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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.

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Lens & Accessory Summer Sale

June 26, 2022 BastianK 7 Comments

Many of us here at the Phillipreeve team acquire too many lenses (and sometimes also accessories) and with some of the manufacturers it also isn’t easily possible to return the review samples after we reviewed them, therefore a bunch of stuff is for sale now.

Bastian

I will ship to all european countries and all prices are without shipping. If you live in Germany you can add 6€ for shipping, within EU should be around 16€.
Payment is possible via Paypal or Bank Transfer.

I will only ship insured with DHL. If you want to come to Stuttgart you can also check out the lens you are interested in in person and we have a little chat.

All the items come without warranty.

If you are interested leave a comment with your Email address and I will get back to you.

7Artisans 28mm 1.4 FE+

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Analogue, Leica, MS-Optics

Analogue Adventures – Part 8: Going small with MS-Optics lenses

June 22, 2022 BastianK 12 Comments

Introduction

When using Leica M cameras I generally try to stick to using small lenses, but there is a problem: small lenses are usually slow and I find slow lenses (at least non-ultrawides) incredibly boring.
My workaround is using some of the MS-Optics lenses as they try to be small, lightweight and fast at the same time – at the cost of some optical compromises obviously.
I was a bit hesitant to use these lenses on film at first (doubts about rangefinder accuracy, focus shift and field curvature) but I decided to try nevertheless and exposed 4 films mainly using the 24mm 2.0 Aporia and the 50mm 1.0 ISM. How did it work out in the end? Let’s have a look.

24mm 2.0 Aporia

ms-optics ms-optical aporia apora pancake smallest lens world's leica m10 24mp 42mp review sharpness bokeh vignetting silbersalz35 silbersalz kodak cine vision3 santorini greece — Leica M6 | 500T | MS-Optics 24mm 2.0 Aporia | f/11

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Analogue, Leica, Leica M, Opinion, Projects, Voigtlander

Analogue Adventures – Part 7: Cinestill 800T

May 30, 2022 BastianK 6 Comments

Introduction

cinestill 800t tungsten kodak vision 3 cinefilm c41 — Cinestill 800T

When looking for a higher ISO color film in 2022 – especially one for shooting under artifical light without the need for additional color correction filters – the Cinestill 800T is pretty much without competition. But there are a few things to be aware of, so let’s have a closer look.

cinestill 800t 800 tungsten cinefilm kodak vision 3 review m6 leica analogue analog — Leica M6 | Cinestill 800T | MS-Optics 50mm 1.0 ISM | f/1.4

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Accessory, Leica M, Review, Sony E-mount, Technical, TTArtisan

TTArtisan Leica M to E 6-bit Adapter – Product of the Year?

May 19, 2022 BastianK 30 Comments

Introduction

ttartisan leica m to sony e adapter 6 bit code programmable exif — Voigtlander VM 75mm 1.5 via TTArtisan M->E 6-bit adapter on Sony A7rII

Since I bought my first E-mount camera seven years ago I have been using adapted M-mount lenses. Missing Exif data have always been a nuisance though and while the “Lens Compensation” camera app was a ray of hope, it didn’t exactly work all that well.
Now TTArtisan came up with a product which I have pitched to so many manufacturers before: a semi programmable Leica-M to Sony-E adapter. Let’s have a closer look!

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7Artisans, Leica M, Review

Review: 7Artisans 28mm 5.6 M

May 15, 2022 BastianK 11 Comments

Introduction

7artisans ttartisan 28mm 5.6 m wen review leica m10 m11 42mp 24mp contrast resolution flare resistance compact — 7Artisans 28mm 5.6 Wen on Leica M10

Some lenses really come as a surprise and this 7Artisans 28mm 5.6 is definitely one of those. Not that long after the TTArtisan 28mm 5.6 hit the market we see another lens with the same specs – but a completely different optical and mechanical design. I don’t know about you, but I did not see this coming.
So let’s find out in this review who offers the better 28mm 5.6 lens.
The lens is being tested on 24mp Leica M10 and 42mp Sony A7rII.