Image quality test results have been added to the Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Lens page.
You are going to like these results. The full review for this lens should be available soon.
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Just posted: Really Right Stuff TQC-14/TFC-14 Mk2 Tripod Review.
This tripod is very impressive, outperforming many significantly larger, heavier models.
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Just posted: Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens Review.
A great value like its siblings.
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Just posted: Canon EOS M200 Review.
The M200 is a lot of camera for its size, weight, and price.
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Image quality, vignetting, flare, and distortion test results along with specs, measurements, and standard product images have been added to the Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens page.
I'll get you started with comparisons:
Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens compared to the Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens
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Image quality test results have been added to the Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens page.
Here is a starter comparison:
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens compared to the Sony FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens
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Image quality test results have been added to the Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens page.
Note that this lens has very strong geometric distortion that is corrected in-camera. The test images are not corrected for distortion but the required in-camera correction means the chart was framed slightly smaller than correct in the final image.
As always, there are many comparisons available but this was the one I most wanted to see:
The Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Lens compared to the Canon RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM Lens
Note that the Canon lens requires distortion correction in-camera and in Canon Digital Photo Professional (DPP) during processing.
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Just posted: Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Review.
This is an awesome camera (mostly).
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Resolution test results have now been added to the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Review page.
Here is the 1D X III vs. II comparison. The two cameras have similar resolution and appear similarly sharp, but the III is delivering cleaner results (see the fine converging horizontal lines in the top crop).
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Noise test results (225 images) have been added to the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Review page.
Use the under- and over-exposed result sets for a look at the dynamic range. I'll add commentary to the results soon.
Here is the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III compared to the 1D X Mark II.
I've been spending a lot of time with this awesome camera — the shutter count is hovering around 6,000 mostly in-the-field shutter actuations and I have lots to share in the near future.
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With a Canon EOS-1D X Mark III in hand, it is time to set up the camera for use. Following are the 46 steps I took to make an out-of-the-box 1D X III ready for use.
To copy this configuration would mean that you intend to shoot similar to how I shoot — including shooting in RAW-only format. While my setup works great for me, your best use of this list may be for tweaking your own setup.
If you can't remember your own menu setup parameters, keeping an up-to-date list such as this one is a good idea. Anytime your camera is reset-to-factory state for some reason, such as when being serviced, you will be ready to restore your setup quickly while ensuring that you do not miss an important setting. If you purchase another same or similar camera, you will be able to quickly set it up.
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With the Rebel T8i data loaded into our specifications table, the Canon EOS Rebel T8i / 850D can easily be compared to the Canon EOS Rebel T7i / 800D.
At first glance, I found the changes in the Rebel T8i uninspiring but, after digging in, discovered the overall improvements in the new flaghip Rebel model to make a solid upgrade.
Here are the differences:
Check out the visual comparison between these two cameras.
Just posted: Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS Lens Review.
Especially the optical quality of this lens is outstanding.
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Image quality test results have been added to the Tokina 50mm f/1.4 FF Opera Lens page.
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Image quality test results have been added to the Rokinon SP 50mm f/1.2 Lens page.
I'll get you started with a comparison:
Rokinon SP (Samyang XP) 50mm f/1.2 Lens compared to the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens
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Just posted: Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens Review.
This lens is very similar to but not the same as the Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens with strong barrel distortion being the most obvious difference aside from the focal length.
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With a Canon EOS M200 in hand, it is time to set up the camera for use. Following are the 29 steps I took to make an out-of-the-box M200 ready for use.
To copy this configuration would mean that you intend to shoot similar to how I shoot - including shooting in RAW-only format. While my setup works great for me, your best use of this list may be for tweaking your own setup.
If you can't remember your own menu setup parameters, keeping an up-to-date list such as this one is a good idea. Anytime your camera is reset-to-factory state for some reason, such as when being serviced, you will be ready to restore your setup quickly while ensuring that you do not miss an important setting. If you purchase another same or similar camera, you will be able to quickly set it up.
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Just posted: Canon RF 85mm F1.2 L USM DS Lens Review.
Learn how this lens differs from the Canon RF 85mm F1.2 L USM Lens.
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Image quality, vignetting, flare, and distortion test results along with specs and measurements have been added to the Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens page.
I'll get you started on the comparisons:
Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens compared to the Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Lens
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I'm currently working on the Canon RF 85mm F1.2 L USM DS Lens review and an important attribute of this lens to evaluate is the amount of light transmission being lost at the widest apertures due to the Defocused Smoothing feature.
In the example shared in this post, the exposures were determined by an EOS R in Av mode and all appear similar in brightness.
Looking at the shutter speed changes relative to the aperture starting with the bottom right image captured at f/5.6, we see the camera selecting a one-full-stop faster shutter speed at f/2.8 than f/4, indicating that the DS technology is no longer having an impact (though in some testing scenarios, only a 2/3-stop-faster shutter speed was selected for f/4, showing a 1/3-stop impact remaining).
In a normal lens, f/2 should have required a 1/1600 shutter speed with this example illustrating a 1/3-stop loss in light transmission. At f/1.4, the shutter speed should have been 1/3200, indicating that 1-full-stop of light transmission has been lost.
The f/1.2 aperture is about 1/2-stop wider than f/1.4 and the exposure was given the same shutter speed as at f/1.4, showing a total of about 1.5-stops of reduced light transmission, the amount Canon indicated we should expect.