Justin_D7200

Both are great choices with slightly different rendering of your subjects due to perspective/subject distance. I think it comes to down to personal preference on focal length and working distance ...

Love this idea. However as mentioned the lighting is a bit different throughout so hard to fully judge. “A” looks a bit smoother given the variable lighting but would love to see new shots of it ...

I know the 50 1.2 gm has a flourine coated front element and some manufacturers like tamron recommend using only distilled water (damp microfiber cloth) to clean stubborn smudges on their flourine ...

Completely agree. I love the expensive wide aperture lenses but small, affordable f/1.8 lenses are so much fun to work with. I think if they had a quality 1.8 line at a middle price (more $ than ...

Agreed that unless it is snowing or actively getting wet you should be fine (but I am not an expert). However...14 degrees F is pretty cold. I looked up the specs of my Olympus cameras and ...

Not that I can tell on mine. A bit hard to see what is going on in your picture but I do not see any gap on my R5 screen.

I know the max continuous shooting fps for the mechanical shutter is 10 (with compressed raw or jpegs) but I was wondering if it is the same when the electronic first curtain shutter is turned on. ...

I agree that the M Raw is a nice feature but something to be aware of is that if M and S raw files are not compatible with Adobe AI denoise or DXO photo lab de noise like deep prime. These need ...

Nice breakdown here and discussions on use cases. As you said..it isn't about which lens is "better" mostly...it is about  which lens is better for what you plan to do with it. Nicely stated in ...

The Samyang does make lovely images and is a great bargain. When purchased on sale it also is a steal. The only liability is its autofocus which actually does work quite well for most subjects but ...

If you buy it from the Samyang site, they also have a 10% coupon code as part of their Black Friday sale. Not sure if B&H or Adorama would price match that coupon or not but that brings the price ...

The Samyang is a great lens but I second the recomendation about picking up a used Sony 50mm 1.8 if you want to try it out. They can be had cheap and if you decide the focal length suits you, then ...

I have this lens and have used it quite a bit on an A7Riii (42mp) and it is outstandingly sharp and makes beautiful images. I just bought an A7rv and haven't shot the lens on that just yet but ...

I have no concrete info but when I am in the market for new gear in the Fall I always wait until November if possible to see what Black Friday (or the like) sales come up. The $50 rebate sounds ...

I bought two lenses from rokinon direct in the US. My 135 1.8 af which I still have and love and a 50mm 1.4 ii which I ended up returning due to wonky autofocus. Their customer service was quick ...

I have sold on eBay in the past and lately to KEH and MPB. I have found that for me, dealign with eBay isn't worth the time and energy. MPB usually pays pretty good and it is close enough to what ...

I mostly agree with this sentiment. Modern Denoise tehnology is amazing but it all comes down to how much you will need it. I use DXO and the new Adobe stuff but still would rather buy the faster ...

If it was me, I would go for the Tamron (I have the first gen of that lens). The f/2.8 is going to help indoors and it is a great lens overall. I held the Sony 70-200 f4 G ii and it is an ...

Agreed. I like having the option to blur in post but also like "real" bokeh from the lens. Great to have options to suit different purposes, scenarios and needs

Yea, good point. I just played around with the new lens blur feature in LR Classic and it is pretty cool but definitely not perfect. I imagine it will continue to improve over time but wouldn't...