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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.
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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lenses, Olympus OM, Review

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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