In this series we interview amateur photographers just like us, who inspire us and who share our passion for photographing with manual lenses. Hi Dan, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to use manual lenses? D: I’m studying mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen. Besides my studies and my work as mechanical … Continue reading The manual photographers series part 1: Dan Noland
Introduction This guide was written to give you a good idea what to expect from Canon’s older FD lenses, many of which still perform very well on modern digital cameras. All tests are performed with the 24MP full frame Sony a7/a7ii. Our ratings are always based on using the lenses with these cameras, the evaluation will be … Continue reading The Guide to Canon FD lenses on the Sony a7 series
Hi Jannik, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you use manual Lenses? Jannik: I am an automotive engineer from Wolfsburg, Germany. I started out with an Sony Alpha 200 in 2008 but I discovered photography as my passion when the first Sony A7 came out. I preordered it and was … Continue reading The Manual Photographers Series Part 0.3: Jannik Peters
Introduction We have gathered 180/200mm primes ranging from f/4.0 to f/2.0 with used prices between 40$ and 3000$ and put them up against each other on the 42mp A7rII. Read on to find out more about our findings!
Hi Bastian, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you use manual Lenses? Bastian: I am a bridge engineer from Germany and my lovestory with manual lenses began with the 50mm 0.95 Mitakon and the 12mm 5.6 Voigtlander used with the Sony A7. I couldn’t believe it being possible to get … Continue reading The Manual Photographers Series Part 0.2: BastianK