Last month we tested the first of the new full-frame Zeiss Milvus lenses, the 85mm f/1.4, and loved its sharpness and lack of distortion. This month we test another one, the Zeiss Milvus Distagon T* ...

Nifty fifty is an exciting focal length for various photographers. It allows you to capture portraits with gorgeous bokeh, get a field of view close to human vision, and offer colors and characters ...

Traditionally, ultra-bright aperture lenses have entailed significant caveats inherent in the extreme nature of their design, but, at least on paper, that may not be the case for the Sigma 50mm f1.2 ...

Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 14 years, which has given me a front row seat for the changeover from DSLRs to mirrorless cameras, ...

The FE 50mm doesn't sport any toggle switches. It has a rubberized manual focus ring. Manual focus is an electronic affair—turning the ring activates the motor, which moves the lens elements. That's ...

Want to know how well a lens works on the camera you own? DxO's new lens-testing site offers new details. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

Sony already makes a handful of 50mm lenses for its full-frame mirrorless cameras, including the very impressive FE 50mm f/1.2 GM and Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA lenses. And when you factor in ...

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The 50mm focal length has always been one of my favorites. On a full frame or Super 35mm camera a 50mm lens will act as a beautiful “normal” length lens, closely resembling the field of view of the ...