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2022-10-03 Canon EOS R Rebates on Lenses, etc

2022-02-24 Canon Goes with the Big Artillery: Canon RF 800mm f/5.6L IS, Canon RF 1200mm f/8L IS

2021-12-17 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 19mm: Trailside Juniper with Lopped Roots

2021-12-13 SHOOTOUT @ 35mm: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L vs Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L: Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-12-13 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 70mm: Cottonwood in Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-12-12 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 50mm: Cottonwood in Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-12-05 SHOOTOUT @ 31mm: Canon RF 14-35/4L vs Canon RF 15-35/2.8L vs Canon RF 24-70/2.8L: Bonsai Juniper Over Beaver Pond

2021-12-04 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 15mm: Bonsai Juniper Over Beaver Pond

2021-12-02 Calling Out Some Top Lenses and Cameras

2021-12-01 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 39mm: Solo Aspen

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GPS Units for DSLRs

GPS units for Nikon and Canon..

  1. Introduction to DSLR GPS
  2. Overview of Nikon and Canon GPS Units
  3. Nikon GPS GP-1
  4. Canon GP-E2
  5. In the Field
  6. Geotagging in Adobe Lightroom 4
  7. Field Test: GPS Units from Canon & Nikon (PDF)

Nikon D800E

36 megapixels in a compact full-frame DSLR..

  1. D800 Live View vs Other Nikon Bodies and Canon 5DM3

Nikon D800E vs D800

D800E supplement and comparisons with Nikon D800..

  1. D800E vs Canon 5DM3 vs Leica M9 (Dolls)

Overview of Video with Nikon D800, D800E, D4, Canon 5DM3

How does video quality compare with crop of mid-2012 DSLRs?.

  1. Overview of Nikon/Canon DSLR Video
  2. Comparing Video Quality at 1080 HD
  3. Comparing Video Quality at 720p
  4. Nikon D800E Video with Nikon 14-24 (Zoom Sequence)
  5. Nikon D800E Video (Canyon’s End)
  6. Nikon D800E Time Lapse Video: Ellery Lake at Dawn
  7. Nikon D800E Time Lapse Video: Clouds Moving Granite Bowl
  8. Nikon D800E Time Lapse Video: Rain Pool With Green Ferns
  9. Nikon D800E Time Lapse Video: Canyon’s End

Nikon D800E vs Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Comparing the 2012/2013 high-res pro DSLRs..

  1. Canon 5DM3 vs Nikon D800E: Noise (Whites Outhouse)
  2. Canon 5DM3 vs Nikon D800E: Noise (Dolls / Pellegrino)
  3. Canon 5DM3 vs Nikon D800E: Sharpness (Dolls / Pellegrino)

Canon EOS 1D X

18 megapixel big black brick, Canon’s top of the line DSLR..

  1. Ergonomics and Usability
  2. Key Features of Note
  3. Sensor Quality Claims and Reality
  4. RAW to 16-bit TIF Conversion in Adobe Camera RAW
  5. How Much Sharpening to Apply
  6. Focusing Accuracy with 85mm f/1.2L II
  7. Resolution: 1D X vs 5D Mark III (Dolls)
  8. Noise/ISO: 1D X vs 5D Mark III from ISO 50 to 204800 (Dolls)
  9. Pattern Noise — Streaking and Banding (Picnic Table)
  10. Pattern Noise — Streaking and Banding (Grill)
  11. Pattern Noise — Expose to the Right Analysis (Grill)

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

22 megapixel successor to the popular 5D Mark II..

  1. Ergonomics and Usability
  2. Manual Focusing, Live View
  3. Examples — Carrizo Plain
  4. Examples — Alpine Creek
  5. Examples — Alpine Creek with 85/1.2L II
  6. Examples — RAW Processing
  7. Focus Accuracy (Green Dot Assist)
  8. Noise at ISO 200 with 1.2-stop Push
  9. Noise at ISO 100 with 1-stop Push
  10. 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to 25600 (Dolls)
  11. 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to 25600 (Flowers)
  12. 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to 25600 (Creek)
  13. 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to 25600 (Pipe Organ)
  14. 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to 25600 (Last Supper)
  15. Shadow Noise vs Nikon D800E
  16. ETTR and Noise
  17. Exposure Latitude: RAW vs JPEG
  18. Sharpness: RAW vs JPEG
  19. D800E vs Canon 5DM3 Noise (Whites Outhouse)

Canon EOS 5DS / 5DS R

50 megapixel successor to the 22 megapixel Canon 5D Mark III..

  1. Overview of Canon EOS 5DS / 5DS R
  2. Ergonomics and Usability
  3. White Balance and Tint for Raw Conversion in Adobe Camera Raw, Overcast Cloudy Lighting
  4. RAW vs mRAW and sRAW: Camera Cropping and Downsampling and File Size
  5. RAW vs mRAW: Sharpness, Tone, Color
  6. RAW vs sRAW: Sharpness, Tone, Color
  7. What 50 Megapixels of Sharpness Looks Like (Dolls)
  8. Sharpness: 5DS R vs 5D Mark III (Mosaic)
  9. Sharpness: 5DS R vs 5DS vs 5D Mark III (Zeiss Siemens Chart)
  10. Sharpness: 5DS R vs 5DS vs 5D Mark III vs Nikon D810 (Old Map)
  11. Correcting Lateral Chromatic Aberration and Distortion (24-70mm f/2.8L II @ 24mm, Barcroft Army Boxes)
  12. Noise at ISO 100, Native Resolution and at Canon 5DM3 Resolution (Dolls)
  13. ISO Series from 50 to 12,800 in Color and Black and White (Cabin Interior)
  14. Canon 5DS R Real-World Noise: Moonstar Bristlecone
  15. Chroma Noise Reduction in Adobe Camera Raw @ ISO 12800 (Fruit)
  16. Canon 5DS R Noise vs Canon 5D Mark III (Fruit)
  17. Moiré and Diffraction Across Apertures: Canon 5DS R vs 5DS (Window Screen)
  18. Monochrome Potential, thoughts vs Leica MM246 (Dolls)
  19. Examples: Color and Monochrome (White Mountains)
  20. Canon 5DS R: Awful Color Rendition using Adobe Camera Raw (Fruit)

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

30 megapixel successor to the 22 megapixel Canon 5D Mark III..

  1. ISO Series from 100 to 25600 vs Canon 5DS R (Dolls)

Nikon D3x 24.4-megapixel DSLR review

Includes: D3x resolution comparisons (res chart) with Nikon D3, Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, resolution comparison on outdoor shot with Nikon D3, large examples, large wildlife examples, Nikon 200mm f/2 VR on D3x, long exposure noise ISO series, D3x sensitivity on diffraction, D3x dynamic range at ISO 100 vs ISO 50, D3x vs D3 color and noise..

  1. D3x vs D3 and EOS 1DsM3

Long exposures with Nikon D3x, D3, Canon 5D Mark II

Long exposure noise performance with the Nikon D3x, D3 and Canon 5D Mark II at ISOs from 50 through 25600..

  1. Long Exposure Noise with the Nikon D3x, D3, Canon 5D Mark II

Noise ×4: Nikon D3x, Nikon D3, Canon 5D Mark II, & Canon 1Ds Mark III

Noise performance of early 2009’ premier digital SLRs. ISOs from 50 through 25600, dark area noise, noise reduction effects, noise versus resolution. Can more smaller pixels beat fewer large ones?.

  1. Overview
  2. Lens Choice
  3. How to Assess Noise
  4. Viewing the Examples
  5. Processing
  6. Big pixels or small?
  7. Pushing the Blacks (ISO 6400 comparison)
  8. Noise Reduction
  9. Ocean View
  10. Conclusions

Canon 1D Mark IV

Canon 1D Mark IV 16-megapixel DSLR..

  1. Main page
  2. Examples — Nature
  3. Examples — Landscape
  4. Examples — Variety
  5. Sharpness Example over Aperture Range
  6. Noise: Real World from ISO 100 - 3200
  7. Noise: Real World from ISO 100, 800 - 12800
  8. Conclusions

Canon EOS 5D Mark II review

Canon 5D Mark II impressions.

  1. Main Page
  2. Examples
  3. Live View Vignetting

Nikon vs Canon: noise and sharpness

Nikon vs Canon: Noise and Sharpness.

  1. Canon’s Highlight Tone Priority (HTP)
  2. Noise
  3. Noise at All ISO Values
  4. Sharpness—creek scene at dusk
  5. Sharpness—extensive comparison
  6. Sharpness—cross check with Zeiss ZF 100/2 Makro-Planar
  7. Sharpness—Cross check with 4 other lenses
  8. Sharpness—RAW conversion sharpening and scaling
  9. Sharpness—Conclusions

Canon 14mm f/2.8L II

In-depth review of the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II including flare, distortion, field curvature, resolution charts, numerous field examples and comparison to the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G. The Canon EF 14/2.8L II is a superb lens, but with some peculiarities which may enhance or degrade its appeal for different uses. The review is as much a “user guide” as a review; even if you use this lens it’s well worth your time to read this review..

  1. Main Page
  2. Examples
  3. Curvature of Field
  4. Flare
  5. Distortion
  6. Resolution Chart on 10.1MP EOS 1D Mark III
  7. Resolution Chart on 21.1MP EOS 1Ds Mark III
  8. Comparison to Nikon 14-24/2.8 Zoom
  9. Focusing Tips
  10. Conclusions
  11. Glossary

Voigtlander 20mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar

Very compact ultra wide angle..

  1. Main—20/3.5 Color Skopar ASPH
  2. Examples—20/3.5 Color Skopar
  3. Examples—20/3.5 Color Skopar aberrations
  4. Comparison—20/3.5 Color Skopar to Nikon 20/3.5 and 14-24/2.8G

Voigtlander 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar

Compact medium wide angle..

  1. Main—28/2.8 Color Skopar SL II
  2. 28/2.8 Color Skopar SL II — Lens Comparisons
  3. Evaluation on Nikon D800 (Mosaic)
  4. vs Nikon 28/1.8G and Nikon 28/2 AIS (Cottonwood Canyon Fall Color, D800E)
  5. vs Nikon 28/1.8G and Nikon 28/2 AIS (Cottonwood Canyon Fall Color, D800E)

Voigtlander 90mm f/3.5 APO-Lanthar SL II

Medium telephoto with world-class chromatic correction..

  1. APO Lanthar 90mm f/3.5
  2. Aperture Series: Shimano Drive Train (Sony A7R II)
  3. Aperture Series: Mosaic (Nikon D800)
  4. APO Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 Aperture Series (Nikon D3x)

Canon Tilt / Shift Lenses (General)

General considerations with tilt shift lenses..

  1. Canon Tilt/Shift Lenses
  2. Choosing a Canon Tilt/Shift Lens
  3. Shift and Tilt Orientation On-the-Fly

Canon TS-E 17/4L

Ultra wide angle tilt shift with tremendous versatility.

  1. Canon 17/4L: Main Page
  2. Canon 17/4L: The Shift Advantage
  3. Canon 17/4L: Distortion
  4. Canon 17/4L: Flare
  5. Canon 17/4L: Vignetting
  6. Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Cabin Interior (5D Mark III)
  7. Canon 17/4L: Left-side Blur
  8. Canon 17/4L: Infrared
  9. Canon 17/4L: Conclusions

Canon TS-E 24/3.5L II

Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II.

  1. Canon 24/3.5L II: Main Page
  2. Canon 24/3.5L II vs 25/3.5L v1
  3. Canon 24/3.5L II: Comparison 1
  4. Canon 24/3.5L II: Comparison 2
  5. Canon 24/3.5L II: Tilt + Shift
  6. Canon 24/3.5L II: Shift Aperture
  7. Canon 24/3.5L II: Distortion
  8. Canon 24/3.5L II: Infrared
  9. Canon 24/3.5L II: Conclusions

Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8

Normal lens with tilt/shift.

  1. Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8: Main Page
  2. Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8

Medium telephoto tilt/shift lens.

  1. Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8: Main Page
  2. Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro

Medium-long telephoto tilt/shift lens.

