Having reviewed a lot of things this year I thought it might be a good idea to mention this year’s highlights, giving them some well deserved spotlight.
Unfortunately there was also a noticeable amount of junk I reviewed, so this list ended up being a bit short.
Zhong Yi 90mm 1.5 via metabones adapter on Sony A7rII
If you thought there weren’t enough super fast portrait lenses in the M-mount world available 2021 may prove to be an interesting year for you: in addition to TTArtisan’s 90mm f/1.25 there is also a (slightly more reasonable?) 90mm f/1.5 lens by Zhong Yi being released. Let us have a look what this lens has in store for us! Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10 Update November 2022: the price has been reduced to $399
Sample Images
Leica M10 | Zhong Yi 90mm 1.5 | f/1.5Leica M10 | Zhong Yi 90mm 1.5 | f/1.5Sony A7rII | Zhong Yi 90mm 1.5 | f/1.5
Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 M via metabones adapter on Sony A7rII
After the TTArtisan 50mm 0.95 we got another unexpected 50mm 0.95 M-mount contender in 2020, this time from Zhong Yi, who already have some experience with making 50mm 0.95 lenses for other systems.
Let us try to found out who offers the better affordable f/0.95 for M-mount! This lens will be reviewed on the 42mp Sony A7rII and the 24mp Leica M10.
Update: we had to wait 5 months, but the lens can finally be ordered now. Order from amazon.com or B&H for $799 (affiliate links)
Sample Images
Sony A7rII | Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 M | f/0.95Sony A7rII | Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 M | f/0.95
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