Lenses Reviews

review SLR Magic’s fully manual primes are all about creating an atmospheric cinematic look and feel… which, incidentally, works for photography too.

Review Affordable but with great build quality – there is a lot to like about these full-frame anamorphic lenses from Blazar

The Samyang Remaster Slim is part pancake lens, part Lensbaby Optic and part Lomography Neptune – and I LOVE it

Review The speedy Viltrox AF 35mm F1.7 Air delivers a standard perspective for crop-sensor cameras, equating to a touch over 50mm in full-frame terms

Review The Venus Optics Laowa FFII TS 100mm F2.8 Macro 1X delivers a veritable feast of tilt, shift and macro shooting options for wide-ranging mirrorless full-frame and medium format camera systems.

Review The tricked-up, full-featured Viltrox AF 135mm F1.8 LAB looks and feels ideal for full-frame portraiture

Review The mirrorless Tamron 90mm F2.8 Di III Macro VXD picks up the baton from some legendary lenses for film cameras and DSLRs.

Review The 7Artisans AF 85mm F1.8 aims to be a feature-rich but budget-friendly portrait prime for mirrorless Nikon Z, Sony E and L-mount cameras.

Review The 7Artisans 10mm F2.8 II Fish-Eye ED is designed for mirrorless cameras and comes in a wide range of mount options, at a bargain price.

Review The Tiffen VND filter offers ND filter strengths from two to eight stops and has a budget-friendly price, but is the now 13-year-old filter showing its age?