Lenses and Optical Items
Our lens reviews offer detailed information on sharpness, distortion, bokeh, and all the other important factors that go into making a lens great. Our reviews give you all the information you need to make the best choices, with full-size sample photos.
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John Riley reviews the new Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD telephoto zoom lens for full-frame and APS-C Sony E-Mount cameras.
John Riley takes a look at the new Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens for Sony FE full-frame cameras, sharing a few pre-production sample photos and describing how this new optic looks, feels and performs.
John Riley reviews the new Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE, a brand-new full-frame prime lens with autofocus for Sony E mount cameras.
John Riley reviews the new Irix 45mm f/1.4 lens, a fast prime lens for Canon, Nikon and Pentax Digital SLRs, with weather-sealing, and manual focus.
John Riley reviews the new Pentax-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens for full-frame and APS-C Pentax DSLRs. Find out how this lens performs with the K-1 II.
John Riley reviews the new M.Zuiko 12-45mm f/4.0 ED PRO lens, a compact zoom lens designed to be an ideal all-in-one zoom lens with high image quality, and a versatile zoom range. Find out how it performs in our review.
John Riley has been capturing images with the Fujinon GF 45-100mm F/4 R LM OIS Lens for the GFX 50s medium format mirrorless camera.
John Riley reviews the versatile 16-80mm zoom lens for Fujifilm X-Mount cameras. With optical image stabilisation and weather resistance, could this be the only lens you need?
John Riley reviews the new Tamron 35mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 full-frame prime lens for Sony E-Mount mirrorless cameras.
John Riley reviews the wide-angle Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 lens for full-frame Sony FE-mount mirrorless cameras.
John Riley reviews the wide-angle Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 FE mount lens, for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras. Find out how it performs in this test.
Sample photos from the new Nikon Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens for Nikon Z-mount lenses, taken with the Nikon Z50.
