Category Archives: Lenses

Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 A-Mount Lens Gallery

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Andrew Sabai

The Sony 16-50mm f/2.8 Zoom Lens for Sony A-Mount cameras is a beautiful lens. It doesn’t quite have the zoom range I would like for a versatile walk-around lens, but the 2.8 aperture throughout the zoom range helps a lot. … Continue reading →

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Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro a-mount Lens Gallery

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Andrew Sabai

I love my Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro for sony a-mount cameras. I love to photograph nature up close, and this Sony macro lens did a great job. I don’t really have much to say about this other than it is … Continue reading →

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Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Gallery

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Andrew Sabai

The Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM was designed for DSLR APS-C sensor cameras. This lens was great for landscape and the interiors of houses, and cars, etc. The problem I had with this lens, was all me. I never fully … Continue reading →

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Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC Gallery

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Andrew Sabai

The Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC is a fast lens for APS-C crop DSLR cameras. I got this lens primarily for photographing the night sky and it really isn’t a great choice for that due to the coma found on … Continue reading →

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Sony DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Gallery

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Andrew Sabai

My A-mount Sony DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens was the kit lens that came with my Sony a580 DSLR. Nearly every manufacturer has made a lens like this. These lenses are of mostly plastic construction. The zoom and focus are not … Continue reading →

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Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 AF D Gallery

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Andrew Sabai

The Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 AF D full-frame Nikon F mount ultrawide angle zoom lens, is now discontinued. I got the lens because of the loss of wide angle due to the APC crop on my Nikon D100, and I was … Continue reading →

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Sony a mount 75-300mm-f4.5-5.6 Lens Review

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Andrew Sabai

There are numerous lenses out there in the 75-300mm range built to various quality standards. This Sony 75-300 mm F4.5-5.6, built for its alpha dslr cameras is of the quality you would expect at its price point. The resolution and … Continue reading →

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Sigma 150-500mm Lens Review

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Andrew Sabai

Back in the day I bought a massive Sigma 150-500 mm f 5-6.3 telephoto zoom lens to help me with a project I was working on to help create nesting habitat for a locally endangered bird, the common tern. The … Continue reading →

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Today is lens cap appreciation day

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Andrew Sabai

That’s right in case you haven’t heard today is in fact lens cap appreciation day.  This is the day we take out our lens caps, admire them and thank them for their service to our lenses.  In photography it is … Continue reading →

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Nikon 28-200mm f3.5-5.6

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Andrew Sabai

I was thinking about some of my old friends, friends in the form of photography equipment that I used very regularly.  For several years my go-to lens was a Nikkor 28-200mm f3.5-56D IF AF lens.  When it came out it … Continue reading →

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