The Minolta MC 1:1.7 55mm is 50 years old but none the less it is one of my favorite normal lenses to use on the Sony a7. In this review I will tell you why.
Continue reading Review: Minolta MC Rokkor 1:1.7 55mm on Sony a7
The Canon 1.2/85 is a legend of a lens and in this review I put it’s earliest incarnation to the test on my Sony a7II.
| Diameter | 81 mm |
| Length | 72 mm |
| Filter Thread | 72 mm |
| Weight | 756 g |
| Max. Magnification | 0.1 |
| Close Focusing Distance from the sensor | 1 m |
| Number of aperture blades | 9 |
| Elements/ Groups | 8/6, floating elements |
Continue reading Review: Canon FD 85mm 1:1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical
The Olympus OM 100mm 1:2.8 is a tiny lens and yet a solid performer. In this shorter review I give you my impressions.
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Length | 50 mm |
| Filter Thread | 49 mm |
| Weight | 230 g |
| Max. Magnification | 0.12 |
| Close Focusing Distance from the sensor | 1 m |
| Number of aperture blades | 6 |
| Elements/ Groups | 5/5 |
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Continue reading Short Review: Olympus OM Zuiko MC 100mm 1:2.8
When I took this picture in late August I was working all day on some papers for university, so after many hours behind the desk some sport and photography was well earned.
I packed my small camera bag* with the lightest lenses I could find in my cabinet: a Olympus OM 3.5/28*, Zeiss C/Y 1.7/50* and Olympus OM 2.8/100.* Since I had some strenuous cycling before me I didn’t want to carry any unnecessary weight and I knew that I could capture about anything with this little setup. Of course one is always a bit limited by just three lenses. But I think it is a good exercise to be limited and to be out there is much more important than to have the absolutely best gear anyway.
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Continue reading Making of series part 1: “The Path” with Olympus OM 3.5/28
The Olympus OM 100mm 1:2 is by some margin the best manual portrait lens I have used on my Sony a7. Read on if you want to know why.
| Diameter | 72 mm |
| Length | 72 mm |
| Filter Thread | 55 mm |
| Weight | 520 g |
| Max. Magnification | 0.2 |
| Close Focusing Distance from the sensor | 70 cm |
| Number of aperture blades | 9 |
| Elements/ Groups | 7/6, floating elements |
