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Review Canon RF 100mm F2.8L MACRO IS USM
De nieuwe Canon RF 100mm F2.8L MACRO IS USM is niet zomaar een voor het RF-systeem aangepaste versie van 100mm…
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Review: Canon RF 600mm F4L IS USM
De Canon RF 600mm F4L IS USM is eigenlijk geen echt nieuw objectief. Het optisch ontwerp en de ergonomie is…
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Review: CANON RF 400MM F2.8L IS USM – BRIGHT SUPER-TELEPHOTO
De Canon RF 400mm F2.8L IS USM is niet echt een nieuw objectief, maar de RF-versie van de EF 400mm…
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REVIEW: NIKON FTZ-II ADAPTER – SMALLER AND LIGHTER
De Nikon FTZ-II adapter is een adapter om Nikon F-objectieven op Z-camera’s te gebruiken. Dit model is compacter dan zijn…
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REVIEW: NIKON Z 28-70MM F2.8 – LIGHTER, AFFORDABLE STANDARD ZOOM
The Nikon Z 28-75 mm F2.8 is a bright and light standard zoom. The lens offers the brightness of the…
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REVIEW NIKON Z 24-200MM F4-6.3 VR – FULL FRAME ALL-IN-ONE ZOOM
The Nikon Z 24-200mm F4-6.3 VR is a handy, all-in-one zoom for photographers who don't like changing lenses. With a…
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(P)review Fujinon XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR
De Fujinon XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is een lange telezoom voor de APS-C camera’s van Fujifilm. Hij…
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(P)review Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art
The Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art is a bright wide angle in Sigma's now famous Art series. Still, this…
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REVIEW SAMYANG AF 24-70MM F2.8 FE – FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM
The Samyang AF 24-70 mm F2.8 FE is Samyang's first zoom lens. It is competitively priced and offers a number…
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(P)review Samyang AF 12mm F2 E
The Samyang AF 12mm F2 E is Samyang's first autofocus lens for APS-C. You can see this lens as the…
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(P)review Tamron 11-20mm F2.8 Di III-A RXD
The Tamron 11-20 mm F2.8 Di III-A RXD is the first bright wide-angle zoom for the Sony APS-C system. The…
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REVIEW: SONY FE 40MM F2.5 G – BETWEEN WIDE ANGLE AND STANDARD
The Sony FE 40mm F2.5 G is a compact fixed focal length lens for Sony full-frame cameras. It is one…
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REVIEW: NIKKOR Z DX 18-140MM F3.5-6.3 VR – APS-C
The Nikkor Z DX 18-140mm F3.5-6.3 VR is Nikon's first all-round zoom for mirrorless DX cameras. It is light and…
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REVIEW: SAMYANG AF 50MM F1.4 FE II – FASTER SHARPER
The Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II is the second generation of Samyang's original, bright standard lens with autofocus. The…
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REVIEW: NIKKOR Z 100-400MM F4.5-5.6 VR S – LONG TELEPHOTO ZOOM
The Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S is Nikon's long telephoto zoom for the Z system. The lens is relatively…
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(P)review Tamron 150-500mm F5-6.7 Di III VC VXD
The Tamron 150-500mm F5-6.7 Di III VC VXD is a super-telephoto for Sony's full-frame cameras. It offers a range that's…
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Review: Fujinon XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR
The Fujinon XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is a long telephoto zoom for Fujifilm's APS-C cameras. It is…
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Full review Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM
The Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM is Sony's most wide-angle fixed focal length lens. It is small, light and bright…
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12mm on micro-43, 18mm on APS and 24mm on full frame: Lighter and more compact than a wide-angle zoom. And a higher image quality. What else do you want?

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What should I look for when buying a lens?
What's important besides picture quality?In the first installment of a Roadmap for purchasing a lens, we focused on you: What…
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What’s the best lens for me?
An interchangeable lens for every application |
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Do you want to go carefree with your camera on vacation? Or are you going into the Himalayas on the hunt for a snow leopard? It does affect which lens you bring. To better tailor-make our series of lens advice, we've divided photographers into 4 types in "How do I choose a lens?": starters, amateurs, prosumers and professionals. We've asked you for your favorite subject because that determines partly what the best lens is for you. To make the lens offerings clearer, we divide lenses into 10 groups, which you may already know from our overview of lens reviews: | ![]() |

How do I choose the right lens?
Subjective roadmap to purchasing a lensModern cameras with interchangeable lenses, both mirrorless system cameras and SLRs, are very, very good.So…
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What is distortion?
When an image does not match reality, it's distorted. There are several ways a lens can distort your image ans some are associated with the design of the lens, while other types of distortion are caused by the photographer. Distortion of an image doesn't necessarily have to be visible to the naked eye. Usually, you'll encounter horizontal and vertical geometrical distortion. These two types of distortion are no lens errors, but have to do with the perspective from which the photo is taken. Vertical and horizontal distortion are caused by the orientation of the camera relative to the subject. Barrel or pincushion distortion is caused by lens errors. Less than 1 percent of barrel or pincushion distortion is no longer visible in most photos, except for architecture images. With a fisheye lens, this distortion is very large, but deliberately present. | ![]() |

What is chromatic aberration
Chromatic aberration occurs when light breaks in a lens: colors shift towards each other. The most famous example of refraction is probably a rainbow, where the rain drops shift the colors of the sun towards each other. In practice, we mostly see chromatic aberration in the farthest corners of recordings with sharp transitions from dark to light. How do you recognize chromatic aberration? The picture on the right shows an extreme example of chromatic aberration, where, next to the branches, ugly magenta and blue spots come into existence. | ![]() |

What is Bokeh?
The word 'boke' (ボケ味) originates from the Japanese language and is used to describe the blur in out of focus…
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