“If you’re willing to put in some effort, the Velvet 85 is an excellent creative tool to have in your camera bag.” “Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, ...

German company HandeVision has just announced the HandeVision IBELUX 40 mm / 0.85 for Sony E, Fuji X, Canon EOS M and Micro 4/3 mounts. Yeah, F0.85. Seriously. The astonishing maximum aperture of ...

High-end German optics company Zeiss is back in the photo game. On Tuesday, February 25, Zeiss unveiled the new Otus ML lens family, a move that brings the company’s earlier f/1.4 primes to mirrorless ...

Lensbaby, a company specializing in creative effects lenses for interchangeable lens cameras, on June 27 announced the Velvet 85, a full-frame 85mm f/1.8 portrait lens that produces soft, glowing ...

Last month, we reviewed the Viltrox 85mm f2 for Sony E mount. And we found this lens to be something of an identity crisis. By all means, it’s a good lens — but it’s clearly designed for the ...

Nikon and Sony shooters are in luck ...

The 85mm F/1.4 has been a classic lens setup for portrait photographers for ages. Now, Zeiss is expanding their super-high-end Otus line to include the 1.4/85 and hopefully continue the impressive ...

Creators using Nikon Z cameras can now pick up a wide angle pancake or portrait speciality lens. Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 14 ...

From lens focal lengths and fill-flash to portraits, macro or stunning landscapes there are techniques for everyone. Learn how to use metering, considering composition and shoot everything from ...

The Lensbaby Velvet 85 is an old-school manual lens with a soft focus look that's lovely for portraits and macro shots, but isn't for everyone. The Velvet 85 ($499.95) is the second soft focus lens ...