Classic 50mm lenses are rather small, affordable and not very good wide open. The new Zeiss Milvus 1.4/50 is very big, very expensive and very good from f/1.4. For this review I used the Milvus on my Sony a7. All images in this review are processed from raw unless I mention otherwise. I did nothing … Continue reading Zeiss Milvus Distagon 1.4/50 – Review
There is a vast amount of affordable and very good 1.4/50 lenses out there and I think the Canon new FD 50 1.4 is one of the sharpest and most affordable. Sample Images
The Minolta MD 50mm 1:2 is one of the smallest and cheapest Minolta lenses and most importantly it is also an excellent lens for landscape photography. Specifications Diameter 64 mm Length 36 mm Filter Thread 49 mm Weight 150g Max. Magnification 0.15 Close Focusing Distance from the sensor 45cm Number of aperture blades 6 Elements/ Groups 6/5 Price (June 2015): … Continue reading Minolta MD 50mm 1:2 Review
Introduction In late 2021 I decided to buy an analogue camera and shoot some film, an experiment whose results I constantly shared with you. In the meantime I exposed around 60 films, which I all had developed and scanned and many of these pictures we also discussed afterwards. This is is already the 50th part … Continue reading Analogue Adventures – Part 50: What I learned from Shooting Film (so far)
Introduction Released in 2019, the 7Artisans 75mm 1.25 was actually one of my favorite 7Artisans lenses so far, especially due to its nice bokeh rendering. Now the 7Artisans are back with this improved and at the same time lighter 75mm 1.25 II. Let’s find out in this review what has changed compared to the predecessor … Continue reading Review: 7Artisans 75mm 1.25 II