  1. Overview of Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro
  2. Flare Examples
  3. Aperture Series with Tilt: Sprinter Van at Sunrise, Reflected Peaks
  4. Aperture Series with Swing: Ancient Log, Oblique View
  5. Aperture Series with Shift: Pine Above Valley, Early Blue Morning
  6. Aperture Series with Tilt: Rushing Downstream
  7. Aperture Series with Tilt: Saddlebag Lake Dam Spillway, Oblique View
  8. Aperture Series with Tilt: Sprinter Underbody Showing Oversize Fuel Tank
  9. Aperture Series with Extreme Tilt: Metal Railing and Shadows Atop Saddlebag Lake Dam
  10. Aperture Series, Zeroed Movements: Box Storage at Saddlebag Lake
  11. Aperture Series: Ancient Orange Tree Trunk

Shift Lenses for Nikon and Canon

[Older material, but still relevant]. Shift lens performance of Nikon/Canon/Schneider/Olympus on various cameras..

  1. Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 on EOS 5D Mark II
  2. Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 on EOS 5D Mark II
  3. Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 on EOS 5D Mark II

Canon 24mm f/2.8 IS USM

Canon’s compact high-performance 24mm prime..

  1. Aperture Series: Rancher’s Cabin
  2. Aperture Series: Tioga Lake and Mt Dana
  3. Examples: 5D Mark III (White Mountains, Yosemite)
  4. Examples: Field Curvature and Color Fringing (SUV)
  5. Compared to Canon 24-70/2.8L II (Green Machine)
  6. Canon 24/2.8 vs 11-24/4L, 24/1.4L II, and Sigma 24/1.4 Art (Canon 5D Mark II)

Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM

Canon’s tiny and lovely pancake lens..

  1. Overview of Canon 40/2.8 STM
  2. Comparison: Canon 40/2.8 STM vs Voigtlander 40mm f/2 SL II
  3. Aperture Series: Aspen Trunks
  4. Aperture Series: Rancher’s Cabin
  5. Aperture Series: Ancient Bristlecone Pine (with Focus Shift Analysis)
  6. Dual Aperture Series - Choice of Focus: Tioga Pass
  7. 40mm: vs 24-70/2.8L II and 24-70/4L II (MTB, Canon 5DM3)
  8. Aperture Series: Industrial Feed Plant in Oakdale (5DS R)
  9. Aperture Series: Green Machine, Oblique View (5DS R)

Canon 50mm Lenses

Is Canon’s f/1.2 lens really better than an inexpensive f/1.4 or f/1.8?.

  1. Canon 50mm Lenses: Main Page
  2. Comparing 50/1.2L to 50/1.4 and 50/1.8 (5D Mark II, Mosaic)
  3. Focus Shift Comparison: Canon 50mm f/1.2L, 50/1.4, 50/1.8 II (5D Mark III, Dolls)
  4. Focus Shift: Canon 50mm f/1.2L (5D Mark III, Dolls)
  5. Canon 50mm Lenses: Field Illumination
  6. Bokeh With Canon 50/1.2L, Olympus 50/1.2, Canon 50/1.4 (5D Mark II)
  7. Aperture Series Canon 50/1.2L (5D Mark III, Wyman Cabin Table)
  8. Canon 50/1.2L vs 50/1.4 (5D Mark III, Wyman Cabin)

Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS USM

Canon’s best-ever medium telephoto and with image stabilization..

  1. Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM
  2. Examples: Saddlebag Lake Area
  3. Aperture Series: Selfies on Gnarled Stump-Log
  4. Aperture Series: Sunrise on Mt Conness
  5. Aperture Series: Mt Dana, Early Morning
  6. Aperture Series: Sunrise Advances Into a Mountain Meadow
  7. Aperture Series: Hanging Dead Brown Needles Pine Branch
  8. Aperture Series: Sprinter Van in Blue Shade Just After Sunrise

Canon 85mm Lenses

Canon’s ultra-fast medium telephoto compared and in the field.

  1. Canon 85mm Lenses: Main Page
  2. Comparison: Canon 85/1.2L II, 85/1.8, Nikon 85/1.4G
  3. Aperture Series: Canon 85mm f/1.2L II (Bristlecones)
  4. Aperture Series: Canon 85mm f/1.2L II (Bristlecone Stump)
  5. Aperture Series: Canon 85mm f/1.2L II (Backlit Scene)
  6. Aperture Series: Canon 85mm f/1.2L II (Near/Far)
  7. Aperture Series: Canon 85mm f/1.2L II (SUV Rocky Ground)
  8. Field Illumination: Canon 85/1.2L II, 85/1.8, Nikon 85/1.4G
  9. Aperture Series with Canon 85mm f/1.2L II (Pavers)
  10. Aperture Series with Canon 85mm f/1.2L II (Roof)

Canon TC III

Do Canon’s 1.4X and 2X version III tele extenders offer image quality at reasonable apertures?.

  1. Canon Tele Extenders III: Main Page
  2. Canon 135mm f/2L + EF Extender III 1.4X
  3. Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS + EF Extender III 1.4X
  4. Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS + EF Extender III 2X
  5. Canon 70-200 L zooms + EF Extender III 1.4X
  6. Canon 70-200 L zooms + EF Extender III 2X
  7. Canon Extender 1.4X II vs 1.4X III with 300/2.8

Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS

Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS .

  1. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Main Page
  2. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Blur example
  3. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Blur example 2
  4. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Blur 3 vs Zeiss
  5. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Example
  6. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Examples
  7. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: IS Glitch
  8. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Vignetting
  9. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Infrared
  10. Canon 100mm f/2.8L: Conclusions

Canon 35mm f/1.4L II

Canon’s updated fast 35mm prime, evaluated on Canon 5DS R..

  1. Overview of Canon 35mm f/1.4L II
  2. Performance on a Portrait at f/5.6
  3. Aperture Series: Lundy Canyon
  4. Aperture Series: Bonsai Juniper over Beaver Pond
  5. Aperture Series: Below the Icy Waterfall
  6. Aperture Series: Upper Reaches of Lundy Beaver Pond, early November
  7. Aperture Series: Icy Waterfall To High Peaks
  8. Aperture Series: Golden Glint on Blue Water
  9. Aperture Series: Streamside Tetrahedron Boulder Amid Brush
  10. Aperture Series: Wood at Base of Waterfall, Gold Glimmer
  11. Aperture Series: Welding Rig View to Tailings Piles

Canon 35mm f/2 IS

Canon’s image stabilized 35mm..

  1. Compared vs 35mm f/1.4L, 24-70/2.8L II (MTB, Canon 5DM3)
  2. Compared to 35/1.4L, 24-70/2.8L II (Dolls, Canon 5DM3)
  3. Compared to 35/1.4L, 24-70/2.8L II (Fence Gate, Canon 5DM3)
  4. Focus Shift, Close Range

Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS

Canon’s versatile super telephoto..

  1. Overview of Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS
  2. Examples: Silver Canyon Bighorn Sheep
  3. Field Observations on Image Stability
  4. 400mm: Image Stabilization On vs Off
  5. 350mm Aperture Series: Radio Antennas

Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s fast high performance wide angle..

  1. Shootout: Sigma 24/1.4 Art vs Canon 24/1.4L II, 24/2.8 IS, 11-12/4L (Bench, Canon 5DM3)
  2. Shootout: Sigma 24/1.4 Art vs Canon 24/1.4L II, 24/2.8 IS, 24-70/2.8L II, 11-12/4L (Pescadero Creek, Canon 5DM3)

Sigma Telephoto APO Macro Lenses: 150mm, 180mm

Sigma’s fast telephoto APO macro lenses..

  1. Overview of Sigma 180/2.8 and 150/2.8 APO Macro
  2. Image Stabilization
  3. Autofocus Comments
  4. Sigma 180/2.8 APO vs Leica 180/2.8 APO vs Voigtlander 180/4 APO
  5. APO.chromatic: Sigma 180 and 150 + Leica 180/2.8, Voigtlander 180/4 + Nikon 70-200/2.8 VRII
  6. Sigma 180/2.8 APO vs Leica 180/2.8 APO vs Voigtlander 180/4 APO (Mosaic)
  7. Performance at 1:1 (Doll Face, D800E)
  8. Performance at ~ 1:2 (Doll Face, D800E)
  9. Performance at ~ 1:2.2 (Doll Seated, D800E)
  10. California Poppy at 1:3 (D800E)
  11. Examples (Various, D800E)

Sigma Super Tele Varifocal 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S

Sigma’s fast an flexible moderate super telephoto..

  1. Overview of Sigma 120-300mm
  2. Varifocal Behavior
  3. Symmetry Across the Frame
  4. Aperture Series: Water Bottles (Canon 5DM3, 300mm)
  5. Aperture Series: Kuna Peaks (Canon 5DM3, 120mm)
  6. Aperture Series: White Mountain Peak (Canon 5DM3, 300mm)
  7. Aperture Series: White Mountain Research Center (Canon 5DM3, 300mm)
  8. Aperture Series: Bottles at Close Range (Canon 5DM3, 270mm)
  9. Examples (Canon 5DM3, Yosemite)
  10. Examples (Canon 5DM3, White Mountains)

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM on Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 is a worthy contender in the crowded 50mm area. See how it performs compared to the Canon EF 50/1.4 and EF 50/1.2L..

  1. Introduction
  2. Ergonomics
  3. Focus accuracy
  4. Exposure accuracy
  5. Ghosting and veiling flare
  6. Field illumination (vignetting)
  7. Bokeh
  8. Field curvature
  9. Modulation Transfer Function (MTF)
  10. Examples
  11. Conclusions

Canon 24mm f/1.4L II

State of the art design in a fast ultra wide angle lens..

  1. Overview: ergonomics and optical qualities
  2. Examples—field shots
  3. Examples—night shots
  4. Field curvature and Aberrations (Night-time)
  5. In-depth example: stopping down at night
  6. In-depth comparison to EF 16-35/2.8L II
  7. Distortion on architecture compared to 16-35/2.8L II
  8. Flare into the sun and night
  9. Canon 24/1.4L II vs 11-24/4L, 24/2.8 IS, and Sigma 24/1.4 Art (Canon 5DM3)

Olympus Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.2

An ultra-fast older design still offers appeal on modern digital..

  1. Bokeh vs Canon 50mm f/1.2L, 50/1.4

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom

State of the art design in a never before seen fisheye zoom..

  1. Introduction to Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye
  2. Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Ergonomics
  3. Examples at 8mm
  4. Examples in White Mountains (Mixed Focal Lengths)

Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM

Extreme wide angle zoom..

  1. Introduction to Canon 11-24mm f/4L
  2. MTF for Canon 11-24mm f/4L
  3. Examples: Manzanar (5DM3)
  4. Examples: Mt Conness Watershed (5DS R)
  5. Examples: Beautiful Boulder at Four Focal Lengths (5DS R)
  6. Flare: Angle to Sun vs Bulbous Front Element (5DM3)
  7. Color Fringing, Uncorrected and Corrected, Optical Misalignment? (5DS R)
  8. Color Fringing in Blue Light: Remarkable Gains From Correction (5DS R)
  9. Aperture Series @ 11mm: Defunct Mining Hotel Bar (5DM3)
  10. Aperture Series @ 15mm: Boulders near Mt. Williamson (5DM3)
  11. Aperture Series @ 11mm: Pescadero Creek Downstream (Canon 5DM3)
  12. Aperture Series @ 13mm: Pescadero Creek Upstream (Canon 5DM3)
  13. Aperture Series @ 16mm: Pescadero Creek Downstream (Canon 5DM3)
  14. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Pescadero Creek Pool (Canon 5DM3)
  15. Canon 11-24/4L vs 24/1.4L II, 24/2.8 IS, and Sigma 24/1.4 Art (Canon 5D Mark II)
  16. Conclusion

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III

Is the 3rd time the charm?.

  1. Introduction to Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III
  2. MTF for Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III
  3. Flare Control
  4. Sunstars
  5. Examples #1 of 3: Conness Lakes Area, Brilliance on Snow
  6. Examples #2 of 3: Lundy Canyon Morning
  7. Examples #3 of 3: Lundy Lake and Meadows

Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS

Canon’s compact image stabilized wide angle zoom..

  1. Overview of Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS
  2. MTF for Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS
  3. Distortion at 16mm
  4. Sunstar with Stopping down
  5. Aperture Series @ 16mm: Mosaic (Canon 5DM3)
  6. Aperture Series @ 16mm: Sunstars and Flares (Canon 5DM3)

Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II and 24-70mm f/4L IS

Canon’s premium mid-range zooms..

