Verdict: 5 stars ★★★★★Don’t get me wrong. This bag won’t suit backpackers, travel photographers or sports fans. But if you’re a commuting photographer/journalist, like me, it’s perfect, and I’ve got five reasons why… 1: It’s supremely versatile My laptop goes in a separate padded pocket in the back, so I can get it out to... Continue Reading →
So now you can get Lomography’s retro-inspired Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens GOLD PLATED (not actually properly solid gold) in addition to the existing silver, black and brass finishes. We don’t normally use all caps for anything, but this particular piece of news seemed to deserve it. The historial allusion comes from a historic event... Continue Reading →
Verdict: 5 stars ★★★★★ Who wants to return to the bad old days of fixed focal length lenses, manual focus and manual exposure? After trying the Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D, we do! It’s small, light, nice to use and produces terrific image quality. It’s even affordable! After using it more and seeing what it can... Continue Reading →
Verdict: 3 stars ★★★ It’s one of the cheapest mirrorless cameras on the market, yet it has a 24-megapixel sensor, an electronic viewfinder, 11fps shooting and advanced hybrid autofocus. So what’s the catch? The A6000 is an APS-C mirrorless camera first launched by Sony in February 2014. It has a rectangular ‘rangefinder’ style shape rather than... Continue Reading →
How many macro lenses does one lens manufacturer need? Macro lenses are, admittedly, a speciality of Venus Optics, the company behind the Laowa brand, and the 100mm f/2.8 joins its line-up of high-magnification macros, which already includes a 60mm f/2.8. This lens’s longer focal length means you can shoot with longer working distances, which is... Continue Reading →
Chinese lens maker Venus Optics is steadily increasing its range of Laowa brand lenses for digital SLRs and mirrorless cameras, specialising in macro lenses and ultra-wideangles. And they don’t come much more ultra-wide than this lens, which is designed solely for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) cameras from Olympus and Panasonic. The Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye... Continue Reading →
This is currently the widest available native lens option for Fujifilm G-mount cameras. The new Laowa 17mm f/4 GFX has a field of view equivalent to 13mm in 35mm format (113°). Featuring a close-to-zero distortion and 86mm filter thread, this lens is ideally suited for landscape, architecture & interior photography. The 21 elements in 14... Continue Reading →
Chinese lens maker Venus Optics is on a roll with its digital camera lens line-up. It has just announced four lenses at the same time, including this one – the widest super-wideangle zoom yet made for Sony full frame mirrorless cameras including the A7 series cameras and the A9. Yes, you read that right –... Continue Reading →
Verdict: Five stars ★★★★★ If you need a simple, portable tabletop tripod for your smartphone, action cam, compact camera or even a small mirrorless camera, the Iggy is just about perfect. It’s light, super-simple to use and the legs fold into the shape of a handle so you can use it as a short selfie... Continue Reading →
Verdict: 5 stars ★★★★★ You can get the same amount of light – and more – for a lot less money, but the Lumimuse 8 scores on build quality, its size/output ratio, convenient USB recharging and accessory filters. The Bluetooth control is surprisingly useful, too. (Sorry, but that natty little stand is separate.) £105 is a... Continue Reading →
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