The new Sony FE 1.8/50 is the second more affordable lens after the FE 2/28 which I liked a lot. Has Sony created another winner?
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Review: Sony FE 1.8/50 (SEL50F18F)
Review: Voigtlander 15mm 4.5 E Super Wide Heliar
Introduction
The Voigtländer 15mm 4.5 Super Wide Heliar E aspherical III is the first native E-Mount lens by Voigtlander. As there are three adapted Voigtlander lenses in my basic A7s-kit – see my reviews – I simply had to try this one out!
Last Update: Review finised (new Sample images, Use for astrophotography and Conclusion added) (05/10/16)
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Review: Contax Zeiss Distagon 2.0/28 T* AEG (C/Y)
The “Hollywood-Distagon” 2/28 is one of the few lenses with a nickname. It is an adapted cinematic lens design for the Contax SLR cameras, but does it’s performance live up to the cool nickname?
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Review: Pentax K SMC 28mm 1:3.5
The Pentax is a rather small and affordable 28mm lens and Pentax had a reputation for their very effective coatings. Read on if you want to know why I like it so much on my 24MP fullframe Sony a7.
Specifications
- Diameter: 63mm
- Length: 47mm
- Weight: 261g
- Filter Diameter: 52mm
- Number of aperture blades: 5
- Close Focusing Distance: 0.3m
- Mount: Pentax K
The Pentax K SMC 1:3.5/28 usually sells for around $45-90 at ebay.com (affiliate link).
In Germany you can buy it for 40-85€ at ebay.de (affiliate link).
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Review: Jupiter-3 50mm 1.5
Introduction
The Jupiter-3 50mm 1.5 is actually a copy of the Zeiss Sonnar 50mm 1.5 and was produced in the UDSSR after WWII. The Jupiter lenses belong to the very few “lowcost” rangefinder lenses, but what do they have in store in terms of optical quality? Read on to find out.
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