The Sigma AF 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens is firmly in this group, and the Art lenses as a whole are aspiring to be the best lenses they possibly can be. Sigma's new lens is one that they feel justifiably proud of, and it comes 'Highly Recommended'.
The Sigma AF 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens is firmly in this group, and the Art lenses as a whole are aspiring to be the best lenses they possibly can be. Sigma's new lens is one that they feel justifiably proud of, and it comes 'Highly Recommended'.
If the viewfinder is not needed, then the Z30 is a very, very strong contender and well worthy of close consideration. In conclusion, the Z30 plus 16-50mm kit is 'Highly Recommended'.
As always, there is the conflict of interests involved in seeing a product that “I want” as well as considering "I need", and the Nikon Z fc very definitely falls into the highly desirable category of "I want".
The Leica M11 Monochrom is great, classic stuff and brings the highest quality ever into monochrome photography, at ISO values that film users could only have dreamt of. Highly recommended and perhaps for some an essential creative tool.
There is much to like about this compact ultra-wide lens and the icing on the cake is the high quality of the results. It handles beautifully and performs beautifully, all at a reasonable price.
No two ways about it, this is an extraordinary lens. Its performance is superb, it is far lighter than it could be expected to be, it has weather sealing and the price is realistic.
The X-S20 is a perfect example of what Fujifilm do best – light, compact but well-made and sturdy cameras that handle superbly and produce the highest quality of results. All this is at a competitive price as well.
The new Sony ZV-1 II is very compact, has a reasonably wide lens and is a capable vlogging camera straight out of the box. Refinements can be investigated as the user becomes more familiar with the options available.
The new Sony A6700 brings the quality and functionality of the crop sensor cameras right up to the same ballpark as the full-frame cameras. Although there are obviously still advantages to the full frame range, the crop sensor does have the edge in potential portability.
The Pentax K-3 III Monochrome is an amazing and brave camera. Amazing in that it unleashes the monochrome mindset and opens up a new avenue of creativity that just switching a colour image to monochrome cannot do.
The camera does what it says on the tin, creating a relatively low priced introduction to the world of interchangeable lens cameras.
The Leica M11-P follows the Leica tradition of producing beautifully made cameras delivering the highest quality, albeit at a high cost.
Compact, light, but fast and tough, the OM-1 Mark II is an excellent all-rounder. Given its tough exterior, weather resistance and svelte form factor, it could be the ideal outdoors camera, from wildlife to landscape to hiking and beyond.
It's big, it's heavy, it's incredible, yielding a fantastic amount of detail and virtually no noise.
There is no doubt this is a great lens to use and most of the time it ended up being used handheld.
It's a great lens and Highly Recommended. It goes a long way towards totally fulfilling its objective as laid down at the start of this review.
With a few quirks in its design the charismatic Fujifilm X100VI offers outstanding performance in a package that will fit a large jacket pocket.
All in all though, we have here a lens which is extremely satisfactory in use and does the job very efficiently.
Whichever way we look at these figures, with or without further correction in software, this is an exceptional performance throughout. It bodes well for the Z series lens range if this is the standard we can expect throughout.
Celebrating 25 years of LUMIX, the Panasonic LUMIX L10 successfully integrates emotional creative qualities with fine technical performance, all in a relatively compact form factor and at a reasonable, affordable price point.
It handles well, produces superb results and should stand up well to the harshest uses and environments.
