Tamron launches the world’s first zoom lens with a wide aperture for APS-C systems, the 17-70 mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD. We put it on our test bench.
READ MORETamron 17-70 mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD
Year: 2021
SONY ALPHA 1
SONY contunies on its merry way to what must surely be eventual dominance of the interchangeable lens camera (ILC) market. As if the A7R IV, A9II and A7S III didn’t already hit all the right spots, here’s the Alpha 1 which, as you can probably tell from the emphatic model designation, is the alpha male in Sony’s full frame mirrorless line-up
READ MOREFujifilm X-E4
FUJIFILM has announced the latest addition to its X-E range of rangefinderstyle mirrorless cameras. Billed as the most portable model in the X-series line-up, it employs the same 26.1 MP X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 as the flagship X-T4.
READ MORECanon EF 16-35 mm f/2.8L USM III
From Canon’s prestigious L-series lineup, this is the first-choice zoom for astrophotography with a DSLR. The maximum viewing angle is less extreme than that of the EF 11-24 mm f/4L USM, but the 16-35 mm is a whole f-stop faster, so has better lightgathering potential.
READ MORELeica SL2-S
Leica has announced the launch of SL2-S camera that expands the multi-faceted SL-System with a versatile fullframe camera.
READ MOREFilters and Filter systems – 3
Filters have been an essential part of photography since its very beginnings. Used creatively they can improve a hard-to-capture scene, add an extra artistic element to an image or just provide a bit of fun.
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Venus Optics has announced a new lens that’s also the smallest in its lineup, the Laowa 10 mm f/2 Zero-D MFT (Micro Four Thirds) ultra wide-angle optic. Compact wide-angle combines super-wide field of view with a fast aperture.
READ MOREExposure? – Photography-1
UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURE
Learn how to control the three variables that determine the exposure of a photograph Exposure, photo course, exposure triangle