  1. Overview of Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II
  2. Overview of Canon 24-70mm f/4L IS
  3. Technical specs: 24-70/2.8L II vs 24-70/4L IS
  4. Aperture Series: 24-70/2.8L II vs 50/1.2L, 50/1.4, 50/1.8 II (Dolls)
  5. Aperture Series: 24-70/2.8L II vs 35/1.4L (Dolls)
  6. Aperture Series: Close Range at 70mm (Dolls)
  7. Examples: Russian Ridge
  8. Color fringing at 70mm (Close Range, Dolls)
  9. Bokeh at 70mm (Close Range, Dolls)
  10. Bokeh (Outdoors, Alpine Creek)
  11. Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Redwoods (Focus Shift Study @ 45mm)
  12. Aperture Series: Barcroft Gate Outhouse (@ 70mm)
  13. Compared vs 35/2 IS, 35mm f/1.4L(MTB, Canon 5DM3)
  14. 24mm: 24-70/2.8L II vs 24-70/4L II (Garden Pots, Canon 5DM3)
  15. vs Canon 24/2.8 IS (Green Machine, Canon 5DM3)
  16. 40mm: 24-70/2.8L II vs 24-70/4L II vs 40/2.8 STM (MTB, Canon 5DM3)

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS Super Telephoto

A review of Canon’s 800m f/5.6L IS super telephoto, with high performance that demands technical mastery to use well..

  1. Main Page
  2. Using the Beast on a Tripod
  3. Image Stabilization: Not Always a Win
  4. Examples: Landscape
  5. Examples: Bighorn Sheep
  6. Conclusions

Canon 200mm f/1.8L USM

Coveted super speed telephoto..

  1. Aperture Series: Lee Vining Creek Through Meadow
  2. Aperture Series: Young Pine Amid Its Ancestors
  3. Aperture Series: Mt Dana, Earth Shadow Rising

Canon 200mm f/2L IS USM

A review of Canon’s 200mm f/2L mini super telephoto. Not just for sports, it makes a great landscape lens..

  1. Overview of Canon 200mm f/2L IS
  2. Image Stabilization (IS) on a Tripod
  3. Precision Focus is Your Smart Move
  4. Examples (Forest)
  5. Examples (Various)
  6. Aperture Series and Bokeh at f/2, 4, 8, 16 (Forest)
  7. Aperture Series and Bokeh at f/2, 4, 8 (Flowers)
  8. Perspectives from Readers
  9. Conclusions

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II

A review of Canon’s new 70-200mm zoom, along with comparisons to other models and the 200mm f/2L IS. Extensive comparisons at multiple focal lengths..

  1. Main Page
  2. Real vs Actual Focal Length — Breathing
  3. Loss of Quality Stopping down to f/5.6 - f/11
  4. Notes on the Mosaic Crops
  5. 200mm: Compared To original 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
  6. 70mm: vs 70-200/4L IS
  7. 85mm: vs 70-200/4L IS, 85mm /1.2L II, 85mm f/1.8
  8. 135mm: vs 70-200/4L IS, 135mm f/2L
  9. 200mm: vs 70-200/4L IS, 200mm f/2L, 135/2L + 1.4X
  10. Sample #6 @ 200mm
  11. Sample #6 @ 142mm
  12. Sample #6 @ 200mm + Canon 1.4X Extender (280mm)
  13. Conclusions
  14. List of 70-200 Lenses and Where to Buy

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II

A review of Canon’s new 100-400mm zoom.

  1. Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II (Overview)
  2. Examples Handheld, Beach Wildlife (Canon 5DM3)

Canon-Wide Angle Prime Lenses

Comparing the 16-35mm f/2.8L II to most of Canon’s wide angle prime lenses. Optical performance, ergonomics, focus, build quality..

  1. Main Page
  2. Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM
  3. 20mm Comparison: White Mountains
  4. Canon EF 24mm f/2.8
  5. 24mm Comparison: Yosemite
  6. 24mm Comparison: Mosaic
  7. Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
  8. Canon EF 28mm f/2.8
  9. 28mm Comparison: White Mountains
  10. 28mm Comparison: Mosaic
  11. Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L
  12. Canon EF 35mm f/2
  13. 35mm Comparison: White Mountains
  14. 35mm Comparison: Mosaic
  15. Correcting Chromatic Aberration in DPP
  16. Conclusions

Canon Ultra-wide Zoom Lenses: 17-40 and 16-35

Comparing the Canon 17-40mm f/4L and 16-35mm f/2.L II..

  1. Main Page
  2. Vignetting at 17mm
  3. Distortion at 17mm
  4. Comparison at 17mm with Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L
  5. Vignetting at 21mm
  6. Distortion at 21mm
  7. Comparison at 21mm with Zeiss ZE 21mm Distagon
  8. Vignetting at 24mm
  9. Distortion at 24mm
  10. Comparison at 24mm with Canon 24mm f/1.4L II
  11. Vignetting at 35mm
  12. Distortion at 35mm
  13. Comparison at 35mm with EF 35mm f/1.4L
  14. Conclusions

Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens

Perspective control for architecture or landscape as an alternative to Nikon and Canon brand name offerings..

  1. Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 Tilt/Shift
  2. vs Nikon 24mm f/1.4G (D800E, Barcroft Building)
  3. Examples: Stitched Panoramas (D800E, White Mountains)

Samyang 14mm f/2.8

Ultra wide angle lens for Canon and Nikon..

  1. Samyang-14mm f/2.8
  2. Build Quality
  3. Optics and Focusing
  4. Distortion
  5. Lens Skew / Asymmetry Focus Bracket
  6. Aperture Series: Wyman Cabin
  7. Black and White Conversion vs Color (D800E, Wyman Cabin)

Focus Shift In-Depth

Focus shift assesments of a wide variety of lenses of various brands. Shows a range of apertures for each lens and the mount of focus shift, discusses how to compensate for it..

  1. Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration
  2. Mitigating focus shift
  3. 35mm Lenses: Canon/Nikon/Zeiss/Voigtlander
  4. 50mm Lenses: Canon, Nikon, Zeiss, Olympus, Sony, Sigma
  5. 85mm Lenses: Canon, Nikon, Zeiss, Leica
  6. ~100mm Lenses: Canon, Nikon, Zeiss
  7. 135mm Lenses: Canon, Sony

Canon Lenses vs Infrared

How Canon lenses perform for infrared use..

  1. Focusing for Infrared
  2. Using Nikon Lenses on Canon EOS Bodies
  3. Notes on the Lens Assessments
  4. Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L I and II
  5. Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L
  6. Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS
  7. Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 (on 5D)
  8. Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS v1
  9. Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS
  10. Canon 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
  11. Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
  12. Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fisheye
  13. Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L
  14. Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II
  15. Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L v1
  16. Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L
  17. Nikon 45mm f/2.8P (on 5D)
  18. Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
  19. Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
  20. Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L
  21. Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 macro
  22. Nikon 60mm f/2.8D (on 5D)
  23. Canon 45-60mm Lens Summary
  24. Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II
  25. Canon EF 85mm f/1.8
  26. Nikon 85mm f/2.8D PC-Micro-Nikkor (on 5D)
  27. Nikon 85mm f/1.4D (on 5D)
  28. Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
  29. Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro
  30. Canon EF 135mm f/2L
  31. Canon EF 300mm f/4L
  32. Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L

Focusing Accuracy (Case Studies)

Focusing accuracy and errors..

  1. Autofocus Consistency With Canon/Nikon 35mm f/1.4
  2. Focus Bracketing Study (Canon 5D Mark III, 40mm f/2.8 STM)

Field Curvature (Case Studies)

Actual example of field curvature..

  1. Field Curvature with Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon
  2. Field Curvature with the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II

Focus Shift and Spherical Aberration

Elusive sharpness, depending on aperture.

  1. Canon Focus Assist (green dot)

Focus Shift (Case Studies)

Focus shift with a variety of lenses..

  1. Examples of Focus Shift with 50mm Lenses
  2. Focus Shift: Canon 50mm f/1.2L (Dolls)

Pentax 645 Lenses (645D tests)

A variety of 645 lens tests on the 645D.

  1. Comparison vs Canon 5D Mark II

Milvus 21mm f/2.8

The classic 21/2.8 Distagon improved..

  1. Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon 5DS R)

15mm f/2.8 Distagon

Ultra high performance in an extreme wild wide angle lens..

  1. 15/2.8 Distagon Main Page
  2. 15/2.8 Zeiss Press release
  3. 15/2.8 MTF Chart
  4. 15/2.8 Distortion
  5. 15/2.8 Vignetting
  6. 15/2.8 Chromatic Correction
  7. 15/2.8 Flare
  8. Depth of Field Table
  9. Case Study: Focus Bracketing for Best Sharpness (Bristlecone)
  10. Optimizing Focus for Field Curvature and Subject (Campfire / SUV)
  11. Using the Zeiss Polarizer
  12. Weather Sealing and Rain
  13. Depth of Field with Steep Perspectives
  14. Field Curvature and MTF and Focus (Nikon D800E, Mosaic)
  15. Depth of Field Aperture Series (Mossy Log Over Creek)
  16. Vignetting/Depth of Field Aperture Series (Church Interior)
  17. Close-Range Aperture Series (Tioga Pine)
  18. Aperture Series: Backlit Bristlecone Pine (Leica M Typ 240)
  19. Aperture Series: Radio Towers (Nikon D800E)
  20. Aperture Series: Confluence of Branched Creek with Sedges and Boulders (Sony A7)
  21. Aperture Series: Surreal Bristlecones at High Altitude, Generations (Nikon D810)
  22. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Stormy Light (Nikon D810)
  23. Aperture Series (Leica M Typ 240, Dolls)
  24. Examples (Ad-Hoc, Nikon D3x)
  25. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Early Winter
  26. Examples (Purissima Creek Redwoods, Nikon D3x)
  27. Examples (Church Interior, Nikon D3x)
  28. Examples (Yosemite, Nikon D800E)
  29. Examples (White Mountains, Nikon D800E)
  30. Examples in Monochrome (Pescadero, Nikon D800 Monochrome)
  31. Examples (White Mountains, Canon 5D Mark III)
  32. Comparison to Nikon 14-24 (Bristlecone, Nikon D800E)
  33. Comparison to Nikon 14-24 (Aspen Cluster, Nikon D800E)
  34. Comparison to Nikon 14-24 (Cabin, Nikon D800E)
  35. Carl Zeiss ZF.2 / ZE 15mm f/2.8 Distagon (PDF)

18mm f/3.5 Distagon

A brilliant, but also colorful character..

  1. 18/3.5 Distagon Main Page
  2. MTF Chart
  3. Flare
  4. Distortion
  5. Distortion vs Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G
  6. Vignetting
  7. Vignetting and Color Shading vs Nikon 14-24mm
  8. Color Shading Examples
  9. Bokeh
  10. Sagittal Coma Flare
  11. Color Fringing (Aspen, Nikon D800E)
  12. Examples
  13. Examples ZE/Canon Landscape
  14. Examples (White Mountains, Nikon D800E)
  15. Examples ZE/Canon NYC
  16. Examples ZE/Canon Night Shots
  17. Examples ZE/Canon Closeups
  18. Infinity Focus: where?
  19. Close-Range Aperture Series (Tioga Pine)
  20. Aperture Series: Creek Sedges, Water-Worn Boulders, Green Moss (Sony A7)
  21. Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin Interior (Nikon D800E)
  22. Comparisons Overview
  23. Compared with Nikon 14-24/2.8G - Mosaic
  24. Compared with Nikon 14-24/2.8G - Arcades
  25. Compared with Nikon 14-24/2.8G - Church Interior
  26. Compared with Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II - Mosaic
  27. Correcting Color Shading Using Photoshop Masks
  28. Resolution Chart

ZF.2/ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Brilliant imaging, even wide open, but with a few quirks. (Review in progress) .

