The French RAW file development software DXO Labs is now enriched with 1185 optical modules, nothing less. Specialties of the Boulogne-based company, these modules are obtained by characterizing each housing/optics pair available on the market. Which explains their number: when a new lens comes out, DXO technicians characterize it with all the boxes previously released. The same goes for optics, which will fit on all compatible cameras. A single launch therefore gives a lot of work to these software craftsmen!
The list of modules available today is as follows:
Housing:
Goals :
- Canon RF 1200mm F8L IS USM
- Canon RF 1200mm F8L IS USM with RF TC 1.4x
- Canon RF 1200mm F8L IS USM with RF TC 2x
- Canon RF 800mm F5.6L
- Canon RF 800mm F5.6L with RF TC 1.4x
- Canon RF 800mm F5.6L with RF TC 2x
- Leica Summicron-SL 35mm F2 ASPH
- Leica Summicron-SL 50mm F2 ASPH
- Nikkor AF-S 800mm F5.6E FL ED VR
- Nikkor AF-S 800mm F5.6E FL ED VR with TC 1.25x
- Nikkor AF-S 800mm F5.6E FL ED VR with AF-S TC-14E III
- Nikkor AF-S 800mm F5.6E FL ED VR with AF-S TC-20E III
- Nikkor Z 70-180mm F2.8
- Nikkor Z 70-180mm F2.8 with Z TC 1.4x
- Nikkor Z 70-180mm F2.8 with Z TC 2x
- Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN (Sony FE)
- Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN | C (L mount)
- Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C (L mount)
- Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN (L mount)
- Sony FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
- Sony FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II with SEL TC1.4x
- Sony FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II with SEL TC2x
As you may have noticed, some references appear several times. This is not an error, but the mark of the specificity of a certain type of optics.
The weight of telephoto lenses and their teleconverters
As long as this list is, the reality is that sixteen of the modules only concern five real optics! The reason can be found at the end of each of the seemingly redundant entries: it is the same optic, but coupled with different versions of teleconverters. Very popular with wildlife photographers in particular, these small optical units allow you to extend the focal length by “zooming” into the initial image. This makes it possible to multiply the original focal length from x1.5 to x2.0 at the cost not only of a loss of brightness, but also of image quality, especially for x2.0 models.
The development of an optical correction module — and possible image quality improvement algorithms — is even more critical for these teleconverters, the optics on which they are grafted often being very expensive products. Here, DXO teams have done a lot of work for a small population, but this completeness could attract those demanding photographers who have already spent a lot on equipment.
With these 1185 new optical modules, DXO brings their total number to 87,000. Unless you have exotic devices like the Sigma with Foveon sensors (the fp and fp with Bayer matrix sensor are supported), there are Chances are your current equipment is supported. You can test DXO Labs for 30 days by going to the official website.