wide angle lenses

by Todd Vorenkamp ·Posted
What is the best lens for landscape photography? The answer is that any camera lens can and will be the perfect lens for capturing a landscape, depending on your viewpoint and the subject. But if a landscape photographer is heading out into the world with a single lens, betting money says they will go with a wide-angle zoom or prime lens affixed to their camera. Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Lens Let’s look at the most
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Sony's formidable G Master series is about to get a whole lot wider with the release of the FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Lens. This ultra-wide-angle zoom builds upon the success of the popular FE 12-24mm f/4 G lens, boasting an even wider constant aperture, complex optical design, and lightning-fast AF. As the widest lens to join Sony's GM lineup,
by Mary Latvis ·Posted
Go wide, wider, and widest with three new ultra-wide Laowa cine lenses from Venus Optics. These uniquely compact, fast lenses include a 15mm T2.1 Zero-D for full-frame cameras, a 9mm T2.9 Zero-D for Super 35 capture, and a 7.5mm T2.1 for Micro Four Thirds sensors. Each lens sports the same high-quality optical construction as the Venus still-photo lenses, but incorporates distinct, pro cine-style features. Venus Optics has also
by Jill Waterman ·Posted
Shooting fish in a barrel takes on a whole new meaning with a trio of ultra-wide and fish-eye lenses from Hongkong MeiKe Digital Technology Co. Ltd. Better known by the designation MeiKe, which according to one source combines the words “beauty” (Mei) and “technology” (Ke), the parent company was founded in 2005 as a manufacturer and exporter of photographic accessories, with a headquarters in Hong Kong and branches in mainland China. In addition to manufacturing a variety of affordably priced battery grips, shutter releases, adapter rings,
by Staff Writer ·Posted
Canon has introduced two new L-series zoom lenses for its full-frame mirrorless camera system: the RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM and RF 24-70mm f2.8L IS USM, and has also announced a firmware update for improved AF and Eye AF functionality for the
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Canon just announced an exciting new trinity of f/2.8 RF lenses for the EOS R system: a 15-35mm, a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm. We asked Brooklyn-based wedding photographer Susan Stripling to help us test these new lenses, and she had a lot to say about the performance of this trinity. What do you think? Will you be adding any (or all) of
by Allan Weitz ·Posted
The first thing that crossed my mind when I was handed the new Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN ART lens was “Doesn’t Sigma already make an ART-series 14-24mm f/2.8 zoom?” Long story short, yes, it does… but this one’s different. Sigma’s 14-24mm f/2.8 ART DG DN ultra-wide zoom differs from the
by Staff Writer ·Posted
Highly anticipated by Sony E shooters, Tamron is finally releasing the 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens, a fast wide-angle zoom that will serve as the perfect complement to the extremely popular 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD, which was released in 2018. This new 17-28mm shares many of the design traits and features of the 28-75, including the bright
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In this video Allan Weitz and Justin Stailey – Senior Product Manager at Fujifilm, discuss three newly introduced cameras – the Fujifilm X-Pro2, X70, and X-E2s, along with the new XF 100-400mm zoom lens.