announcement On September 20, 2018, Sony announced the 24mm F/1.4 GM lens.  Notably, while Sony has a plethora of lenses in the 28mm to 85mm range, this is their first […]

Sony A Mount Adapter Issues

Adapting from dSLR to Mirrorless All three of the big camera brands have now progressed in the move from dSLR to mirrorless.   Canon and Nikon both started making autofocus SLR cameras in the 1980’s.   Minolta […]

Silent Shutter Banding

How to Manage Silent Shutter Banding With all the major camera brands now producing mirrorless cameras, more people can enjoy one of the key benefits of mirrorless:  silent shooting.   By fully utilizing an electronic shutter […]

Canon R vs Nikon Z vs Sony Alpha

The Canon Mirrorless Full Frame [Canon EOS R pre-orders now open:   Sony opened up a new era in mirrorless with the full frame Sony A7 and Sony A7r in October of 2013.  Though the […]