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(P)review Sony Alpha 1
The Sony Alpha 1 is the new top model among Sony's full-frame system cameras. It offers an unprecedented combination of…
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Review Panasonic Lumix S 85mm F1.8
The Panasonic Lumix S 85 mm F1.8 is an affordable portrait lens for cameras with L-Mount. It's also the first…
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Review Sony EF 35mm F1.8
The Sony FE 35 mm F1.8 has everything needed to become a popular lens. It's not too big, not too…
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(P)REVIEW: NISI F4 15MM
NiSi is a brand that we mainly know from filters and filter systems. So they know about optical glass. They…
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(P)REVIEW: SONY FE 35MM F1.4 GM
Sony has a new standard lens with a fixed focal length of 35 mm ready. The Sony FE 35mm F1.4…
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(P)REVIEW: LAOWA 10MM F2.0 ZERO-D MFT
The LAOWA 10mm F2.0 ZERO-D MFT is a tiny, light and bright wide angle for the Micro Four Thirds system.…
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REVIEW: SIGMA 100-400MM F/5-6.3 DG DN OS CONTEMPORARY
Sigma has introduced the 100-400 mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary. It is a fairly light and especially very affordable…
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REVIEW: LAOWA 15MM F4.5 ZERO-D SHIFT
In addition to the wide-angle with the largest field of view, Laowa now also has the shift lens with the…
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REVIEW: SIGMA 105MM F2.8 DG DN MACRO
The Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro is a new macro lens that has been specially developed for mirrorless cameras…
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REVIEW: LAOWA 14MM F4 FF RL ZERO-D
The Laowa 14mm F4 FF RL Zero-D is a compact and light super wide angle for system cameras. What is…
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(P)REVIEW: OLYMPUS M. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 100‑400MM F5.0‑6.3 IS
The Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 100‑400 mm F5.0‑6.3 IS is an affordable supertelephoto zoom for the Micro Four Thirds…
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REVIEW: FUJIFILM XF 16-55MM F2.8
We compared the FUJIFILM XF 16-55MM F2.8 with the FUJIFILM XF 16-80MM F4.0.It was a long wait for the Fujinon…
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(P)REVIEW: SIGMA 24MM F3.5 DG DN
The Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN is part of a new series of premium focal length lenses from Sigma. The…
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(P)REVIEW: SIGMA 65MM F2.0 DG DN
The Sigma 65 mm F2 DG DN is part of a new series of premium focal length lenses from Sigma.…
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(P)REVIEW: SIGMA 35MM F2 DG DN
The Sigma 35 mm F2 DG DN is part of a new series of premium focal length lenses from Sigma.…
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REVIEW: SONY FE 12-24MM F2.8 GM
Sony has announced a new, extreme wide-angle zoom: the Sony FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM. Due to the high brightness, this…
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(P)review Sony A7C
The full-frame system cameras from Sony have always been among the smallest on the market, but according to Sony there…
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REVIEW: LAOWA 65MM F2.8 ULTRA MACRO 2X
The Chinese company Venus Optics releases lenses under the name Laowa. The Laowa 65 mm F2.8 Ultra Macro 2x for…
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Prêt-à-porter advice
Readers want personal advice from us.
Unfortunately, we have no time and resources to answer all these questions. That is why we have written “semi-customized” (“pret-a-porter”) advice on this site for different target groups. We have elaborated this for each camera and / or type of photography.
Our “pret-a-porter” advice only includes cameras and lenses that we have tested ourselves.
What's in a name?
Starter
Budget is important. Your new camera may not cost more than approx. 500 euros, including the lens.
Amateur
Fun in photography is paramount. But it must also remain affordable. So camera body of under 1,000 euros
Prosumer
Will it be a high-end camera with a crop sensor? Or an affordable full frame? It's completely up to you
Pro
You are looking for the highest quality. That may cost some in euros & drops of sweat (size and weight)

50 megapixels is not enough
To double the resolution,you need 4 times as many pixels At the start of the megapixel race, you could see clear differences in resolution…
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MTF with the naked eye
A difference of 10% in resolution is simple to measure. Can you see that as well? Is a 10% difference…
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Dynamic range of 60 cameras reviewed
From our survey, it appears that CameraStuffReview readers think that dynamic range is the most important property of a camera.…
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What is Adobe RGB, s-RGB or Pro-Photo RGB?
It is difficult to describe colors in such a way, that each apparatus (digital camera, scanner, LCD screen, printer) reproduces…
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What is the zone system
The zone system is developed by Ansel Adams. Using the zone system Ansel Adams made very beautiful black and white…
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What is camera calibration
Cameras describe colors as a mixture of red, green and blue (RGB). The amount of each color is described by…
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