Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 Lens Hands-On

The Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 lens is the showstopper lens at PhotoPlus 2015.This is probably the best wide angle lens that you can buy. Of course, there’s no official price tag on it yet but you can probably expect it to be in the $4,000 to $5,000 range, along with its Otus 55mm f/1.4 and the […]

Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 Lens Hands-On

This is probably the only one of these I’ll ever get my hands on since they are only making 100 units of it but it sure is a unique lens. The Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens features a clickless aperture and a long-throw focus ring around the massive barrel. It uses 105mm filters. Weighing in […]

Canon PowerShot G9 X and G5 X Hands-On

The Canon PowerShot G9 X and G5 X round out Canon’s top-of-the-line G-Series brand. Here’s a quick look up close with them. The G9 X resides a step below the excellent PowerShot G7 X but is available in a silver and brown design in addition to the more traditional black color. It has a great touchscreen (and […]

Canon EOS M10 Hands-On Review

The Canon EOS M10 is the latest is the company’s attempt at competing in the mirrorless market. The M10 features an 18MP APS-C sensor and a very consumer-ish approach to the mirrorless camera. The EOS M10 does several things very well. First up, live view autofocus is great. It’s fast and accurate with the included 15-45mm […]

Leica SL and 24-90mm f/2.8-4 Lens Hands-On

I spent a few minutes with the new Leica SL mirrorless camera and the Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm f/2.8-4 lens today and came away with a couple of key first impressions.  First off, the camera and lens is huge and heavy. I just can’t believe how large this camera is compared to other mirrorless cameras on the market. […]

Canon ME20F-SH 4-Million ISO Camera Now Available for Pre-Order

The recently announced Canon ME20F-SH is now available for pre-order at B&H Photo. This full frame 35mm format video camera captures video at an incredible 4,000,000 ISO sensitivity. The sensor is a 2.2MP 35mm full frame CMOS sensor with a large 19 micron square pixel size – that’s 7.5x the surface area of a pixel on the […]

Lensbaby Unveils Composer Pro II with Edge 50 Optic

Lensbaby has announced its new Composer Pro II lens with the Edge 50 Optic, which is available for Canon, Nikon, Sony A, Pentax K, Fuji X, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds and Samsung NX mounts. It is a 50mm f/3.2 lens with a 9-blade aperture and manual focus and aperture control. The lens is compatible with other lenses […]

Canon Unveils New Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 17″ Printer

Last month at the Canon Expo in New York, Canon teased several new professional printers, which included a 17″ PRO model. Now, we know that printer is the new Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000. With the new PRO-1000, Canon is adding its red line branding, which is synonymous with Canon professional grade lenses. Beyond the cosmetic upgrade through, […]

Fuji Launches XF 35mm f/2 R WR and XF 1.4x Teleconverter

Fuji has announced its new XF 35mm f/2 R WR lens alongside the XF 1.4x TC WR teleconverter for its popular X-Series cameras. The XF 1.4x TC WR teleconverter is specifically designed for the XF 50-140mm f/2.8R LM OIS WR lens and will be compatible with select future lenses including the XF 100-400mm lens that […]

MOO Launches Business Cards+ featuring Embedded NFC Chips

I’ve been a fan of MOO’s business cards and other printable products for years. Now, the company has stepped up the business card game with the introduction of its new Business Cards+ product line that features an embedded NFC chip. You can program a specific action for the NFC chip so when people tap them […]