Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Pre-Orders Started

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 25, 2018

B&H Photo and Adorama have started pre-orders for the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens.  

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Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 24, 2018

The Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF won’t be shipping from B&H Photo and Adorama for a few more weeks, but sonyalpha.blog tested the new lens recently and found it excellent for photography, but lacking for automatic video work. Conclusion The Tokina Firin 20mm F2 AF is an excellent wide angle lens for photography Pro’s The sharpness of this lens is excellent on the […]

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Samyang 24mm f/2.8 AF Listed on Zol

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 24, 2018

Samyang 24mm f/2.8 AF for Sony FE mount is currently listed on zol as a conceptual product. This would be a logical next lens from Samyang to help round out their AF selection of lenses, which are well priced and generally well reviewed. Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Samyang […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro Now Available to Order

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 23, 2018

The Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro Now Available for pre-order from their website. MTF Optical Diagram Samples Reviews –  Review by Richard Wong http://www.photobyrichard.com/reviewbyrichard/laowa-25mm-f-2-8-2-5x-5x-ultra-macro-lens-review/ –  Review by Northlight Images http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/laowa-25mm-f2-8-macro-review/ –  Review by LearnMacro.com http://learnmacro.com/laowa-25mm-f2-8-2-5-5x-ultra-macro/ –  Review by Makrofocus.com https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie= UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmakrofokus.se%2Fblogg%2F2018%2F2%2F7%2Fforsta- intryck-laowa-2528.html&edit-text=&act=url

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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: The Best Mid-Range Standard-Zoom For E-Mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 19, 2018

The reviews are rolling in for the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD and most reviewers are calling it the best mid-range standard-zoom for E-Mount at this time. It easily bests the Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f/4, while coming close to matching the Sony G-master 24-70 f/2.8 at a fraction of the price. Of course, some might need a […]

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The new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD + the Sony A7RIII are a perfect fit!

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 12, 2018

Mpex-experience wrote a review loaded with photos for the new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD and the work included is excellent. The Sony a7RIII is a demanding camera and if the Tamron can shine on it than it will work great on any Sony E-mount camera available today. Mpex has a lot of good things to say […]

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