  1. 21/2.8 Distagon Main Page
  2. MTF Chart
  3. Distortion
  4. Distortion vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G
  5. Field Illumination (Vignetting) and Off-Center Color Balance
  6. Examples
  7. Examples 2
  8. Examples ZE/Canon Landscape
  9. Examples Climbing Mt Dana in Yosemite
  10. Examples in Yosemite,and White Mountains, Late Fall
  11. Examples ZE/Canon NYC
  12. Examples ZE/Canon Low-light
  13. Examples (close-up)
  14. Rendering Style at f/2.8, f/4, f/8: Aspen Thicket
  15. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Before The Snow
  16. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Drowned Conifers at Dusk
  17. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Early Winter
  18. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Brilliance at the Big Beaver Pond
  19. Studying f/2.8, f/5.6, f/9: Blue Dusk Settles On Lundy Beaver Pond
  20. Flare
  21. Close-Range Aperture Series (Tioga Pine)
  22. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Buildings / Waterfall (Nikon D800E)
  23. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Stormy Light (Nikon D810)
  24. Aperture Series: Green Hills (Nikon D800E)
  25. Aperture Series: Eroding Ancient Bristlecone Pine (Nikon D800E)
  26. Aperture Series: Curving Confluence with Sedges and Boulders (Sony A7)
  27. Focus Shift Assessment vs Nikon 20/1.8G and 14-24/2.8G
  28. vs Nikon 20mm f/1.8G: Mt Conness Glacier Remnants (Nikon D810)
  29. Aperture Series: Wyman Cabin Trashed Interior (Canon 5DS R)
  30. Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)
  31. vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G, et al
  32. vs Canon 16-35/2.8L II
  33. vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G
  34. vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G
  35. vs Canon 20mm f/2.8 and 16-35mm f/2.8L II
  36. vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G and Nikon 16-35/4G VR
  37. vs Leica 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH (Leica M Typ 240)
  38. Comparison: 21/2.8 and 25/2.8 Distagon vs Nikon 24/1.4G

Ultra-wides Compared

Visualizing how 15mm, 18mm, 21mm compare..

  1. Ultrawides Compared — Tioga Area

25mm f/2 Distagon

Ultra high performance with a fast aperture..

  1. 25/2 Distagon Main Page
  2. 25mm f/2 vs 25mm f/2.8 Discussion
  3. 25/2 Zeiss Press release
  4. MTF Chart
  5. Distortion
  6. 25/2 Vignetting
  7. Examples (Ad-Hoc)
  8. Examples (Yosemite, White Mountains)
  9. Examples (White Mountains Snowy Day)
  10. Field Curvature (Tioga Pass)
  11. Aperture Series: Backlit Bristlecone (Nikon D800E)
  12. Aperture Series: Bristlecone Trunks (Nikon D800E)
  13. Compared: 25/2 vs 25/2.8 (Bristlecone View of White Mountain Peak, Nikon D800E)
  14. Aperture Series: Banana Slug
  15. Aperture Series: Leaf on Log
  16. Aperture Series: Maple Leaves By Creek
  17. Aperture Series: Big Leaf Maple
  18. Aperture Series: Silver Canyon Cottonwood
  19. Aperture Series: Bristlecone Monolith Snowing
  20. Aperture Series: Defunct Mining Cabin
  21. Aperture Series: Bristlecone Stump in Snow
  22. Aperture Series: Bush in Blowing Snow
  23. Aperture Series: Pescadero Creek Confluence (Sony A7)
  24. Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs Canon 24mm ƒ/1.4L II (Woods)
  25. Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs Canon 24mm ƒ/1.4L II (Tree)
  26. Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs Canon 24mm ƒ/1.4L II (Creek)
  27. Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs Nikon 24/1.4G (Tile Roofs)
  28. Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs 25/2.8 Distagon, Nikon 24/1.4G (Water Tanks)

28mm f/2 Distagon

An artist’s drawing tool..

  1. 28/2 Distagon Main Page
  2. MTF Chart
  3. Vignetting
  4. Bokeh
  5. Sagittal Coma Flare
  6. Curvature of Field
  7. Examples
  8. Examples — Close-up
  9. Examples — White Mountains
  10. Examples Climbing Mt Dana in Yosemite
  11. Dusk and Night Shots in Mountains
  12. Examples — Miscellaneous
  13. Examples — Environmental Portraits
  14. Examples — Outdoor Portraits (Yosemite)
  15. Comparison—Nikon D3
  16. Comparison—Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
  17. 28/2 Distagon vs Nikon 24-70/2.8G, Nikon 16-35/4G VR, Nikon 28/2
  18. 28/2 Distagon vs Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.8G
  19. 28/2 Distagon vs Nikon 28/1.8G, 28/2 AIS, Voigtlander 28/2.8 SL II
  20. 28/2 Distagon vs Voigtlander Color Skopar 28/2.8 SL II
  21. 28/2 Distagon vs Voigtlander Color Skopar 28/2.8 SL II, Nikon 28/2 AIS, Nikon AF-S 28/1.8G
  22. Aperture Series: Lundy Canyon Beaver Dam (Nikon D800E)
  23. Aperture Series: Mossy Green Boulders Amid Water Polished Rocks (Nikon D800E)
  24. Aperture Series: Creekside Yellow Flowers and Dark Rocks, Lundy Creek (Nikon D810)
  25. Aperture Series: Twisted Aspen (Nikon D810)
  26. Aperture Series: Rich Tones in Pescadero Creek (Sony A7)
  27. Aperture Series: White Mountains Landscape (Nikon D810)
  28. Aperture Series: Four Aspens, Late Dusk (Sony A7R II)
  29. Resolution Chart

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

Ultra high performance apochromatic normal lens, first in the Otus line..

  1. Secondary Color Aberrations and Point Spread Function vs 50/2 Makro-Planar + Canon 50/1.2L, 50/1.4 (5D Mark III, Barn Interior)

85mm f/1.4 Planar

True-to-life imagery..

  1. 85/1.4 Planar Main Page
  2. MTF Chart
  3. Distortion
  4. Vignetting
  5. Bokeh Compared to Other 85mm Lenses
  6. Bokeh in Field Images
  7. Examples
  8. Examples — Yosemite
  9. Comparison
  10. Resolution Chart
  11. Focus Shift
  12. Aperture Series: Pre-Dawn Aspen (Nikon D800E)
  13. Aperture Series: Radio Towers (Nikon D800E)

100mm f/2 Makro-Planar

King of bokeh! Corner-to-corner sharpness, world class..

  1. 100/2 Makro-Planar Main Page
  2. MTF Chart
  3. Distortion
  4. Vignetting / Relative Illuminance
  5. Bokeh Examples
  6. Examples
  7. Examples, ZE for Canon EOS
  8. Examples in Yosemite with Nikon D3x
  9. Examples in White Mountains and Death Valley / D3x
  10. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Early Winter
  11. Comparison to Canon EF 100/2.8 Macro
  12. ZE 100/2 Makro-Planar aperture series
  13. Comparison to Nikon 105mm f/2.8G VR
  14. In-depth Comparison to Nikon AF-S 105mm f/2.8 VR ED-IF
  15. Close-up Considerations at 1:1
  16. Comparison to Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro
  17. Comparison to Leica 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R
  18. Comparison to Leica 100/2.8 APO, Nikon 105/2.8G (Mining Mill)
  19. Violet Fringing (LOCA) vs Aperture (Sunlit Water Bottles)
  20. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Aerial
  21. Resolution Chart

135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar

Beautiful bokeh, razor sharp, superb color correction..

  1. 135/2 APO-Sonnar Main Page
  2. MTF Chart
  3. Distortion
  4. Vignetting
  5. 135/2 Zeiss Press release
  6. Making Close-Range Portraits
  7. Tulips at ƒ/2
  8. Focus Stacking: Ultegra 11-32 Cog Cassette
  9. Aperture Series (D800E, Dolls)
  10. Bokeh Aperture Series: Tulips 10 (Nikon D800E)
  11. Bokeh Aperture Series: Peach Blossoms (Nikon D800E)
  12. Max Detail Aperture Series: Mosaic (Nikon D800E)
  13. Using ƒ/4 vs ƒ/2 for Isolation: City Binoculars (Nikon D800E)
  14. Macro Quality at 1:4 (D800E, Doll Seated)
  15. Aperture Series (Leica M Typ 240, Dolls)
  16. Aperture Series: Blue Doll / Pellegrino (Nikon D800E)
  17. Aperture Series: Blue Doll / Pellegrino (Canon 5D Mark III)
  18. Aperture Series: Glacial Erratics in Tuolumne River (Nikon D800E)
  19. Aperture Series: Glacial Erratics in Meadow (Nikon D800E)
  20. Aperture Series: Bristlecone Bokeh (Nikon D800E)
  21. Aperture Series: White Branches By Creek (Canon 5D Mark III)
  22. Aperture Series: MTB Gearing (D800 Monochrome)
  23. Aperture Series: Yellow Aspen at Meadow’s Edge, Blue Dawn (Canon 5DS R)
  24. Bokeh: Out of Focus Specular (D800E, Vehicle)
  25. Bokeh Examples (D800E, Various)
  26. Bokeh Examples (D800E, Golden Gate Bridge)
  27. Examples (D800E, Hakone Garden, Garden)
  28. Examples in Monochrome, Pescadero Creek (D800 Monochrome)
  29. Examples in Monochrome, Various (D800 Monochrome)
  30. Examples (5D Mark III, Backyard)
  31. Alignment (D800E, Distance Scene)
  32. Compared to Nikon 135mm f/2 DC (D800E, House)
  33. Compared to Nikon 135mm f/2 DC (D800E, Rulers on Table)
  34. Discussion: 135/2 APO-Sonnar vs 100/2 Makro-Planar
  35. Compared to Zeiss 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar (D800E, Rulers on Table)
  36. Compared to Canon 135mm f/2L (Canon 5D Mark III, Dolls)
  37. vs Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL ED VR: White Flowers (Nikon D810)
  38. vs Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art: Pink Flowers (Nikon D810)
  39. Performance on 56-megapixel DSLR Pixel Density + MTF (Nikon D7100, Dolls)
  40. APO Behavior vs Leica R APO 100/2.8 and 180/2.8
  41. 135/2 APO-Sonnar Unboxing Video
  42. Aperture Series: Mosaic (Fujifilm GFX)

Zeiss ZF.2 and Zeiss ZE Lenses For Canon and Nikon

Zeiss ZF.2 and Zeiss ZE Lenses For Canon and Nikon.

  1. Overview of Zeiss ZF.2/ZE Lenses
  2. Focusing, Build Quality, Color, Flare, Bokeh
  3. Mini Review: Zeiss ZF/ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon
  4. Mini Review: Zeiss ZF/ZE 28mm f/2 Distagon
  5. Mini Review: Zeiss ZF/ZE 35mm f/2 Distagon
  6. Mini Review: Zeiss ZF/ZE 50mm f/1.4 Planar
  7. Mini Review: Zeiss ZF/ZE 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar
  8. Mini Review: Zeiss ZF/ZE 85mm f/1.4 Planar
  9. Mini Review: Zeiss ZF/ZE 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar
  10. Conclusions and Where to Buy

Canon lenses

Overview and assessments of Canon lenses.

  1. Overview of Canon Lenses
  2. Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L
  3. Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM
  4. Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II
  5. Canon EF 24mm f/2.8
  6. Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
  7. Canon EF 28mm f/2.8
  8. Canon EF 35mm f/1.4
  9. Canon EF 35mm f/2
  10. Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II
  11. Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L
  12. Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS Super Telephoto

Sony DSC-RX100

Stunningly high image quality in a 20MP point and shoot tiny camera..

  1. Shootout: Sony RX100 vs Olympus E-M5 and Canon 5D Mark III

Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 ASPH

Pancake lens..

  1. 20mm: Panasonic 20/1.7 and 12-35/2.8 — Olympus SHG 14-35/2 — Canon 40/2.8 STM (Garage Bikes)

Olympus OM-D E-M5

Superb ergonomic design in a compact camera..

  1. 20mm Comparison: Olympus SHG 14-35/2 — Panasonic 20/1.7 and 12-35/2.8 — Canon 40/2.8 STM (Garage Bikes)

Comparisons across format.

Can smaller sensor cameras compete with larger ones on any basis?.

  1. Olympus E-M5 + 25/1.4 ASPH vs Canon 1D X + 50/1.8 II (Dolls)
  2. Pancake Lens Shootout: Olympus E-M5 vs Canon 1D X (Dolls)
  3. Shootout: E-M5 + 20mm vs Canon 5D Mark III + 40mm vs Sony RX100

Metabones SpeedBooster for Sony NEX

Use DSLR lenses at ~native focal length, and gain a stop of speed..

