This blog was started in 2014 by Phillip, hence the domain name. Today this is a team effort of several people which are passionate about photography with (mostly) manual lenses. If you want to follow us check out our Social Media page. Active Team Members Bastian Bastian lives in the south of Germany and started … Continue reading The Team
Out there in the web, there is little information about the performance of the different Canon FD 35mm lenses and that is of varying quality. Since I was wondering, which of the nFD versions is optically the best I ran an extensive comparison and compared them in the most relevant categories.
Finding the right lens You can always have a look at the full list of all our reviews but we also have a growing series with short summaries for different focal length ranges which make orientation easier: Sony FE lenses: The honest Guide for the A7/A9/A1 Series Mar 2025 9-18mm Ultra-Wideangle lenses for the Sony … Continue reading Guides
Zeiss is a lens manufacturer from Germany with an important heritage. Their last lens for consumer photography has been released in 2019, but even some of their older lenses are still relevant today. E-mount Zeiss Batis Distagon 2.8/18 T* Zeiss Loxia Distagon 2.8/21 T* Zeiss Batis Distagon 2/25 T* Zeiss Loxia Distagon 2.4/25 T* Zeiss … Continue reading Zeiss
This is a collection of good manual lenses which are available for less than $100, it is meant as a resource for photographers who own a Sony a7/ a7r/ a7ii/ a7rII and want to discover the world of manual lenses without breaking the bank. To learn more about a lens please check one of my reviews … Continue reading Affordable manual lenses for the Sony Alpha 7,7r,7ii,7rii and 7s