This diary entry covers our second day of the trip. For details on previous days, see the ‘Further Reading’ section at the end of the article.
See the video of this second day!
Travel Diary: An Arctic Trip (Day 2)
Category Archives: lenses
Review: Sony FE 40mm 2.5 G
Introduction
In early 2021 Sony released three compact fullframe E-mount lenses and this Sony FE 40mm 2.5 G is one of those. While many of the competitors often cut corners with their compact lenses when it comes to build quality, feature set and sometimes also optical quality, Sony decided to go for a different approach here, offering more, but also at a higher price point. Did that pay off? Let’s find out in this review!
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The best fullframe mirrorless camera for adapting manual focus lenses
Introduction
With the release of Sony’s first A7 series camera we saw a renaissance of many legacy lenses from “dead” mounts like Canon FD, Olympus OM, Minolta SR and several more. Because of flange focal distance issues these lenses often couldn’t be attached to modern DSLRs. And even if it was possible, it was a pain to use them on DSLRs, thanks to their matte screens being unsuitable for manual focus lenses.
Let’s have a look at the history of focusing aids in fullframe mirrorless cameras and who does it best.
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Review: Laowa 28mm T1.0 Argus – The world’s fastest 28mm lens
Introduction
In 2022 Laowa released the world’s fastest 28mm lens for fullframe cameras, the Laowa 28mm 1.2 Argus. If you thought they rested on their laurels you are mistaken: in 2024 they released an even faster lens, this Laowa 28mm T1.0 Argus Cine. Usually I don’t review Cine lenses, but how could I possibly pass on the world’s fastest 28mm fullframe lens? Let’s have a closer look!
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Lens Reviews in one Sentence – Part 1: Voigtländer
Introduction
Modern Voigtländer branded lenses are made by Cosina in Japan. These are all manual focus lenses but except for the M-mount lenses they all feature electronic contacts to communicate with your camera. This is an overview of ~50 of their lenses with my opinion summarized in one sentence to give you an overview and starting point before delving into our in-depth reviews.
Last Update: September 2025
The one sentence reviews are a new concept I am testing here, please tell me in the comment section what you think of it.
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