  1. SpeedBooster + Canon 35/2 IS (NEX-6, MTB)
  2. SpeedBooster + Canon 40/2.8 STM (NEX-6, MTB)
  3. Compared: SpeedBooster + 35mm Lenses (NEX-6, MTB + Doll)
  4. Compared: SpeedBooster + 50mm Lenses (NEX-6, MTB + Doll)
  5. SpeedBooster + Canon 85/1.2L II (NEX-6, MTB)
  6. SpeedBooster + Canon 85/1.8 (NEX-6, MTB)
  7. SpeedBooster + Canon 135/2L (NEX-6, MTB)

Sigma DP2 Merrill

45mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..

  1. DP2 Merrill vs 22-Megapixel Canon 5D Mark III (Redwoods/Bridge)

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2022

2022-10-03 Canon EOS R Rebates on Lenses, etc

2022-02-24 Canon Goes with the Big Artillery: Canon RF 800mm f/5.6L IS, Canon RF 1200mm f/8L IS

2021

2021-12-17 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 19mm: Trailside Juniper with Lopped Roots

2021-12-13 SHOOTOUT @ 35mm: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L vs Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L: Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-12-13 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 70mm: Cottonwood in Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-12-12 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 50mm: Cottonwood in Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-12-05 SHOOTOUT @ 31mm: Canon RF 14-35/4L vs Canon RF 15-35/2.8L vs Canon RF 24-70/2.8L: Bonsai Juniper Over Beaver Pond

2021-12-04 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 15mm: Bonsai Juniper Over Beaver Pond

2021-12-02 Calling Out Some Top Lenses and Cameras

2021-12-01 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 39mm: Solo Aspen

2021-12-01 Canon EOS R5: Backfocus on 3D Subjects

2021-11-30 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 42mm: Bonsai Juniper Over Beaver Pond

2021-11-30 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 24mm: Snowy Trail to Kearsarge Pass

2021-11-29 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 50mm: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Aerial View

2021-11-28 Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Aerial View

2021-11-28 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 27mm: Gilbert Lake and High Peaks

2021-11-28 Canon EOS R5: Inconsistent Focus with Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, and Maybe Other Lenses Too

2021-11-27 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 70mm: Curious Cattle under Cottonwoods

2021-11-27 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 24mm: Cottonwoods along Irrigation Ditch

2021-11-26 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 70mm: Cottonwoods and Cattle

2021-11-26 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 56mm: Cottonwoods and Cattle

2021-11-15 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 24mm: Ancient Log

2021-11-14 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 35mm: Aerial View of Pine Creek Mine

2021-11-13 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 27mm: Riparian Tree Trunks

2021-11-12 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 15mm: Grey Mud Oozes from Cliff

2021-11-11 Erratic Exposure with Canon EOS R5 + Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L — Lens Fails to Stop Down 

2021-11-11 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 43mm: Mt Whitney Fish Hatchery Building

2021-11-11 Canon EOS R5: Wildly Varying Evaluative Auto Exposure

2021-11-08 Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Aperture Series: Upper Pine Creek

2021-11-08 Canon RF 15-35 f/2.8L Examples: Eastern Sierra

2021-11-07 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Examples: Eastern Sierra

2021-11-07 Canon EOS R5: Long Exposures and Image Stabilization are a Destructive Combination

2021-11-03 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 16mm: Lundy Beaver Pond and High Peaks at Dusk

2021-11-02 Zeiss ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

2021-11-01 SHOOTOUT @ 24mm: Canon RF 14-35/4L vs Canon RF 15-35/2.8L vs Canon RF 24-70/2.8L: Alpine Creek

2021-11-01 Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

2021-10-31 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L, Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L , Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Distortion Correction

2021-10-31 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

2021-10-30 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Riparian Canopy (Canon EOS R5)

2021-10-30 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM Aperture Series: Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

2021-10-30 Canon EOS R5: Mitigating Auto Exposure Errors for Superior Captures, Lower Noise and Higher Dynamic Range

2021-10-29 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM: Focusing Accuracy on Canon EOS R5

2021-10-27 Comparing Lenses is Darn Challenging: Canon RF Zooms

2021-10-24 Canon EOS R5, a few Quick Impressions

2021-10-23 Canon EOS R5 Firmware Update v1.4.0

2021-10-20 Testing the Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 14-35/2.8L and Canon RF 15-35/4L

2021-10-10 Review Status for Canon EOS R5 and Canon RF Lenses

2021-09-08 FOR SALE: Leica M Lenses, Zeiss Batis 18/2.8, Canon 5DsR, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8

2021-08-24 Supply Chain Woes Holding up All Sorts of Things, and Cameras and Lenses Too

2021-08-15 Canon EOS R5 and Canon RF Lenses

2021-07-06 FOR SALE: Leica M Gear, Canon EF 200/2.8L IS, View Camera Gear, Zeiss Batis/Loxia

2021-04-13 Canon Gets Serious About Long Lenses for Canon EOS R5, Canon EOS R3

2021-03-15 Self Timer with Delayed-Initiation of Eye AF?

2021-03-13 Looking for Reader Suggestions: Best Ways to Acquire and Track Human and Animal Eyes

2021-03-01 3rd-Party Lenses for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Sony E, Fujifilm GF Mirrorless Cameras

2021-02-07 Reader Comment: Fujifilm GFX100S + Canon EOS R5 for Landscape and All-Around

2021-01-07 FOR SALE: Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L USM

2020

2020-10-13 Canon 5Ds R Full-Frame DSLR $2400 Off

2020-09-02 Reader Comment: Transition to Mirrorless (UPDATED)

2020-07-10 Canon EOS R5 Supports Focus Stacking via “Focus Bracketing” Feature

2020-07-10 Canon EOS R Mirrorless System Now Has a Robust Lens Line

2020-07-09 Canon EOS R5 Ships Soon + Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM, Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM, Canon RF 600mm f/11 IS STM, Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM

2019

2019-08-01 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM Aperture Series: Lichen on Tree Trunk

2019-08-01 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L vs Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM: Bonsai Over Beaver Pond

2019-07-31 Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L Aperture Series: Sunset Glow on Tenaya Creek

2019-07-31 Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L Aperture Series: Mules Ears Flowering, Morning Light

2019-07-31 Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L Aperture Series: Ghostly Aspen Trunks

2019-07-31 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM Aperture Series: Creekside Flowers

2019-07-31 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L vs Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM: Tenaya Creek Basin

2019-07-20 Breakthrough Photography 6-stop ND Polarizer for Motion Blur in Broad Daylight + Reader Comments

2019-07-11 Three Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L USM Aperture Series: Lee Vining Creek Through Meadow + Young Pine Amid Its Ancestors + Mt Dana, Earth Shadow Rising (Canon 5Ds R)

2019-07-11 Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L: Evaluating White Balance and Tint When Stopping Down

2019-07-11 Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L Aperture Series: Lingering July Ice on Exfoliating Granite (Canon EOS R)

2019-07-06 Canon EOS R + Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L

2019-07-05 Reader Comment: Canon EOS R “has brought the fun and results back”

2019-06-26 My Recommendations for a Core Canon Mirrorless System, Some with Deals

2019-06-20 Third-Party Lenses for Nikon Z Mirrorless and Canon EOS R Mirrorless

2019-06-20 Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S Distortion at 14mm, 19.5mm, 30mm

2019-05-28 Mirrorless Price Wars Offer Terrific Value, but No System Pulls It All Together

2019-05-12 Canon’s Sleeper Strategy: Produce the Best Mirorrless Lenses (by far), with High-Res Pro Body to Come?

2019-03-29 Is L-Mount in Your Photography Future? Thoughts on Being Locked-In to a Camera System (Sigma MC-21 Mount Converter)

2019-03-21 15+ Reader Comments on “Request for Feedback: How Best to Partition my Publication Offerings”

2019-02-26 Reader Comment: Panasonic S1R and its L-Mount Lens Choices Including Sigma DG HSM Art Lenses

2019-02-26 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 63mm: MemChu at Dusk + Adobe Camera Raw “Enhance Details” Feature (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-26 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 58mm: Night Architecture and Stars (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-26 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 40mm, 70mm: Night Lights (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-25 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Examples: Exploring Varied Aspects of Performance (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-25 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 37mm: Rear of Church (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-25 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 31mm: Bird Bath Courtyard (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-24 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 28mm: Night Architecture and Stars (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-21 Reader Comment: Canon EOS R + Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L

2019-02-21 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 50mm: Mosaic (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-21 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 34mm: Mosaic (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-20 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 70mm: Mosaic (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-18 Reader Comment: Nikon Mirrorless or Canon Mirrorless

2019-02-18 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L: What a Gorgeous Lens, Lots More Coming

2019-02-18 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series @ 28mm: Mosaic (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-18 Canon Discounting Canon EOS RF Lenses + Thoughts on the Mirrorless Market

2019-02-13 Canon EOS RP: a 26-Megapixel Full-Frame Entry Level Mirrorless Camera Weighing only 1.07 Pounds

2019-02-13 Canon Announces More Canon RF Lenses for the Canon EOS R System, Due in 2019

2019-02-11 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series: Oak Tree Sunstar (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-10 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series: Orange Poppy and Chair (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-10 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series: Condensation in Taillight (Canon EOS R)

2019-02-10 Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L Aperture Series: Bokeh with Out-of-Focus Speculars (Canon EOS R)

2018

2018-11-07 Subjective Impressions of the Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH on the Nikon Z7 vs Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L on Canon EOS R

2018-11-04 Thoughts on a 'Nikon D850Z ' Transition Camera Combining Best of the Nikon D850 and Nikon Z7, Canon EOS R

2018-11-04 Review Conclusions on Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM

2018-11-04 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Examples at f/1.2: Lundy Canyon Evening

2018-11-03 Reader Question: Nikon Z7 or Canon EOS R for Portraits?

2018-11-03 Reader Question: Canon RF 50/1.2L USM vs Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Plus White Balance and Tint

2018-11-02 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Examples at f/1.2: Beaver in Beaver Pond

2018-11-02 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Beaver Pond Beaver Trail Through Reeds

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Survivor Aspen

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Sprinter Headlights, Late Dusk

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Huge Boulder In Beaver Pond

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Beaver-Knawed Aspen Spotlighted for Destruction

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Beaver Pond With Dead Tree Set Against Lower Mountainside

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Beaver Pond Beaver Trail Through Reeds

2018-11-01 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM Aperture Series: Aspen Against Sunset Glow

2018-10-27 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Aspen on Sagebrush Hillside Across Creek (Nikon Z7)

2018-10-27 Zeiss DSLR Lenses on Mirrorless Cameras

2018-10-19 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Waterfall Amid Aspen (Canon EOS R)

2018-10-17 Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS Color Fringing (Lateral Chromatic Aberration) with/without Correction

2018-10-17 Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS Aperture Series @ 50mm: View Over Lower Morgan Lake to High Peak

2018-10-17 Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS Aperture Series @ 39mm: View Down Aspen-Lined Trail to Spire Lake Peak

2018-10-16 Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS Aperture Series @ 56mm: View Past Bear Lake to Spire Peak

2018-10-16 Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS Aperture Series @ 24mm: Late Day Light on Bear Lake

2018-10-16 Canon EOS R: White Balance and Tint in Adobe Camera Raw using Datacolor SpyderCHECKER

2018-10-15 Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS Aperture Series @ 105mm: View Past Bear Lake to Spire Peak

2018-10-13 Canon EOS R, Shooting it Today

2018-09-07 Expectations for Performance of the Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L: One of Many New Lenses in a Golden Age of Optics

2018-09-07 Expectations for Performance of the Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L: Canon’s “Halo Lens” in a Golden Age of Optics

2018-09-07 Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 IS vs Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S: What Does the MTF Chart Tell Us?

2018-09-06 Implications of Flange Focal Distance for Adapting Sony Mirrorless Lenses for the Canon Mirrorless RF-Mount and Nikon Mirrorless Z-Mount

2018-09-05 Canon EOS R Mirrorless System Announced

2018-08-15 Constant Innovation and Product Refresh Pays Off for Sony

2018-08-14 Reader Question: Move to Sony A7R III from Canon 5D Mark IV?

