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My name is Bastian and I am your expert here when it comes to ultra wide angle lenses, super fast portrait lenses (ranging from a 50mm f/0.95 to a 200mm f/1.8) and I also have reviewed way too many 35mm lenses. Don't ask me anything about macro or wildlife shooting though.

Review: Canon TS-E 135mm 4.0L Macro

Introduction

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Canon TS-E 135mm 4.0L Macro via megadap adapter on Nikon Zf

At the end of the DSLR/EF-mount era Canon released a bunch of newly designed extremely high quality TS-E lenses. This Canon TS-E 135mm 4.0L Macro is one of them. It is also Canon’s longest Tilt/Shift lens so far. Is this the dream lens for product photography? Let’s find out in this review.

Sample Images

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Nikon Zf | Fringer EF NZ II | Canon TS-E 135mm 4.0L Macro | f/4.0 | unshifted/untilted
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Nikon Zf | Fringer EF NZ II | Canon TS-E 135mm 4.0L Macro | f/4.0 | unshifted/untilted
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Nikon Zf | Fringer EF NZ II | Canon TS-E 135mm 4.0L Macro | f/4.0 | unshifted/untilted
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Sony A7III | Sigma MC-11 | Canon TS-E 135mm 4.0L Macro | f/4.0 | unshifted/untilted
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Sony A7III | Sigma MC-11 | Canon TS-E 135mm 4.0L Macro | f/4.0 | unshifted/untilted

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Review: Fujifilm X100VI – The Hype Camera

Introduction

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Fujifilm X100VI

The original Fujifilm X100 hit the market in 2010 and it was an instant success for Fuji. It laid the groundwork for Fuji’s complete APS-C “X” camera system and it remains so popular that they keep updating it every few years, so in 2024 already this 6th generation had been released. Thanks to an internet hype this camera series became so popular, that at some point the prices of used ones were higher than their original prices. Is all that hype justified? Time to find out.

Sample Pictures

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Fujifilm X100VI | f/2.0
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Fujifilm X100VI | f/2.0
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Fujifilm X100VI | f/2.0
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Fujifilm X100VI | f/2.0
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Fujifilm X100VI | f/2.0
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Fujifilm X100VI | f/5.6

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Analogue Adventures – Part 40: Fujichrome Provia 100F

Fujichrome Provia 100F Slide Film

In the Fujichrome world, Provia is supposed to be the more neutral slide film compared to Velvia. I wasn’t a huge fan of Velvia 100, so let’s see how this Provia 100F worked out for me.
Processing (E-6) and scanning was done at urbanfilmlab in Germany. The pictures you see in this article are from one roll.

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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G | 70mm | f/2.8
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G
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Nikon F80 | Fujichrome Provia 100F | Nikon AF-S 24-70mm 2.8G

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Review: Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 – Their best lens yet?

Introduction

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Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 on Leica M10

Thypoch continues completing their f/1.4 M-mount lens lineup with this Simera 75mm 1.4. Almost the same size as the Voigtländer VM 75mm 1.5 Nokton, only 40g heavier, but with floating elements and a better minimum focus distance. Is this Thypoch’s best lens yet? Let’s find out in this review!

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Nikon Zf | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Thypoch Simera 75mm 1.4 | f/1.4

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Comparison: Super Fast 35mm f/0.95 | f/1.2 Fullframe Lenses

Introduction

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Sigma 35mm 1.2 DG DN Art | Viltrox AF 35mm 1.2 FE LAB | Samyang 35mm 1.2 XP | Laowa 35mm 0.95 Argus | Voigtländer VM 35mm 1.2 Nokton III

35mm are the favorite focal length of many reportage, event and wedding photographers. In the last years we saw boundaries being pushed as we can now choose from f/1.2 lenses with autofocus and manual focus lenses that even offer a maximum aperture of f/0.95. I gathered five recent ones of these super fast 35mm lenses with maximum apertures ranging from f/0.95 to f/1.2 and will compare them, to give you an idea which might work best for your needs.

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