Laowa 12-24mm f5.6 Shift Review: A Zoom That Straightens Lines
Laowa 12-24mm shift review: a 575g zoom with ±7mm shift keeps building lines straight in camera. Who should buy it, and why f5.6 and manual focus are the catch.
Tamron 16-50mm F2.8: A Sub-$550 Kit Lens Upgrade for APS-C
The Tamron 16-50mm F2.8 brings a constant f/2.8 standard zoom to Sony, Fujifilm, Canon and Nikon APS-C for $529-549. What you trade, and who should wait.
Sigma 50-120mm f/2.8: The APS-C Tele Zoom That Fits a Jacket
Sigma's $799 50-120mm f/2.8 DC OS weighs 390g, adds 6.5 stops of stabilization, and completes an APS-C f/2.8 trio. Early reviews say the compromises are small.
Sigma 20-60mm f2.8-4 Contemporary Review: This Shouldn't Be $849
Sigma's 385g 20-60mm f2.8-4 DG Contemporary is a compact full-frame zoom that's sharp corner to corner and opens to f2.8 at the wide end, with one real limit.
LK Samyang 60-180mm F2.8 Review: Lighter, Cheaper, and Competitive
At 730g, the LK Samyang AF 60-180mm F2.8 is the lightest full-frame telephoto zoom in its class, and holds its own against the Tamron 70-180mm G2.
Fujinon GF 19-35mm and 32-90mm T3.5 Review: The Lenses the Eterna 55 Needed
Fujifilm's first GF-mount cinema zooms finally cover the Eterna 55's 44x33mm sensor. At about $6,000 each, they fill the gap, with caveats.
Sony 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS: What the Budget Telephoto Actually Delivers
Sony's $850 super-telephoto zoom hits a price point that was unavailable a year ago. Here's what the F5.6-8 aperture tradeoff costs you in practice, and when it doesn't matter.
Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS Review: Competent, Affordable, and Proudly Ordinary
Sony's $850 FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 is 'just fine', and for budget E-mount photographers chasing reach, that honest verdict is the one that matters.
The LUMIX ZS99 Is the Best Point-and-Shoot for the Money
The Panasonic LUMIX ZS99 packs a 30x zoom, RAW, and 4K video into a $698 point-and-shoot, less than a third of Sony RX10 V pricing.
Tamron's 25-200mm G2 Nearly Doubles Its Close-Focus Power
A free firmware update pushes the Tamron 25-200mm G2's magnification from 1:3.1 to 1:1.7 at 50mm — no new glass required.
Nikon Z 70-200mm S VR II: The Upgrade Is the Weight, Not AF
A basketball-court AF test of Nikon's new 70-200mm S VR II shows the real upgrade over Gen I is a 362-gram weight cut, not the marketed autofocus gains.
Sigma's AF Cine Zooms: Autofocus Glass That Finally Feels Mechanical
Sigma's 28-45mm T2 and 28-105mm T3 cine zooms pair working autofocus with manual-focus feel that rivals mechanical primes. The catch: neither lens is parfocal.
Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8: G Master Performance at Half the Price
The Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8 delivers excellent flare control, coma correction, and astrophotography performance for $1,700 — roughly half what Sony charges for a comparable ultra-wide f/2.8.
Sony RX10 V Review: $2,300 for the Most Capable Superzoom—With Familiar Caveats
PetaPixel finds the Sony RX10 V's video exceptional and its body redesigned, but low-light performance and fast-subject AF tracking still lag.
Smartphone World Cup Photography: The Software Gap Most Reviews Miss
Ted Kritsonis tested the Vivo X300 Ultra at a 2026 World Cup match. His finding: software flexibility, not optics, is what separates phones that can shoot sports from phones that can't.
Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8: The Only Portrait Zoom That Fills This Gap
The Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD is the only zoom covering this focal range at constant f/2.8 — sharp, weather-sealed, and $899 for Sony E or Nikon Z mount. Here's who it's actually for.
Canon RF 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5 L Fisheye Review: The Zoom Format Gets an Editor's Choice
Canon's RF 7-14mm revives the fisheye zoom format with L-series build quality, a filter slot, and 5/5 performance at $2,000. It's a niche lens done exceptionally well — and it's the widest RF zoom by a significant margin.
Canon RF 20-50mm f/4 L PZ: Why This Video Lens Surprised Us for Photos Too
Canon's first full-frame power-zoom L-series lens was designed for video. Hands-on testing reveals it delivers sharp stills and smooth bokeh as a bonus.
Thypoch Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8: The First Third-Party AF Zoom
Thypoch Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8: world's first third-party AF zoom. $619 launch, constant aperture, Sony E-mount, weather-sealed, five more AF lenses in 2026.
Sony 100-400mm f/4.5 GM: The Case for Constant Aperture in Sports Photography
Sony's evolved 100-400mm GM drops the variable aperture, gains three times faster autofocus, and ships in June 2026. Here's what the constant f/4.5 actually changes.
Canon Cine-Servo 40-1200mm: How 40 Extra Millimeters Change Everything
Canon's updated Cine-Servo pushes to 40-1200mm, adds RF mount with Dual Pixel AF, and reaches 1800mm with its built-in extender — in the same physical footprint as its predecessor.