To paraphrase a fellow photographer from a forum – if you want the real crazy bokeh, projection lenses are the drug of choice. The following article – coming from my hobby-ist passion for vintage glass and my direct experience using it – is kind of an informal review of seven projector lenses that I got / adapted / tested / enjoyed / kept.
This is a guest post written by Alin Leanca who you can also find on flickr.
Continue reading Guest Post: Projector Lenses – A Drug of Choice
Today, we’re looking at the Sirui Vision Prime 15mm T1.6, an ultra-wide-angle cine lens with an impressive maximum T-stop of T1.6. That’s a pretty fast lens for an ultra-wide-angle, especially for a cine lens.
But this lens also has a rather unusual trick up its sleeve: the same lens can be used on Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and L-mount cameras.
Let’s have a look at how it performs.
I tested this lens on a 46 Mp Nikon Z7ii (Sample images were taken with a Nikon Zf and Sony A7C II)
You can see this review as a YouTube video here!
Sample images in high resolution here.
Sirui kindly provided this lens for testing and review purposes.
Continue reading Review: Sirui Vision Prime 15mm T1.6 (Cine Lens)
Viltrox offers several different lens lineups: positioned at the top is the “LAB” series, slightly below that the “Pro” series. I already reviewed the Viltrox AF 50mm 1.4 Pro FE and the Viltrox AF 85mm 1.4 Pro FE – offering very good performance at an affordable pricepoint – and this time we will be having a look at the latest Viltrox AF 35mm 1.4 Pro FE.
In the last 12 months, I have tested several 7Artisans AF lenses, and I have been pleasantly surprised every time. Most recently, I tested their amazing 135mm f/1.8 MAX.
Now, 7Artisans has introduced the second lens in its MAX series: a 10mm f/2.5 fisheye. It has at least three advantages over the fisheye lenses we have tested before: it offers autofocus, a slightly faster maximum aperture of f/2.5, and an even wider 185° angle of view.
Let’s see if this MAX lens is just as good as its sibling, the 135mm f/1.8 MAX.
I tested this lens on a 46 Mp Nikon Z7ii (Sample images were taken with a Nikon Zf)
You can see this review as a YouTube video here!
Sample images in high resolution here.
7Artisans kindly provided this lens for testing and review purposes.
Continue reading REVIEW: 7Artisans AF 10mm F2.5 MAX – Fisheye FF
Christmas is around the corner so everyone wants to sell their goods in November. The industry came up with a bunch of stuff like Single’s Day and Black Friday and many camera and lens manufacturers are also using this opportunity. In this article I will collect the deals I think are actually worthwhile.
Thypoch was the first to start their campaign this year, as soon as others follow this article will be updated.
The campaign runs from October 20th until December 3rd.
Pretty much all the Thypoch lenses are discounted in their official Thypoch Webshop (affiliate link). Sadly during this promotion period you cannot use our discount code.
I reviewed all of these lenses and there is no stinker among them. The 28mm 1.4, the 50mm 1.4 and the 75mm 1.4 are my favorites and they also made it my list of the Best Fullframe Lenses from China. Unlike last year they saw significant discounts this time and they are highly recommended. The 28mm and the 75mm 1.4 are both lenses I personally bought and use.
The Ksana 35mm 2.0 only saw an 8% discount, but it is a very well balanced yet surprisingly compact 35mm 2.0 lens.
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