Leica CL and Sigma 16mm f1.4 Portraits in the Afternoon:
I don’t own a Leica CL but I borrowed one to review the Sigma L mount APS-C lenses that have been released so far. I actually still have the CL in my hands, and have been using it quite a bit. I’ve always wanted one, and after trying those Sigma lenses out on it, I’m even more tempted to buy one. Anyway, I asked Stephanie (Instagram) to come over one day to help me review the Sigma lenses, and I thought I’d post some of the pictures that Stephanie had asked me to edit. These were taken with the 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens. [continue reading…]
Testing The Leica CL and Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG DN Art:
Hey, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. I had a review planned for today but change of plans, I’m going to speak about my experience with the Leica CL and the 85mm f1.4 DG DN Art lens that I had for review instead. This was another post I had planned a couple of months ago but due to complications when I was migrating this site to a new host, this was postponed. Anyway, getting back on topic, since the CL is L mount, I’m able to try pretty much any lens that I review on my SL2, which even after all this time, I think is so cool :). Unfortunately, when I was reviewing this lens, it was during another rise in Covid cases here in New York City, and much of the nation (this was around November and December), so my model shoots were canceled, and I wasn’t going out much. But since the beginning of the pandemic, I did start bike riding to get some exercise, and these are images from one of my rides. [continue reading…]
Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art Lens Review L Mount:
If you’re like me, and you’ve been shooting Leica for a while, you know that macro photography isn’t that easy with the system. It’s just not something that is supported as well in the Leica world but things seem to be changing. Thanks to the L Mount Alliance, there are some new lenses that we can use with not just the Leica SL system but pretty much with any camera that uses L mount. One lens that I reviewed a while back was the Sigma 70mm f2.8 Macro. Another one that recently came out is the One of these Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art lens. I had it for a while to test, and here’s what I think of it. [continue reading…]
Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art First Impressions:
One area of photography that I never really gotten into is macro photography. One big reason is because I was an M user for most of my photographic life, and while there are ways to shoot macro with an M, it’s just not that convenient. Now that I’ve switched to the SL system, macro opportunities make more sense, and while Leica has not come out with an SL macro lens yet, Sigma now has two in L mount form. One of these lenses is the 70mm, which is a superb lens. I reviewed it a while back, for those who are interested in reading more about it. The second one that was released is the 105mm f2.8 Art lens. I’ve actually had this lens in Nov/Dec of 2020 but I was busy updating my site and migrating it to a new host. So, I’m a little late with this but here are my first impressions of it. [continue reading…]
Sigma 85mm f1.4 vs. Leica APO-Summicron-SL 90 ASPH:
As some of you know, I reviewed the new Sigma 85mm f1.4 a while back. It’s currently one of my favorite lenses, and if you want to read the full review, it’s here. I’ve also owned the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 90mm ASPH since it was released in the US (full review here), and I have to admit, it was difficult not to compare these two lenses. They both are great portrait lenses, and they do have their similarities. So, I thought I’d write up a quick comparison between the two but before I start, keep in mind that this will be my style of a comparison meaning don’t expect any ultra technical comparing or jargon. I’m not doing any 100% crops or anything like that. As you can see in my reviews, I use all the gear I test, and this comparison will be based more on real world rather than things like test charts :). So, let’s get started. [continue reading…]
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