2018-07-06 Reader Comment: Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E, Canon Tilt/Shift Lenses

2018-06-26 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Examples: Saddlebag Lake Area

2018-06-26 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Sprinter Van in Blue Shade Just After Sunrise

2018-06-26 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Spring Comes to a Mountain Meadow

2018-06-26 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Mt Dana, Early Morning

2018-06-26 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Hanging Dead Brown Needles Pine Branch

2018-06-26 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series: Ancient Orange Tree Trunk

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series: Sprinter Van at Sunrise

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Sprinter Underbody Showing Oversize Fuel Tank

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Saddlebag Lake Dam Spillway, Oblique View

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Rushing Downstream

2018-06-25 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Tilt: Metal Railing and Shadows Atop Saddlebag Lake Dam

2018-06-24 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Sunrise on Mt Conness

2018-06-24 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Selfies on Gnarled Stump-Log

2018-06-24 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Swing: Ancient Log, Oblique View

2018-06-24 Canon 135mm f/4L TS-E Aperture Series with Maximum Shift: Pine Above Valley, Early Blue Morning

2018-02-09 Dual Pixel Raw Support for Canon 5D Mark IV from LibRaw (RawDigger, FastRawViewer)

2017

2017-06-19 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Aperture Series: Welding Rig View to Tailings Piles

2017-05-01 Reader Comments on Adapting 35mm Lenses to the Fujifilm GFX

2017-05-01 $100 off Sigma MC-11 Lens Adapter for Canon EF to Sony Mirrorless

2017-04-13 Observations on Image Quality: Fujifilm GFX vs Hasselblad X1D, Canon 5DS R, Nikon D810

2016

2016-12-29 Color Fringing in Blue Light: Gains From Correction with Canon 11-24mm f/4L (5DS R)

2016-11-26 Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III Examples: Lundy Canyon Area (Canon 5DS R)

2016-11-09 Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III Examples: Lundy Canyon Area (Canon 5DS R)

2016-11-02 Field Shooting the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III

2016-11-01 Approaching Potential Sensor Resolution: Focus Stacking at 50 Megapixels (Lundy Beaver Pond, Canon 5Ds R)

2016-10-29 Approaching Potential Sensor Resolution: Focus Stacking at 50 Megapixels (Spotted Boulder, Canon 5Ds R)

2016-10-24 Early Winter in the Sierra

2016-10-18 Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L III

2016-09-23 ISO Shootout: Canon 5D Mark IV vs Canon 5DS R (Dolls)

2016-09-20 Canon 5D Mark IV: Adobe Does Not Support Dual Pixel RAW

2016-09-16 Canon 5D Mark IV Here

2016-09-12 Canon 5D Mark IV Soon

2016-09-09 Potential Uses for Canon 5D Mark IV Dual Pixels as per Alex Tutubalin of LibRaw

2016-09-08 RawDigger and FastRawViewer 25% Off (plus Canon 5D Mark IV dual pixel findings)

2016-08-24 Canon Announces EOS 5D Mark IV, EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II

2016-05-05 Canon EOS 1DX Mark II Maximum Buffer

2016-05-02 Canon CarePak

2016-02-14 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar Aperture Series: Yellow Aspen at Meadow’s Edge, Blue Dawn (Canon 5DS R)

2016-02-12 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Aperture Series: Upper Reaches of Lundy Beaver Pond

2016-02-12 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Aperture Series: Icy Waterfall to High Peaks

2016-02-11 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Aperture Series: Below the Icy Waterfall

2016-02-10 Zeiss ZE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series: Painted Rock (Canon 5DS R)

2016-02-01 Tiny Lenses: Nikon 45mm f/2.8P, Voigtlander 40/2 Ultron, Canon 40/2.8 STM

2016-02-01 Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

2016-01-28 White Balance and Tint for Canon 5DS R in Adobe Camera Raw in Overcast Daylight

2016-01-19 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/2 Examples: White Mountains and Sierra Snow, Late November (Canon 5DS R)

2016-01-17 Contemplation

2015

2015-12-28 Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Pescadero Creek (Canon 5DS R)

2015-12-20 Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Leaves, Fence and Backlit Tree (5DS R)

2015-12-20 Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Distortion examples, Uncorrected and Corrected

2015-12-13 Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Late Season Pomegranates (5DS R)

2015-12-13 Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Grumpy Toad (5DS R)

2015-12-13 Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Field Curvature Assessment

2015-12-13 Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Decomposing Pumpkins (5DS R)

2015-12-09 Nikon D810 Workhorse Camera + Nikon 24mm f/1.8G = Winning Combination

2015-11-29 Back Home... On Shooting in Difficult Conditions

2015-11-27 First Light = Best Light or Only Good Light (Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2 on Canon 5DS R)

2015-11-22 Zeiss ZF.2 15mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples in Lundy Canyon (Canon 5DS R)

2015-11-21 Zeiss ZE 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar: Examples in Lundy Canyon (Canon 5DS R)

2015-11-19 Zeiss ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon: 4 Pages of Examples in Lundy Canyon

2015-11-18 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: It Has the Magic No Other Normal Lens has

2015-11-15 Zeiss ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon: Studying f/2.8, f/4, f/9 (Aspen Thicket)

2015-11-15 Zeiss ZE 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar: a Few Examples

2015-11-13 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8: Studying f/2.8, f/5.6, f/9 (Blue Dusk Settles On Lundy Beaver Pond)

2015-11-13 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon: Arc Flare vs Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8

2015-11-12 Working on Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Examples

2015-11-10 Finding Deals on Cameras, Lenses, Macs or anything else at B&H

2015-11-05 Back Home, the Snow Show Was Fun + Lloyd’s Dutch Oven Trout Recipe

2015-11-03 Cold Camp

2015-11-02 First Substantial Winter Storm + More Zeiss Images on Canon 5DS R

2015-10-31 Warm and Sunny Follows Cold Snow: Zeiss ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon on Canon 5DS R in Lundy Canyon

2015-10-23 B&H PhotoPlus Specials: Selected Ideas

2015-10-19 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Aperture Series: Wood at Base of Waterfall, Gold Glimmer

2015-10-18 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Aperture Series: Tetrahedron Boulder

2015-10-18 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Aperture Series: Juniper Over Beaver Pond

2015-10-18 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Aperture Series: Golden Glint on Blue Water

2015-10-17 Reviewed: Canon 35mm f/1.4L II

2015-09-18 HCam Master TS V2 tilt/shift adapter for Canon 11-24mm f/4L

2015-09-06 Leica M Monochrom: $2000 off, vs the better and Cheaper Alternatives

2015-09-05 “Window between Sony and Nikon D820”

2015-09-02 Finding Deals on Cameras, Lenses, Macs or anything else at B&H

2015-09-01 Timeline

2015-08-30 Sony A7R II: the EVF (and why Canon and Nikon suck and are clueless about what is useful)

2015-08-26 Canon EOS M3: Coming to USA

2015-08-26 Announced: Canon 35mm f/1.4L II

2015-08-23 DSLR and Mirrorless and Lenses: It’s a Buyer’s Market for a Pile of Products

2015-08-04 Canon 5DS R Protects Itself In Extreme Heat by Disabling Live View

2015-07-29 See in the Dark: ISO 4,000,000 with the Canon ME20F-SH

2015-07-22 Really Right Stuff L-Bracket for Canon 5DS / Canon 5DS R (B5DS-L Set)

2015-07-21 Canon 11-24mm f/4L Examples: Mt Conness Watershed (Canon 5DS R)

2015-07-20 Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Bristlecone on Bare Hill, Checking for Lens Symmetry (Canon 5DS R)

2015-07-16 Left/Right Zone of Focus Skew: Not Always the Lens, the Sensor and Lens Mount Might not be Plane-Parallel

2015-07-09 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series at 50 Megapixels: Moots at Barcroft (Canon 5DS R)

2015-07-09 Reader Inquiry: Sigma DG HSM Art Lenses on Canon 5DS R

2015-07-07 Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM Aperture Series: Green Machine, Oblique View (5DS R)

2015-07-06 Canon 5DS R: Corrections for Color Fringing More Important than at Lower Resolution

2015-07-05 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series at 50 Megapixels: Summit Building on White Mountain Peak, North View (Canon 5DS R)

2015-07-05 Canon 5DS / 5DS R: sRAW vs Full-Res RAW Downsampled.

2015-07-04 Canon 5DS / 5DS R: mRAW is at Variance with Full-Resolution RAW in Several Ways

2015-07-02 Canon 5DS R: ISO Series in Color and Black&White from ISO 50 to ISO 12,800

2015-06-30 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon Aperture Series: Wyman Cabin Trashed Interior (Canon 5DS R)

2015-06-30 In Stock: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6L II IS and Sony FE 90mm f/2.8, Fujifilm X-T10

2015-06-30 Canon 5DS R Examples in Color and Monochrome

2015-06-29 Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series: Bristlecone Vista at Dusk (Canon 5DS R)

2015-06-29 Heresy: Canon 5DS R as a Black and White Camera Better Than Leica M Monochrom Type 246?

2015-06-29 Goof

2015-06-28 Canon 5DS R: Summary Thoughts

2015-06-28 Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM on Canon 5DS R: What Can a Pedestrian Lens do at 50 Megapixels?

2015-06-25 Canon 5DS R: Noise Under Real-World Conditions in the Field

2015-06-25 Canon 5DS R Hits New High, With Zeiss Otus

2015-06-25 Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM on Canon 5DS R: What Can a Pedestrian Lens do at 50 Megapixels?

2015-06-23 Canon 5DS R: Field Shooting

2015-06-22 Canon 5DS R: Heading Out to Shoot in the Field

2015-06-21 Zeiss Rebates / Zeiss Discounts Ongoing

2015-06-21 Shootout: Canon 5DS R vs Canon 5DS vs Canon 5D Mark III vs Nikon D810 (Old Map)

2015-06-21 Canon 5DS R: new King of DSLR Resolution

2015-06-21 Canon 5DS R: Field Shooting

2015-06-21 Canon 5DS R is a Sharper and More Versatile Monochrome Camera than Leica M Monochrom Typ 246

2015-06-20 Canon 5DS R: Resolving Power vs Canon 5DS and Canon 5D Mark III

2015-06-20 Canon 5DS R: Comments on Image Quality and Various

2015-06-19 Serious Problem with Adobe Camera Raw Profile for Canon 5DS / 5DS R

2015-06-19 Noise Comparison: Canon 5DS R vs Canon 5D Mark III

2015-06-19 Canon 5DS R: Chroma Noise Reduction at ISO 12800 in Adobe Camera Raw

2015-06-17 Compared: Canon 5DS R vs Canon 5D Mark III (Sharpness, Mosaic)

2015-06-17 Canon 5DS R: Sharpness, Noise, Monochrome Potential

2015-06-16 Canon 5DS R: Sharpness, Noise, Monochrome Potential

2015-06-15 Canon 5DS R Expected Tomorrow

2015-06-15 Canon 5DS R *and* 5DS Expected Tomorrow, and Which Lenses for 50 Megapixels

2015-06-12 Canon 5DS R Expected Soon: What About Lenses and Sharpness?

2015-04-22 Deals: Canon 60D for $479, 7D for $750, Tamrac bag

2015-04-16 State of the Camera Market

2015-04-16 Canon 11-24mm f/4L in stock

2015-04-08 Canon 11-24mm f/4L Aperture Series: Pescadero Creek at 11mm, 13mm, 16mm, 24mm

2015-04-07 Canon 24mm f/1.4L II: Field Curvature (Metreon)

2015-04-07 5-way Shootout at 24mm: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art vs Canon 24/1.4L II, 24/2.8 IS, 24-70/2.8L II, 11-24/4L

2015-04-01 Beware of Image Stabilization on a Tripod

2015-03-31 Iridient Developer Supports Olympus OMD E-M5 Mark II 64MB Raw and Canon 5D S Raw

2015-03-31 Canon Drastically Cuts C300 Video Prices

2015-03-28 Shootout at 24mm: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art vs Canon 24/1.4L II, 24/2.8 IS, 11-24/4L

2015-03-27 Nikon and Canon: Catatonic?

