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LensRentals Teardown: Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens

Posted on 4 January 2019 by admin

LensRentals has posted a teardown of the Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens.   From the LensRentals Blog: So what did we learn today? Really, not a lot. The Sony 400mm f/2.8 G is exactly what we expected; a … Continue reading →

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LensRentals Teardown: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II (& III) USM Lens

Posted on 2 September 2018 by admin

From the LensRentals Blog: Canon ‘refreshed’ the ever-so-popular 70-200mm f/2.8 lens from a ‘II’ to a ‘III’ with new optical coatings and paint, but no major changes. While the price is higher than the current II, it actually is the … Continue reading →

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LensRentals Teardown: How Weather Sealed is the Sony a7R III?

Posted on 21 February 2018 by admin

Roger Cicala and the LensRentals team opened up Sony’s latest high resolution MILC – the a7R III – to see what weather sealing design improvements have been implemented compared to its predecessor, the a7R II.   From the LensRentals Blog: … Continue reading →

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LensRentals Teardown: A Salty Sony a7S II

Posted on 29 October 2017 by admin

A rented Sony a7S II was dead on arrival when it was returned to LensRentals, so Roger Cicala and his crew (Aaron) disassembled the camera to find out why. Their disassembly demonstrates what can happen when even a “weather resistant” … Continue reading →

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Watch a Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Instant Film Camera Get a Teardown

Posted on 5 February 2017 by admin

Gear A video from All About Circuits shows what’s inside an instant-print camera A Fujifilm Instax mini 8 instant film camera gets the Teardown Tuesday treatment… Popular Photography

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LensRentals Teardown: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM

Posted on 1 February 2017 by admin

The team over at LensRentals has posted a teardown of the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens.   From the LensRentals Blog: As with most new lenses, a Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II made it’s way back to … Continue reading →

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LensRentals Posts Nikon 105mm f/1.4E ED AF-S Teardown

Posted on 2 December 2016 by admin

From the LensRentals Blog: by Roger Cicala   We recently tested the Nikon 105mm f/1.4E ED AF-S lens and were mightily impressed. Optically it was better than I’d ever expected. We had idly talked about doing a teardown when stock … Continue reading →

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