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What Actually Happens When You Stop Down a Lens

January 27, 2016Roger Cicala

I got an email the other day that got me thinking. A guy simply asked “How far do I have to stop down a lens to get maximum performance. I’ve heard two stops from wide open. I’ve heard down to f/8. Which is correct?” I asked him which lens he was referring to, and was […]

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Teardown Of a Canon 35mm f/1.4 Mk II Shows Its Tank-Like Build Quality

December 10, 2015Roger Cicala

As soon as we optically tested the Canon 35mm f/1.4 Mk II lens we couldn’t wait to tear into one for a couple of reasons. One was that Canon has been making a lot of interesting advances in lens mechanics lately, so we’re always excited to look inside their new lenses. Another was that Canon claimed […]

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