Photographer and cinematographer Max Yuryev recently took it upon himself to compare the new Samyang / Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 AF lens and the Sony Planar 50mm f/1.4 on the Sony A7r II and a6300. The former is one of Samyang’s first autofocus lenses along with the 14mm f/2.8, while the latter is Sony’s first 50mm f/1.4 […]
Addicted2Light compares the Sony A7r and Fuji X-T10
Luca of Addicted2Light is a fine art photographer based in Calabria in the south of Italy who uses mirrorless cameras such as the Fujifilm X-T10 and Sony A7r for his work, as well as a number of film cameras. Between the two cameras, he has grown more fond of the X-T10 because of its handling, colours and […]
Hasselblad X1D vs Sony A7r II vs Fujifilm X-Pro2 vs Panasonic GH4 – Size comparison
If there’s one characteristic of the Hasselblad X1D that has taken the camera world aback, it is the size of the body. At only 725 grams with the battery and dimensions of 150 x 98 x 71mm, it doesn’t look at all out of place beside the flagship cameras from other brands. Inspired by the recent comparisons on Petapixel, […]
Telephoto Battle: Panasonic 100-400mm vs. Fuji 100-400mm vs. Olympus 300mm
Lumix Luminary Daniel J. Cox recently published a simple comparison between the latest telephoto zoom lenses from three of the four main mirrorless manufacturers, Panasonic, Olympus and Fujifilm. The lenses are as follows: Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4-5.6 Olympus M.Zuiko 300mm f/4 Fujinon XF 100-400mm f/4-5.6 Also thrown into the mix was Daniel’s Nikon 80-400mm VRII attached […]
LucasPix compares the Leica M9 and Sony A7r
Jerry Lucas, who is a Sony A7r user, was recently given the opportunity to use the Leica M9 for an hour whilst visiting Coleman Hill. His aim was to find out whether the image quality produced by the M9 really had that “Leica magic” and more importantly, whether it was worth buying given that he already owns […]