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Martin M.H. lives outside Stockholm, Sweden. He is a M.Sc. in Computer Technology but he has been a passionate photographer for over 50 years. He started his photographic adventures when he was thirteen with an Agfamatic pocket camera, which he soon replaced with a Canon rangefinder camera that his mom gave him in his teenages. After that he has been using Canon SLR, Nikon SLR manual focus and Autofocus, Sony mirrorless crop sensor, Nikon DSLR and Nikon Mirrorless. He has photographed any genre he could throughout the years and you can see all kind of images in his portfolio. During the later years though it has been mostly landscape, nature, travel and some street/documentary photography.

lenses, Review, TTArtisan

REVIEW: TTArtisan AF 40mm f/2

August 10, 2025 Martin 23 Comments

Introduction

TTArtisan is trying to catch up in the autofocus lens market, having previously focused mainly on manual lenses while other companies gained ground in AF development. Their latest release is a full-frame 40mm f/2 lens—a popular focal length with a bright aperture and an ace up its sleeve: a dedicated aperture ring, something not all AF lenses in this class offer. Let’s take a closer look.

camera-icon2 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.

Sample Images

Nikon Zf | TTARTISAN AF 40mm f/2 | f/5.6 (Vignette compensated)

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REVIEW: Viltrox AF 15mm F/1.7 Air

July 30, 2025 Martin 8 Comments

Introduction

Viltrox has recently released a couple of small, lightweight lenses in its AIR series, both for full-frame and APS-C cameras. These lenses have generally offered strong optical performance with impressive sharpness at affordable prices. Now, Viltrox has added a wide-angle 15mm lens for APS-C sensors to the series (22.5mm equivalent). This lens is also very lightweight, and at $239, it can still be considered budget-friendly. For the first five days after launch, it comes with a 5% discount — and using the affiliate links provides an additional 5% off*. But is it any good? Let’s find out!

camera-icon2 I tested this lens on a Nikon Zfc.
You can see this review as a YouTube video here!
Sample images in high resolution here.

Sample Images

Nikon Zfc | Viltrox 15mm f/1.7 Air | f1.7

Nikon Zfc | Viltrox 15mm f/1.7 Air | f3.5

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Analogue

Analogue Photography: A Personal Journey – Part 2 – Embracing Colours

July 16, 2025 Martin 15 Comments

Nikon F-801s | Colour reversal film | Fujichrome RD

Introduction

This is the second part of my article, Analogue Photography – A Personal Journey.

If you haven’t read the first part yet, I recommend doing so — it provides useful background. Here’s the link.
In that article and video, I explained how my journey in photography began, and how certain challenges — along with the mindset of the time — led me to focus on black-and-white photography. This time on embracing colour.

You can see this article as a YouTube video here!

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REVIEW: Artralab Nocty-NONIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 – An Homage to Classic Nikkor 50mm f/1.2

July 9, 2025 Martin 23 Comments

Introduction

The Artralab Nocty-Nonikkor 50mm f/1.2 is a manual lens that clearly evokes the nostalgic look of classic Nikkor lenses from the 1960s to the 1980s. Combined with the fact that it’s designed and built using modern technology—without being a direct replica—it makes for a lens that feels both exciting and appealing. Its fast aperture in a relatively compact package is also an intriguing combination. Let’s see how it performs!

camera-icon2 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.

Sample Images

Nikon Zf | Artralab Nocty-Nonikkor 50mm f/1.2 | f1.2

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Analogue Photography – Part 1: A Personal Journey into Film Photography 1/2

June 18, 2025 Martin 11 Comments

Canon A1 | Black & White Negative film | Agfapan 400

With the growing interest in analogue photography, as Bastian so inspiringly explores in his Analogue Adventures, I too have decided to create a series of film-related articles. I’ve chosen not to use the same title, as my own relationship with film photography goes back to a time when it was simply photography to me. While Film Photography would feel like the most natural title, I’ve decided to go with Analogue Photography instead, to keep a sense of continuity with Bastian’s series.