All posts by BastianK

My name is Bastian and for many years I have been mostly shooting Nikon DSLRs. As of today I have made my transition from Nikon to Sony and I am mainly using small but capable manual lenses. My passion is landscape photography but I also like to delve into other subjects from time to time.
Manual Photographers, Manual Photographers series, photography, The creative process

THE MANUAL PHOTOGRAPHERS SERIES PART 9: Hispan

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Dr. Vintage – photo credits: Hegyi Júlia Lily

B: Hi Hispan, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to use manual lenses?

H: Originally I studied history at the university (my PhD is still in progress) but I’ve always been interested in theoretical physics and cosmology, which is a quite wide range of interest. Photography came to my life later, in 2011 to be exact, and I was using only modern lenses in the first 3 years. The beginning of my “vintage adventure” dates back to 2014, after I got my first “fast” Canon 1.4/50 USM lens, and I wasn’t really satisfied with the image quality.

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Hands On: Olympus 250mm 2.0 OM Zuiko Auto-T

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Introduction

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Olympus OM 250mm 2.0 Zuiko Auto-T on Sony A7rII

The Olympus OM 250mm 2.0 Zuiko Auto-T is one of those legendary lenses. Only few have been made and there has never been something similar again. So I was very excited to get the chance to have a look at one.

Samples

olympus super tele om 250mm 2.0 180mm 350mm 2.8 review hands on bokeh rendering out of focus
Sony A7rII | Olympus OM 250mm 2.0 Zuiko | f/2.0
olympus super tele om 250mm 2.0 180mm 350mm 2.8 review hands on bokeh rendering out of focus
Sony A7rII | Olympus OM 250mm 2.0 Zuiko | f/2.0
olympus super tele om 250mm 2.0 180mm 350mm 2.8 review hands on bokeh rendering out of focus
Sony A7rII | Olympus OM 250mm 2.0 Zuiko | f/2.0

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lenses, Review, Sony E-mount, Voigtlander

Review: Voigtlander 50mm 1.2 Nokton E

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Introduction

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Voigtlander 50mm 1.2 Nokton E on Sony A7rII

I already reviewed the M-mount version and liked it a lot. Now the native E-mount version has finally been released. Can it hold up to my high expectations?

Sample Images

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Sony A7rII | Voigtlander 50mm 1.2 Nokton E | f/1.2
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Sony A7rII | Voigtlander 50mm 1.2 Nokton E | f/2.8
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Sony A7rII | Voigtlander 50mm 1.2 Nokton E | f/1.2

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Review: Zhong Yi Mitakon 50mm 0.95 III

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Introduction

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Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 III on Sony A7rII

I am a big fan of the Zhong Yi Mitakon 50mm 0.95 II, but there was definitely room for improvement in some areas, so I was curious to find out if those have been addressed in this redesign. Luckily I got the chance to review one of the early production models, so let us find out if this is a worthy update!

Sample Images

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Sony A7rII | Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 III | f/0.95
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Sony A7rII | Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 III | f/0.95
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Sony A7rII | Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 III | f/0.95

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