The Manual Photographers Series Part 0.1: Phillip Reeve

This is the first part of a new series in which we portrait amateur photographers just like us who inspire us and who share our passion for photographing with manual lenses. We decided to test our concept on ourselves first, initially we didn’t intend to publish it but since we liked the product we decided to publish it. … Continue reading The Manual Photographers Series Part 0.1: Phillip Reeve

The STF Duel: Laowa 2/105 vs Sony 2.8/135

There is only a hand full of lenses which incorporate an apodization element which improves bokeh at the cost of light transmission. Today I will compare two of them. The Sony STF 2.8/135 was released 1999 by Minolta and is known for it’s uniquely smooth bokeh. The Laowa STF 2/105 is a new lens released this year … Continue reading The STF Duel: Laowa 2/105 vs Sony 2.8/135