Introduction To my surprise – shortly after the 50mm 0.95 – TTArtisan also released a more reasonable 50mm 1.4 lens. The optical design looks very interesting on paper: a longer focal length double gauss with a “speedbooster-like” rear group. This is similar to Cosina’s latest designs for the fast Voigtlander lenses, is this a good … Continue reading Review: TTArtisan 50mm 1.4
The Minolta MD 75-150mm f4 was released nearly 40 years ago but still it makes a good argument for a category of lenses which has nearly died out: Zooms with a limited range and slower speed. Image Samples You can find most images shown in the review in full resolution in this You can find … Continue reading Review: Minolta MD Zoom 75-150mm 1:4
Introduction The TTArtisan 50mm 0.95 is probably the most anticipated lens by TTArtisan so far, as – at least on paper – it rivals the famous yet unobtainably expensive Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux. And for E-mount users it will be interesting to see if this lens performs better than the Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 E. … Continue reading Review: TTArtisan 50mm 0.95
Introduction Olympus lenses are known for their good build quality and performance. Does this apply to the the Olympus F.Zuiko Auto-S 1.8/50, one of the lightest Olympus standard lenses too? Most images in this review can be found in full resolution on flickr.
The Voigtlander 50mm F2 APO-Lanthar has been highly anticipated because of the reputation built by its APO-cousins the mighty 2/65 macro and 2.5/110 Macro. So can the much compact 2/50 APO match or even surpass those lenses performance? You can find most images in this review in full resolution on flickr where you can also … Continue reading Review: Voigtlander 50mm F2 APO-Lanthar