Full Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 E-mount lens review by Marc Alhadeff: “the best Kamlan lens produced so far”

Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphablog tested the new Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 E-mount lens which is on sale today at Kickstarter:

The Kamlan 28mm F1.4 is a surprise and is certainly the best Kamlan lens produced so far. It gives very good results for numerous usages

  • For street photography and half body portrait , The Kamlan 28mm F1.4 is giving very nice results with very good bokeh and very good central sharpness
  • Closed down e.g. for landscape, you get very sharp pictures on the entire frame

Pros

  • very good bokeh and soft background blur
  • Nice color rendition and good contrast
  • 3D effect when shooting wide open
  • Good build construction and easy handling
  • Good to excellent central sharpness
  • Excellent corners when stopped down to F8
  • Lens fall off goes away as from F2.8
  • Price (>200$)
  • Size

Average

  • Chromatic aberrations
  • Distorsion visible but easily correctable in Lightroom

Con’s

  • Manual lens
  • soft corners wide open

At 150$ on Kickstarter , it is a real bargain

Its closest competitors is the Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN that has AF but that is costing 2 times the Kamlan price (380 euros)

New Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 E-mount lens announced. First review with samples by Christopher Frost and Dustin Abbott.

Kamlan announced the new APS-C 28mm f/1.4 E-mount lens. All details can be found on that Kickstarter page. This will be their fifth lens. All other Kamlan lenses are in Stock on Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon FR, Amazon ES and Amazon IT.

They also teased the launch of four more APS-C E-mount lenses during 2018:

Christopher Frost and Dustin Abbott posted their review of the new 28mm Kamlan. Christopher also posted some image samples on Flickr.

New Tamron 28-75mm FE test by Max Yuryev, Allan Weitz, That1Cameraguy and Jason Vong

Tamron 28-75mm FE lens at BHphotoAmazon, BuyDig, FocusCamera and Adorama. In Europe at Amazon DE and WexUK.

Allan Weitz tested the lens in the field:

The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD not only cuts the mustard when mounted on a high-resolution camera but, compared to comparable lenses in this focal range, it’s also a bit smaller, notably lighter and, without any doubts, more affordable than the competition.

Max Yuryev, That1Cameraguy and Jason Vong posted new tests done with the new Tamron 28-75mm. Max says this is an impressive lens despite a few shortcomings (like distortion and build quality).


Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 – What I DONT Like / Field Test Review


Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Sony E Unboxing | Does it Shoot 20fps on the Sony a9?


Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for Sony – Sample Wedding Footage + FIRST IMPRESSIONS for VIDEO


Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 sneak peek model shoot discussion

Sony A7III demand raises the price up to $2,900 on Amazon

The Sony A7III is completely out of Stock in the USA. And if you want to get one quick you have to pay up to $2,900 on Amazon US. Of course you shouldn’t do that. But this confirms that this cameras is selling like hotcakes and Sony probably wasn’t expecting such a demand.

Here are new A7III test videos:


Camera Comparison: Sony a7R III vs Sony a7 III vs Nikon D850


Sony a7iii & Sony 55mm f1.8 studio shoot featuring Kiara


Sony a7III VS a7RIII User Experience Review – BEST Hybrid Mirrorless Cameras of 2018

Sony FE 24-105mm test by Lensrentals: “Sony has made a damn good lens”

the fully extended 24-105mm lens (image via SLRclub)

Lensrentals tested the Sony 24-105mm lens and concludes:

Sony has made a damn good 24-105mm f/4 lens. Damn good being a relative term, of course, because it’s a 24-105mm lens and I have come to hate them all so I can’t be too nice about it. But it’s clearly better than the Canon 24-105mm f/4 II IS, and at least as good as the Sigma 24-105mm f/4 Art or Nikon 24-120mm VR. Fanboys, may start their hair-splitting engines now about which one is two angstroms better than the other.
But if you shoot Sony and you want a minivan 24-105mm f/4, this is the best option. If you shoot a lot at the long end, it’s the best option for sure. I would recommend shooting it wide open unless you need more depth of field; you don’t gain a lot stopping down. And if you do a lot of landscape shots you might want to do some simple tests to see where the field curvature on your copy goes.

Sony 24-105mm G FE at [shopcountry 66153].