The manual photographers series part 2: Martijn Kort

In this series we interview amateur photographers just like us, who inspire us and who share our passion for photographing with manual lenses. Hi Martijn, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you use manual Lenses? I’m Martijn Kort (33), photographer and airline captain from the Netherlands. About 6 years ago I got … Continue reading The manual photographers series part 2: Martijn Kort

Making of series part 1: “The Path” with Olympus OM 3.5/28

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. In the Bag 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 … Continue reading Making of series part 1: “The Path” with Olympus OM 3.5/28

The manual photographers series part 1: Dan Noland

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

The Guide to Canon FD lenses on the Sony a7 series

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