2015-03-19 Canon 11-24mm f/4L Aperture Series: Ghosting Flare Series at 24mm

2015-03-19 Canon 11-24mm f/4L Aperture Series: Examples at Manzanar

2015-03-19 Canon 11-24mm f/4L Aperture Series: Boulders Near Mt Williamson (5DM3)

2015-03-17 Canon 11-24mm f/4L Aperture Series: Defunct Mining Hotel Bar (5DM3)

2015-03-03 Gear In Review

2015-03-02 Arrived: Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Zoom

2015-03-01 Price of the Canon 5D Mark III Finally Drops to Where it Ought to Have Been At First Release

2015-02-14 Reviewed: Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, Wildlife at the Beach

2015-02-10 Not Sure Which? (Canon or Nikon) Three Years and the Choice Still Looks Clear Enough

2015-02-06 Canon’s EOS 5DS/R: Has Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter) for ZERO Vibration Exposures

2015-02-06 Canon’s EOS 5DS R: no Optical Low Pass Filter / Anti-Aliasing Filter

2015-02-06 Canon’s EOS 5DS / EOS 5DS R: Dynamic Range Confirmed Same as 5D Mark III, Also Noise and ISO

2015-02-05 Oversampling: More Pixels Always Better, at Least at Lower ISOs

2015-02-05 Canon’s 50 Megapixel Leap: EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R

2015-02-05 Canon 11-24mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Zoom

2015-01-31 Rumor Mill: Canon to have 50 Megapixel 5Ds

2014

2014-11-30 Cyber Monday Deals

2014-08-23 How to Find Coverage of Lenses, Cameras, Technique, etc

2014-07-21 GEAR SALE: Canon 50/1.2L, Canon 35/1.4L, Pentax K3, Olympus SHG Zooms,

2014-07-17 Shootout: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM 'Art' vs Canon 50/1.2L and 50/1.4 (5D Mark III, Decorated Bike)

2014-07-11 B&H Photo Now Offers Free Expedited Shipping (1/2/3 days depending on location)

2014-07-02 Sunstars and Flare with the Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS USM

2014-07-02 Reviewed: Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS USM

2014-07-02 $299 for a DSLR with Lens, also Sony A7s in stock

2014-07-01 The Effect of Focus Shift on Image Sharpness

2014-07-01 Sigma dp2 Quattro vs DP2 Merrill: Size and Weight with Mounting Plate, Grip

2014-07-01 Shootout: Sigma dp2 Quattro vs Canon 5D Mark III (Dolls)

2014-07-01 Reader Question: Which Canon Normal Lens For Travel?

2014-06-25 On the Way for testing: 16-35mm f/4L IS

2014-06-24 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM A: Dual-Focus Aperture Series: Tuolumne River Cascade (Canon 5D Mark III)

2014-06-21 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

2014-06-20 Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

2014-06-20 Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Wyman Canyon Lower Cabin (5D Mark III)

2014-06-19 Back from Mountains Trip

2014-06-16 Metabones SpeedBooster: 9.8mm f/2 Ultra Wide on Sony A6000

2014-06-10 Shootout: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM 'Art' vs Canon 50/1.2L and 50/1.4 (5D Mark III, Dolls)

2014-05-13 Canon Announces 16-35mm f/4L IS

2014-04-29 How to Find Coverage of Lenses, Cameras, Technique, etc

2014-04-09 “Site is Fantastic”

2014-04-02 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Secondary Color Correction Comparison (Canon 5D Mark III)

2013

2013-11-11 Deal: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II IS

2013-10-31 Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS Study of Imaging Performance: What is Warping and Blurring the Image?

2013-10-30 Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS Examples: Studying Image Stabilization

2013-10-29 Richard Franiec Grip for Canon EOS-M

2013-10-29 Moonrise over Mono Lake

2013-10-29 Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS Examples: Bighorn Sheep

2013-10-16 Canon 200-400mm First Usage: Bighorn Sheep, Sampler

2013-10-14 Canon 200-400mm Shows Up Today

2013-10-03 Canon 200-400mm

2013-09-12 Canon 50mm f/1.2L: Aperture Series (5D Mark III, Wyman Cabin Table)

2013-09-12 Canon 50mm f/1.2L or Canon 50/1.4? (5D Mark III, Wyman Cabin)

2013-09-11 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II: Aperture Series at 70mm (Barcroft Outhouse)

2013-09-02 Canon 24mm: 24-70mm f/2.8L II vs 24mm f/2.8 IS (Green Machine)

2013-08-10 Sony RX1R Review Coverage

2013-08-10 Nikon’s Camera Sales for Q1, 2013

2013-08-10 New Features for Finding Stuff at diglloyd.com

2013-08-05 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: Weathered Branches / Red Flowers (Canon 5D Mark III)

2013-08-03 Any Interest in This Gear (DAP)?

2013-08-01 Camera Production Figures (CIPA)

2013-07-31 Is the Full Frame DSLR the New Medium Format? What do DSLRs Lack?

2013-07-17 Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Performance at 300mm, Distance (Canon 5D Mark III)

2013-07-17 Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Performance at 300mm, Close Range (Canon 5D Mark III)

2013-07-17 More Examples from the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S Varifocal Super Tele (Canon 5D Mark III)

2013-07-12 Canon EOS-M: Worst Design Ever? (for handheld use at least)

2013-07-10 Canon Rebates and Printer bundles

2013-07-03 APS-C WOW! Canon EOS-M with 22mm f/2 for $299 (or with 18-55 zoom for $349)

2013-07-02 Canon EOS 70D

2013-06-17 Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8: Razor Sharp on Canon 5D Mark III

2013-05-27 Canon $$$$ Instant Rebates on 5D Mark III, 6D, 7D System

2013-05-08 Nikon D800E vs Canon 5D Mark III: the Nikon D800E Optical Low Pass Blur+Unblur Filter Pack

2013-05-05 Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar: f/2 - f16 Aperture Series for Nikon D800E and Canon 5D Mark III

2013-05-02 Nikon D800E vs Canon 5D Mark III: Sharpness

2013-05-02 How the Nikon D800E Compares to the Canon 5D Mark III in Noise and Usable Dynamic Range

2013-05-01 Per Pixel: How the Nikon D800E Compares to the Canon 5D Mark III (update)

2013-04-30 Per Pixel: How the Nikon D800E Compares to the Canon 5D Mark III

2013-04-25 Canon 5D Mark II Discontinued

2013-04-15 Zeiss ZE 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar IN STOCK for Canon

2013-03-27 Compared: Zeiss 135mm f/2 APO-Sonnar vs Canon 135mm f/2L (Canon 5D Mark III, Dolls)

2013-02-08 When Will We See Canon Megapixels to Match Nikon?

2013-01-31 Sony NEX-6 + Metabones SpeedBooster — Three Lenses Compared at 35mm

2013-01-30 Sony NEX-6 + Metabones SpeedBooster — Canon 135mm f/2L

2013-01-29 Sony NEX-6 + Metabones SpeedBooster — Eight Lenses Compared at 50mm

2013-01-22 Canon CN-E Cine Lenses

2013-01-13 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM: Focus Bracketing Study (applicable to ANY brand camera or lens)

2013-01-12 COMPARED @ 40mm: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II, EF 24-70mm f/4L IS, 40/2.8 STM

2013-01-11 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM: Aperture Series with Focus Shift Analysis

2013-01-11 COMPARED @ 24mm: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II vs EF 24-70mm f/4L IS

2013-01-10 Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS

2012

2012-12-31 Compared: Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS vs 35mm f/1.4L vs 24-70mm f/2.8L II (Gate)

2012-12-30 Compared: Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS vs 35mm f/1.4L vs 24-70mm f/2.8L II (Dolls) + Focus Shift Assessment

2012-12-29 Compared: Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS vs 35mm f/1.4L vs 24-70mm f/2.8L II

2012-12-23 Real-world Noise: Nikon D800E vs Canon 5D Mark III

2012-12-23 Field Comparison: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM vs Canon 35mm f/1.4L (Pots/Garden)

2012-12-22 Field Comparison: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM vs Canon 35mm f/1.4L (Oaks)

2012-12-22 Field Comparison: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM vs Canon 35mm f/1.4L (Manzanita)

2012-12-22 Field Comparison: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM vs Canon 35mm f/1.4L (Fence Gate)

2012-12-12 Compared: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM vs Canon 35mm f/1.4L on Canon 5D Mark III

2012-11-20 Canon 5D Mark III: ETTR Study of Optimal Exposure for RAW, RAW vs JPEG Exposure Latitude and Sharpness

2012-11-06 NEW Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

2012-11-06 NEW Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM

2012-11-03 Shootout: Sigma DP2 Merrill vs Canon 5D Mark III

2012-11-02 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II: Bokeh at f/2.8 Outdoors (Alpine Creek)

2012-11-02 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II: Aperture Series, and MUST READ for Canon 24-70 Users

2012-10-30 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens is only $149!

2012-10-30 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II: Bokeh and Correcting Color Fringing

2012-10-30 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II Field Examples

2012-10-29 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II vs Canon 50/1.2L, 50/1.4, 50/1.8 II

2012-10-26 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II at 70mm (Dolls)

2012-10-26 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II Compared to Canon 35/1.4L (Dolls)

2012-10-23 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II

2012-10-18 Canon 5D Mark II at B&H Bundle Deal

2012-10-11 Canon 5D Mark II at B&H $1799 — Discussion

2012-10-08 Manual Focus Challenges with D800, Canon 5D Mark III

2012-09-21 Voigtlander Color Skopar 28mm f/2.8 SL II for Nikon and Canon

2012-09-06 Canon EOS 5D Mark III Shadow Noise vs Nikon D800E

2012-09-06 Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

2012-09-05 Canon 85mm f/1.2L II As a Landscape Lens, Wide Open or Stopped Down? Five Aperture Series

2012-09-05 Canon 85mm f/1.2L II As a Landscape Lens, Wide Open or Stopped Down?

2012-09-04 Canon 24mm f/2.8 IS: Field Curvature and Color Fringing Study

2012-09-02 Can a Small Camera Compete With a Full-Frame DSLR? (Olympus E-M5, Sony RX100, Canon 5D Mark III)

2012-09-01 Examples and Aperture Series with the New Canon 24mm f/2.8 IS USM on 5DM3

2012-08-28 COMPARED: Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 Distagon vs Canon 24mm f/2.8 IS on Canon 5D Mark III

2012-08-27 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon on Canon 5D Mark III

2012-08-24 Compared: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens vs Voigtlander 40mm f/2 SL II on 5D Mark III

2012-08-24 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens Aperture Series (Aspen Trunks)

2012-08-24 Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens Aperture Series (Rancher’s Cabin)

2012-08-19 Using Dual Card Slots in the Nikon D800 / D800E (and Canon 5D Mark III)

2012-08-12 Canon 85mm f/1.2L II (on 5D Mark III)

2012-08-06 Sony RX100, Canon EF 24/2.8 IS, Canon EF 28/2.8 IS

2012-08-05 Micro Four Thirds 20mm Shootout! Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 ASPH vs 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH vs Olympus SHG 14-35mm f/2 ED vs Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM

2012-08-03 Autofocus Accuracy: Canon 1D X + EF 85mm f/1.2L II

2012-08-01 Canon EOS 1D X: Pattern Noise at ISO 100 With Ample Exposure (Expose to the Right, ETTR)

2012-07-31 Pancake Lens Shootout! Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 ASPH vs Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM on Olympus OM-D E-M5, Canon EOS 1D X

2012-07-29 Focus Shift — Canon 50mm f/1.2L, Canon 50mm f/1.4, Canon 50mm f/1.8 II

2012-07-29 Canon 50mm f/1.2L Focus Shift — Extensive Study

2012-07-27 How Sharp is the $999 Olympus OM-D E-M5 vs the $6800 Canon EOS 1D X?

2012-07-27 Canon EOS 1D X: How Much To Sharpen in Adobe Camera RAW

2012-07-27 Canon EOS 1D X Defective Card Door

2012-07-26 Canon EOS 1D X: Pattern Noise at ISO 100 (Grill)

2012-07-25 Canon EOS 1D X: Pattern Noise

2012-07-24 Canon EOS 1D X vs 5D Mark III: ISO/Noise from ISO 50 - ISO 204800 with 5600°K and Tungsten Halogen Lighting

2012-07-24 Canon EOS 1D X vs 5D Mark III: Definitive Resolution Comparison

2012-07-23 Canon EOS 1D X Arrives Today

2012-07-20 Canon 1D X Arrives Monday July 23

2012-07-16 Canon 1D X Coming Soon for Review

2012-07-04 Canon 7D for $1349 + new Canon Lenses

2012-07-03 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake Lens

2012-06-17 Video Quality: Nikon D4, D800, D800E versus Canon 5D Mark III

2012-06-17 720p Video Quality: Nikon D4, D800, D800E versus Canon 5D Mark III

2012-06-07 Really Right Stuff L-Plates for Tripod Mounting the Nikon D800/D800E and Canon 5D Mark III

2012-06-02 Nikon D800E vs Canon 5D Mark III vs Leica M9

2012-05-28 Canon 5D Mark III vs Canon 5D Mark II (ISO 50-25600, Dolls)

2012-05-27 Nikon D800 and Canon 5D Mark III Red Glow with AF Point Illumination

2012-05-09 Bought the Canon 5D Mark III

2012-05-04 Reader Comment: Canon 5D Mark III

2012-04-26 Canon 5D Mark III Card Speed — Compact Flash or SDHC/SDXC?

