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Zeiss Batis 18/2.8 Review
To make a complex review as we like to do here, we need to have lens for at least 3 weeks, ideally for much longer. When the new gear comes however, producers can’t give as testing samples for so long,...
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Great exposure latitude of Sony A7r sensor!
I just wanted to share with you, the story of one image, that could have been lost forever, if shot on film or some other digital cameras such as my (otherwise lovely and trusty) Canon EOS 5D Mark II....
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Homeless Wedding Story
In between all those lens and camera testing, I thought it might be a good idea, to write a little about interesting shooting experience. To start, here is a little story of the most curious wedding...
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Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Review
During our reviews of Zeiss Loxia 21/2.8 and Zeiss Batis 18/2.8, we mentioned several times also Batis 25/2. It was about the time, to give it its own review space and to take a deeper look on its...
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Zeiss Loxia 85/2.4 introduced. We will try it on Photokina in a few days.
Today Zeiss officially announced new lens for its Loxia line, made exclusively for Sony E mount (for now). New lens occupies traditional portrait focal length and we hope to get hands on it at upcoming...
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Photokina 2016 – rolling coverage
Every 2 years, Photokina – largest photo exhibition in Europe and one of the largest in the world is opening its gates in Cologne. It starts tomorrow – 20.9.2016 and we will be there. If you can, come...
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Sony FE 50/2.8 Macro – Hands On (Photokina 2016)
Sony FE 50/2.8 Macro lens, made for FF (but can be used also for APS-C of course) Sony E-mount cameras, was somehow quietly announced few weeks before Photokina 2016. On the show itself, this lens...
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Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 Hands-On (Photokina 2016)
I already published Loxia 85/2.4 hands-on in the Photokina coverage article, but it deserves its dedicated space, so here it is, slightly reorganized and with some new content. I had a short interview...
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Laowa 12mm f/2.8 and Laowa 15mm f/2 – 2 UWA lenses from Venus optics with...
There were so many exciting gadgets on Photokina, that it was easy to miss two very interesting lenses. Luckily my friend mentioned Irix lenses https://www.facebook.com/Irixlens/, and while I didn’t...
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Sony A99 Mark II Initial thoughts and hands-on experience
Sony A99 MII, company new flagship DSLR is about to hit shops. Sony however announced, that because of an unexpected demand, first batches will be of limited quantity and most probably won’t cover all...
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TechArt Pro Leica M to Sony E – Autofocus Adapter – User Review
Disclaimer: We would like to start a tradition of user reviews on VBL site. This is one of the first user reviews published here and we are happy that it comes from a great person and very experienced...
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JCH Street Pan 400 – Monochrome Negative Film – User Review
Disclaimer: We would like to start a tradition of user reviews on VBL site. This review comes from my good friend, great poet, painter, innovator and photographer Peter Mac Han. He is one of a very few...
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New Meyer-Optik-Görlitz Primoplan 75/1.9 Prototype – Hands On
Introduction Meyer-Optik-Görlitz is an old German company founded in 1896 by famous optician Hugo Meyer and businessman Heinrich Schätze in Görlitz, Saxony. Company passed through turbulent periods in...
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Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE and Samyang AF 14/2.8 FE – First Impression
It’s been over 4 months since Samyang introduced their first AF lenses, both made for Sony E mount cameras – Samyang AF 14/2.8 FE and Samyang AF 50/1.4 FE. Having no contacts to Samyang local...
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Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2.0 4.5X Super Macro Lens
ZY Optics announces a compact & budget Macro lens with High Magnification Ratio. Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2.0 4.5x With the magnification of 4.5x this is quite unique lens. I can remember only of old...
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Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D on Sony A7, user review
Laowa 12/2.8 Zero-D is one of the most anticipated lenses in my book, since it covers ultra wide angle yet without optical distortion (ZERO-D). Few months ago, I was able to briefly try it on Photokina...
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Join me for the Iceland adventure 2017!
Only 3 places available! This is limited offer for max. 3 of you, who would like to join me this summer, for the photo trip to Iceland. If you want to book your place now, please send email to:...
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Zeiss Loxia 85/2.4 vs Zeiss Batis 85/1.8 vs Sony FE 85/1.4 GM vs Sony SAL...
Introduction I got a chance to compare few 85mm lenses on my Sony A7II and A7r cameras. This comparative review took much more time to complete than I expected and meanwhile another two interesting...
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Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 – First Impression by Jan Tichy
This is first partner review with the http://jantichyphotography.com. The original review can be found here – http://jantichyphotography.com/pages/prvni-dojmy-sony-fe-85mm-f18/ but it is in the Czech...
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Meet our new model – Sara
I am proud to welcome Sara, beautiful professional model in the Verybiglobo family. Sara should help us to make our field lens and camera tests more exciting but also more controlled. Sara wasn’t...
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