Digital Camera World

WTF are catadioptric lenses? Canon has filed a patent for a weird lens design to make more compact, bright aperture zooms

Canon has patented a bunch of lenses with mirrors for full frame cameras and I’ve made some educated guesses why ...
Digital Camera World

This lens doesn’t exist yet, but I’m predicting this upcoming optic will be killer for portraits. A new ultra-bright 85mm f/1.2 is launching in September 2026

The Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art doesn’t exist yet – unless you’re lucky enough to happen to be at the CP+ Show in Japan, where a prototype is on display – but it’s officially slated for arrival in ...
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Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F1.2 ASPH on Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II vs Sony FE 85mm F1.8 on Sony A7R II vs Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM on Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III

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Can a $600 lens produce pro-quality portraits? My two months with the affordable Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 Pro delivered an emphatic 'yes'

The Viltrox AF 85mm F1.4 Pro is available for Sony and Nikon and offers unbeatable value — but there's a catch ...