2012-04-19 Reflections on Canon 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II vs Nikon D800

2012-04-15 Status of Nikon D800, Canon 5D Mark III, Fuji X-Pro1 Reviews

2012-04-11 Canon 5D Mark III Autofocus With 85mm f/1.2L II (Ad-Hoc)

2012-04-08 Nikon D800 Quality at ISO 1100 when Downsampled to Nikon D3x, Canon 5D Mark III, Nikon D3s Resolution

2012-04-01 Canon 5D Mark III ISO Series versus Sharpening

2012-04-01 Canon 5D Mark III Examples and ISO 100 Noise Study

2012-03-31 Canon 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to ISO 25600 (Pipe Organ)

2012-03-30 Not Sure about Nikon D800 or Canon 5D Mark III? Rent!

2012-03-30 Canon 5D Mark Whatever

2012-03-30 Canon 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to ISO 25600 (Creek)

2012-03-30 Canon 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II from ISO 50 to ISO 25600

2012-03-27 Canon 5D Mark III Examples, Focusing, Noise

2012-03-25 Canon 5D Mark III First Impressions + Reader Comments

2012-03-23 Canon 5D Mark III is Here!

2012-03-21 Canon 5D Mark III Coming Soon

2012-03-09 What’s Coming: Nikon D800/D800E, Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 1D X, Fuji X-Pro1

2012-03-08 Thoughts on Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 22.3 Megapixels

2012-03-02 Pre-Order the Canon 5D Mark III, Get FREE DAP Subscription Extension

2012-02-14 Nikon D800/D800E, Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 1D X, Fuji X-Pro1

2012-02-08 Canon 1D X vs Nikon D4 vs Nikon D800

2011

2011-12-26 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon Compared to Canon 24mm f/1.4L II — Alpine Creek

2011-12-24 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon Compared to Canon 24mm f/1.4L II — Tree and Redwoods

2011-12-24 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon Compared to Canon 24mm f/1.4L II

2011-12-21 Vello BG-C2 Battery Grip for Canon 5D Mark II

2011-12-15 Super Deal on Canon 5D Mark II $1999

2011-10-07 Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom Examples

2011-10-04 Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom

2011-09-22 Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom On Its Way For Testing

2011-09-09 Reviewed: Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye

2011-09-09 Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye

2011-04-08 Reader Delighted With Zeiss Primes for Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 7D

2011-03-12 Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Comparison with Zeiss 35/2 Distagon, Canon 35/1.4L

2011-02-25 Death Valley Survivor

2011-02-18 Comparing the Canon 50mm f/1.2L vs 50mm f/1.4 vs 50mm f/1.8

2011-02-16 Comparing the Canon 85mm f/1.2L II and Canon 85mm f/1.8 with the Nikon 85mm f/1.4G

2011-02-03 Canon EF Extender III 1.4X and EF Extender III 2X on Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS

2011-01-21 Canon EF Extender III 1.4X on Canon 135mm f/2L

2010

2010-12-18 Pentax 645D compared to Canon 5D Mark II

2010-07-09 Reviewed: Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS

2010-06-25 Wide aperture with Canon 85mm f/1.2L II

2010-06-21 Review: Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon compared to Canon 20mm f/2.8 and 16-35/2.8L II

2010-06-08 Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS

2010-06-05 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II at 135mm and 200mm

2010-06-04 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II “breathing”

2010-06-04 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II + Canon 1.4X EF Extender II

2010-06-03 Perseverance pays off — crisp Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II

2010-06-03 Canon 5D Mark II infrared

2010-06-01 Nikon 200mm f/2 + Nikon 2X teleconverter, Canon 800mm

2010-05-26 Canon 5D Mark II going in for infrared conversion

2010-04-13 Get my lightly used 21MP Canon 1Ds Mark III

2010-04-01 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II update

2010-03-30 Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS review now online

2010-03-30 A third sample of the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II

2010-03-28 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II: updates and new comparison

2010-03-26 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II: quality degradation update

2010-03-25 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II review updated

2010-03-25 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II availability issue?

2010-03-24 Review and comparison of new Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II

2010-03-17 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II IS, 70-200/4L, 135/2L, etc

2010-03-16 New Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II in hand

2010-03-06 Canon EF 200m f/2L IS

2010-02-28 Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L and 16-35mm f/2.8L II compared to Canon 24mm f/1.4L II

2010-02-27 Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L and 16-35mm f/2.8L II compared to Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L

2010-02-25 Coming soon: Canon 17-40mm f/4L + 16-35mm f/2.8L II vs Canon TS-E 17/4L and 24/1.4L II

2010-02-24 Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L and 16-35mm f/2.8L II compared to Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L

2010-02-24 Canon 17-40 and 16-35 II compared to Zeiss ZE 21/2.8 Distagon

2010-02-23 Reviewed: Canon 17-40mm f/4L and 16-35mm f/2.8L II ultra-wide zooms

2010-02-11 Zeiss ZF 100mm f/2 Makro Planar vs Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS

2010-02-08 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS compared to Zeiss ZE 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar

2010-01-27 Canon EOS 1D Mark IV review posted

2010-01-22 Canon 1D Mark IV image quality

2010-01-19 Canon 1D Mark IV — first impressions

2010-01-06 Zeiss ZE 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar examples on Canon 5D Mark II

2010-01-04 Zeiss ZE 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar examples on Canon 5D Mark II

2009

2009-12-20 Buy my 21-megapixel Canon 1Ds Mark III

2009-11-11 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro in infrared

2009-11-06 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro reviewed

2009-10-29 In progress: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS

2009-10-22 Zeiss ZE 21/2.8 Distagon or Canon 24/1.4L II?

2009-10-19 Canon announces EOS 1D Mark IV

2009-10-18 Reviewed: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS

2009-10-18 Canon 1Ds Mark III for sale

2009-10-14 Canon 17/4L in stock at B&H

2009-10-05 Canon EF 100/2.8L IS macro lens bad sample

2009-10-01 Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS macro lens

2009-09-12 Canon TS-E 17/4L and 24/3.5L II in infrared

2009-09-11 Canon TS-E 24/3.5L II reviewed and compared

2009-09-11 Canon TS-E 24/3.5L II distortion

2009-09-10 Canon 5D-IR with Canon 17/4L in infrared

2009-09-08 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L review updated

2009-09-07 Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L reviewed

2009-09-02 Canon TS-E 17/4L and 24/3.5L II

2009-06-14 Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II reviewed

2009-06-13 Canon 5D Mark II focusing

2009-06-12 Canon EF 24/1.4L II

2009-06-12 Canon 24/1.4L II and Voigtlander 20/3.5 in stock

2009-06-08 Canon EF 24/1.4L II

2009-06-08 Canon 5D Mark II image quality

2009-05-09 Color bokeh — Canon 85/1.2L II

2009-03-04 Canon 1Ds Mark III focus fix

2009-02-26 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-macro-Elmarit-R on Canon 5D Mark II

2009-02-15 Canon 5D Mark II review examples

2009-02-15 Canon 5D Mark II Live View vignetting

2009-02-05 Canon TS-E 24/3.5L on 5D Mark II

2009-01-26 Nikon vs Canon 5D Mark II in the field

2009-01-26 Canon 5D Mark II review started

2009-01-25 Long exposures with the Nikon D3x, D3, Canon 5D Mark II

2009-01-24 Nikon D3x and Canon 5D Mark II long exposure noise

2009-01-22 Pushing the blacks — Nikon D3x vs Canon 5D Mark II

2009-01-20 Canon 5D Mark II comments

2009-01-17 Canon 5D Mark II and optics

2009-01-07 Canon 5D Mark II first impressions

2008

2008-12-24 Nikon D3x resolution vs Canon 1Ds Mark III and D3

2008-12-08 Sony A900 vs Canon 1Ds Mark II resolution

2008-11-10 Comments on Canon 5D Mark II

2008-11-10 Canon 5D Mark II lens choices

2008-10-12 Real-world Sharpness II: Nikon D3 / Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2008-10-11 Real-world Sharpness: Nikon D3 / Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2008-10-07 Evaluating noise with the Nikon D3 and Canon 1Ds Mark III

2008-09-24 Canon EOS 5D Mark II comments

2008-09-21 Olympus/Sinaron Digital Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 shift on Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2008-08-01 Canon 1Ds Mark III — ISO 50

2008-08-01 Canon 1Ds Mark III — ISO 200

2008-07-18 Sunflower season — Canon 1Ds Mark III + Leica 280 APO

2008-07-06 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III: 84 megapixels

2008-07-03 Leica 90/2 APO ASPH on Canon 1DsM3

2008-06-14 Noise — Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2008-05-11 Nikon D3 and Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III settings files

2008-04-25 Canon EOS 1DsM3 — detail galore

2008-04-23 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III — low light shooting

2008-04-23 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III — another “brain fart”

2008-04-05 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III comments

2008-03-22 How sharp is the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III?

2008-03-13 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III vs Nikon D3

2008-02-21 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2008-02-10 For sale: Canon EOS 1D Mark III

2007

2007-12-28 Lens review: Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II

2007-12-13 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III vs Nikon D3—resolution

2007-12-12 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III vs Nikon D3

2007-12-12 Canon EOS 1D Mark III sub-mirror fix

2007-12-11 21 megapixels

2007-11-29 Nikon D3 and Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2007-11-28 Canon EOS 1D Mark III firmware update

2007-11-14 Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II

2007-11-13 Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III white paper

2007-11-03 Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II

2007-11-02 Canon 1D Mark III sub mirror fix

2007-09-26 Reviewing the Nikon D3 and Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2007-09-26 Canon EOS 5D Mark II

2007-09-22 Canon 135mm f/2L back from Canon—optical issue

2007-09-06 Nikon D3, Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III reviews

2007-08-28 Canon EOS 5D available

2007-08-19 More on the 21-megapixel Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2007-08-19 21-megapixel Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

2007-08-18 Canon 1D Mark III and Zeiss ZF glass

2007-08-14 Wish list—iPhone marries Canon EOS 1D Mark III

2007-07-22 Zeiss 35mm f/2 Distagon (and Canon 1D Mark III)

2007-07-14 Zeiss ZF lenses and mirror clearance on Canon 5D

2007-07-12 Canon EOS 1D Mark III “L” brackets

2007-07-02 Canon EOS 1D Mark III custom settings

2007-07-01 Really Right Stuff L-bracket for Canon 1D Mark III

2007-06-17 Canon 1D Mark III color

2007-06-07 Canon 70-200 f/4L IS exchanged

2007-06-06 Canon 1D Mark III highlight detail

2007-06-05 Canon EOS 1D Mark III color and noise

2007-06-05 Brand-new blur — Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS

2007-06-04 Canon EOS 1D Mark III color

2007-05-31 Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS zoom

2007-05-31 Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II and 16-35mm f/2.8L

2007-05-25 Canon 1D Mark III high ISO noise

2007-05-24 Canon 1D Mark III in hand

2007-05-20 Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II back from Canon service

2007-05-02 Canon EOS 1D Mark III

2007-05-02 Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L back from repair

2007-04-05 Followup on Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II color fringing

2007-04-03 Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L vs 16-35mm f/2.8L II

2007-03-29 New Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8L II tested

2007-02-17 Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS in infrared

2007-02-09 Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L

2007-02-01 Canon’s response to 16GB cards in EOS 5D — More

2007-02-01 Canon’s response to 16GB cards in EOS 5D

2006

2006-12-15 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM

2006-08-27 Autofocus accuracy with the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II and 85mm/f1.2L II USM

2006-07-31 Double image in out-of-focus background (Canon EF 85mm/f1.2L II USM)

2006-07-19 Canon EF 85mm/f1.2L II initial impressions

2006-07-14 Canon 35mm/f1.4L in infrared

2006-07-14 Canon 135mm/f2L in infrared

2006-06-26 Canon EOS 5D converted for pure infrared use

2006-06-09 Focus precision with the Canon EOS 5D and 85mm/f1.2L

2006-06-09 Canon 85mm/f1.2L Mark II et al

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