Though Samsung isn’t as well known here in the States for their cameras, it should be noted that they have a couple of gems. They have some excellent lenses with one being their very good 85mm f1.4. During our review of the Samsung NX300, we also tried the 16mm f2.4 pancake with it–and to be frank, we really think that this is the lens that every Samsung camera should be bundled with, period!
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We’ve been playing with the Zeiss 32mm f1.8 for a little while now on the Fujifilm X Pro 1 and it dawned on us from the comments that it could perhaps be a competitor to the Fujifilm 35mm f1.4. The lenses share many similarities but also have a couple of key differences.
So which one comes ahead of the curve?
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As the first Ultra-Wide Prime lens from Fujifilm, the 14mm f2.8 also incorporates some interesting design elements that surely says that the company is looking at what others are doing. This is evident in the manual focus ring that needs to be pulled back in order to activate the manual focusing ability. Additionally, it reveals a working depth of field scale–something that tells consumers that this lens was designed not only to take on Leica and Zeiss, but also for the street photography crowd. The 14mm f2.8 renders a 21mm field of view with an approximate depth of field equivalence of f4.5 on a full frame camera when wide open according to mathematical calculations. However, we tested it on Fujifilm’s X Pro 1.
At the time of publishing this post, it is also Fujifilm’s slowest aperture lens–but that doesn’t mean that it is a slouch.
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The NEX 5R has quite a bit to live up to. We previously reviewed its predecessor, the NEX 5N, and nearly fell in love with the camera’s image quality and small size. Indeed, Sony did an excellent job with the camera as enthusiasts, semi-professionals, and professionals in the case of the BBC picked it up. With all of this said, does the NEX 5R have what it takes to dethrone its ancestor?
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The Apple MacBook Pro 13″ Retina has been out for a while and it’s been in use with me since it was announced. Over that time period, I have tested it, pushed it, tweaked it, and travelled with it. Many creative professionals swear by Apple products though some of us have been jumping ship to the PC world due to what we believe is a lack of innovation on part of the company.
But as far as this editor goes, I’ve got no major complaints.
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The Fujifilm X100s might have been the most exciting announcement at CES 2013; and perhaps every photographer out there may agree and thank Fujifilm for making the show a tad more exciting for the industry. Indeed, the X100s is the follow up to the highly revered and much used X100: which despite having many problems at first were mostly corrected with firmware. Indeed, very little has been changed on the outside. It’s the new 16MP X Trans II sensor and the new processor that have changed.
So how did Fujifilm improve on their award winning formula?
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