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Posted on February 23, 2024February 23, 2024

Video: Sigma 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye | Art Lens Astrophotography Review

Watch the Lonely Speck video review of the world’s fastest full-frame fisheye lens.

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Posted on June 8, 2023July 6, 2023

Video: Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN | Art Lens – Astrophotography Review

Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Astrophotography Review

Watch the Lonely Speck video review of the fastest 14mm lens ever made.

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Posted on April 2, 2023April 2, 2023

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens Review: Astrophotography

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art Astrophotography Lens Review

This is the second part of my experience review of the Sigma 105mm f/1.4, the craziest lens I’ve ever had the pleasure of owning. Over the last several years, I used the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 almost exclusively for my astrophotography work and it completely changed the way that I photograph the night sky.

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Posted on August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Video: Astrophotography with the Sigma 20mm and 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Lenses – Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, FL

Astro Review: Sigma 20mm & 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Follow me to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Florida to shoot on the new Sigma 20mm and 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Lenses.

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Posted on June 4, 2022April 2, 2023

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art Review: Icelandic Landscapes

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art Lens Review: Icelandic Landscapes

The Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art lens changed the way I do landscape photography.

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Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Astrophotography with the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8: Chicago Star Trails

Chicago Star Trails with the Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8

I recently got the new Viltrox AF 24mm f/1.8 lens and tried it out on some star trails shots in Chicago. Join me on a night of shooting stars from a light polluted city.

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Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2020

Rokinon Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE vs. Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Astrophotography Lens Review

Check out our quick astrophoto comparison of the Rokinon Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE Lens and the Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 for Sony E mount.

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