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Review: MS-Optics 17mm 4.5 Perar

Introduction

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MS-Optics 17mm 4.5 Perar on Leica M10

The MS-Optics 17mm 4.5 Perar is Miyazaki’s widest M-mount lens so far and thanks to a reader I got the chance to have a closer look at it. I like very small lenses, I like ultra wide lenses, so nothing can go wrong here, right?
Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | MS-Optics 17mm 4.5 Perar | f/8.0
17mm 4.5 ms-optics ms-optical perar pancake smallest lens world's leica m10 24mp 42mp review sharpness bokeh vignetting
Leica M10 | MS-Optics 17mm 4.5 Perar | f/11
17mm 4.5 ms-optics ms-optical perar pancake smallest lens world's leica m10 24mp 42mp review sharpness bokeh vignetting
Leica M10 | MS-Optics 17mm 4.5 Perar | f/8.0
17mm 4.5 ms-optics ms-optical perar pancake smallest lens world's leica m10 24mp 42mp review sharpness bokeh vignetting
Leica M10 | MS-Optics 17mm 4.5 Perar | f/8.0
17mm 4.5 ms-optics ms-optical perar pancake smallest lens world's leica m10 24mp 42mp review sharpness bokeh vignetting
Leica M10 | MS-Optics 17mm 4.5 Perar | f/8.0

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Review: 7Artisans 35mm 2.0 | 50mm 2.0 | 85mm 2.0 Spectrum Cine lenses

Introduction

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7Artisans 35mm 2.0 | 50mm 2.0 | 85mm 2.0 Cine Spectrum lenses

Affordable yet compact cine lenses are a big and interesting market for new lens manufacturers these days, but only few of these lenses cover the whole fullframe area. The guys at 7Artisans decided to enter the market with their Spectrum Cine lens line up consisting of a 35mm, 50mm and 85mm lens, all with a T-Stop of 2.0 and shared mechanics. Let’s have a closer look.

Sample Images

 
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Sony A7III | 7Artisans 35mm 2.0 Spectrum | T2.0
7artisans cine spectrum fullframe s35 16:9 35mm 2.0 50mm 85mm bokeh sharpness flare vignetting gears handling build quality foucs breathing
Sony A7III | 7Artisans 85mm 2.0 Spectrum | T2.0
7artisans cine spectrum fullframe s35 16:9 35mm 2.0 50mm 85mm bokeh sharpness flare vignetting gears handling build quality
Sony A7III | 7Artisans 85mm 2.0 Spectrum | T2.0

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Review: Cobalt Image Basic Profiles, Film and Digital Emulations

Introduction

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Leica M10 | MS-Optics 135mm 2.4 | f/2.4 | Cobalt Portra 400

I have already been talking about editing pictures with the help of profiles in the past in the articles How I edit my pictures and Emulating Filmlook. This time I will have a look at the Cobalt Image profiles.

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Sony A7III | VM 75mm 1.5 Nokton | f/2.8 | Cobalt Portra 800
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Sony A7III | 28mm | Cobalt Portra 160

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Review: NiSi 9mm 2.8 APS-C

Introduction

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NiSi 9mm 2.8 APS-C on Sony A7rII

We rarely review APS-C lenses here, but I already reviewed the Laowa 9mm 2.8 APS-C lens so thought it might still be interesting to have a look at this NiSi 9mm 2.8 APS-C to be able to compare these two.

Sample Images

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Sony A7rII (crop mode) | NiSi 9mm 2.8 | f/11
nisi 9mm 2.8 aps-c laowa resolution contrast flare sharpness a6500 crop mode review coma astro
Sony A7rII (crop mode) | NiSi 9mm 2.8 | f/11
nisi 9mm 2.8 aps-c laowa resolution contrast flare sharpness a6500 crop mode review coma astro
Sony A7rII (crop mode) | NiSi 9mm 2.8 | f/5.6
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Sony A7rII (crop mode) | NiSi 9mm 2.8 | f/11
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Sony A7rII (crop mode) | NiSi 9mm 2.8 | f/5.6

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Review: MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia

Introduction

MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia on Leica M6

I already reviewed a few of Miyazaki Sadayasu’s lenses but I had yet to get my hands on his MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia. Thanks to a reader from France I now got the chance and I am very curious what the pictures taken with it will look like and what its quirks are. Let’s discover together in this review.
Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f/2.0
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Leica M10 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f/2.0
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Leica M10 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f/2.0
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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f/2.0 | Gold 200

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