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Canon RF Opening to Third-Party Lenses, Sony Leaks, and Why the Nikon Z9 4.0 Update Actually Matters
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Canon RF Opening to Third-Party Lenses, Sony Leaks, and Why the Nikon Z9 4.0 Update Actually Matters

I spend a embarrassing amount of time every morning scanning deal sites and rumor feeds before I’ve even made coffee. Most days it’s noise. But every once in a while, a cluster of news drops that actually changes how I think about recommending gear to people. That’s exactly what happened when I watched this recent Tony & Chelsea Northrup video covering everything from Canon’s possible third-party lens policy shift to Sony camera leaks to a meaty Nikon Z9 firmware drop.

Canon's RF 135mm f/1.8 Is the Lens I'd Buy If I Stopped Caring About Price (Here's What It Actually Does)
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Canon's RF 135mm f/1.8 Is the Lens I'd Buy If I Stopped Caring About Price (Here's What It Actually Does)

I’ve spent years arguing that you don’t need to spend big to get great results. That’s still true. But every once in a while a piece of gear comes along that makes me stop, look at the specs, and think hard about what “worth it” actually means. Canon’s new RF 135mm f/1.8 is one of those lenses. Not because of the hype, but because the original EF 135mm f/2 was genuinely one of the most underrated portrait lenses ever made, and Canon just rebuilt it with better glass, a faster aperture, and image stabilization it never had before.