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Does Tamron's 35mm f/1.4 Stand Above The Rest?

Does Tamron's 35mm f/1.4 Stand Above The Rest?

Back in 2015, Tamron released its 35mm f/1.8 VC lens. It was one of their first SP Primes with VC, and came in at a reasonable price point. In Febr...
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A day with Sony's new FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS & FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS Lenses

A day with Sony's new FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS & FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS Lenses

ony recently announced two new telephoto lenses to their lineup – the 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G and the 600mm f/4 GM. With the addition of these two le...
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Tamron 35-150mm f/2.8-4 - The Portrait Zoom With Endless Possibilities

Tamron 35-150mm f/2.8-4 - The Portrait Zoom With Endless Possibilities

Back in February Tamron announced the development of three new lenses – the 35mm f/1.4 for DSLR’s, the 17-28mm f/2.8 for Sony FE, and the 35-150mm ...
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ProMaster's new XC-M Series Tripods - a first look

ProMaster's new XC-M Series Tripods - a first look

I have been testing out The ProMaster XC-M ("X"treme "C"ompact - "M"odular) 525 tripod for the past two weeks, and I am pleased to say that it will...
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Fujifilm X-T30 & 16mm f/2.8 - New Announcement!

Fujifilm X-T30 & 16mm f/2.8 - New Announcement!

X-T30 Specs: Body starts at - $899 26.1MP BSI APS-C X-Trans CMOS 4 and X-Processor 4 quad-core CPU The speed of face-detection AF has been dou...
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Is Sigma’s new 70-200mm f/2.8 Sport the new top dog?

Is Sigma’s new 70-200mm f/2.8 Sport the new top dog?

Sigma completes its “Holy Trinity” with the release of the all-new 70-200mm f/2.8 Sport – is it the ultimate 70-200 on the market right now? Sigma ...
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Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 First Look – A worthy super wide upgrade?

Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 First Look – A worthy super wide upgrade?

Tamron has been quite successful with its original 15-30mm f/2.8 lens. At $1,199 (currently $1,099), it was priced significantly below its Nikon co...
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Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art Macro - A First Look at Sigma's new Art Macro

Sigma 70mm f/2.8 Art Macro - A First Look at Sigma's new Art Macro

 The Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Art Macro is the first prime macro lens to sport Sigma’s “ART” badge. Unlike most of the Art lineup, the size is closer to ...
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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for Sony FE - Is Tamron's first FE lens a home run?

Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for Sony FE - Is Tamron's first FE lens a home run?

When Tamron announced the new FE 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD, it sent a wave of excitement throughout the Sony user base. When Tamron announced that t...
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Coming Soon: Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art – A first look at Sigma’s new “no distortion” super wide lens.

Coming Soon: Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art – A first look at Sigma’s new “no distortion” super wide lens.

For Canon and Nikon shooters looking to get a fast ultrawide, the choices in the past have been the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8, and T...
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5 Reasons Why the Profoto A1 is the Perfect Solution for Wedding & Portrait Photographers

5 Reasons Why the Profoto A1 is the Perfect Solution for Wedding & Portrait Photographers

My name is Tracie Maglosky, I am a wedding and portrait photographer from Cincinnati, Ohio and an Olympus Visionary. I recently had the privilege ...
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A first look at the Fuji XF 80mm f2.8 Macro

A first look at the Fuji XF 80mm f2.8 Macro

Fujifilm has finally filled the 1:1 macro void in their lens lineup, but how well does it stack up? We were lucky enough to get a pre-release versi...
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