The Zeiss Loxia Planar 2/50 offers all the benefits of manual lens: a great focusing ring, very solid build quality and a small size but it gets rid of most disadvantages like outdated coatings, adapters and you get full exif info. 09/07/17 Update by Bastian: I have just recently been looking for a fast standard … Continue reading Review: Zeiss Loxia Planar 2/50 T*
Introduction This review covers the Nikkor-H 50mm 2.0 rangefinder lens, it may be a stop slower than its faster f/1.4 brother but shares the same great build quality. Might this be the better Nikkor 50mm rangefinder lens in the end? Read on to find out! Sample Images
Introduction This review covers the rather exotic Nikkor-S 50mm 1.4 rangefinder lens, which I got the chance to review thanks to a reader. It is small, it is lightweight, it has exceptional build quality, but what about the optics? Read on to find out! Sample Images
The Olympus OM Zuiko 3.5/50 Macro packs decent performance into a lens which is as small as it is affordable. In-Depth review on the Sony a7ii. Specifications Diameter 60 mm Length 40 mm Filter Thread 49 mm Weight 200 g Max. Magnification 0.5 Close Focusing Distance from the sensor 0.23 m Number of aperture blades … Continue reading Review: Olympus OM Zuiko Macro 50mm 1:3.5
Introduction The Series E lenses were meant as a low cost alternative to the more expensive yet reknown Nikkor lenses. This didn’t work out so well for Nikon, at that time many people were simply not interested in “cheap” lenses made mostly from plastic. Nevertheless, some of these lenses are quite good optically, therefore I … Continue reading Review: Nikon 75-150mm 3.5 Series E