Introduction I wasn’t sure, if after the Voigtländer VM 90mm 2.8 Apo-Skopar, Cosina will also produce a faster 90mm lens, but that thinking was put to a stop in early 2025, when they announced this Voigtländer VM 90mm 2.0 Apo-Ultron. A direct competitor to the Leica 90mm 2.0 Apo-Summicron, which was first released in 1998. … Continue reading Review: Voigtländer VM 90mm 2.0 Apo-Ultron
The 50mm lens is what used to be called a “standard” lens, though perhaps a very slightly shorter focal length gives the absolutely most natural perspective. For some of us here at Phillipreeve.net it’s a length we adore, and have more 50s than any other focal length. Others of us are less keen, finding it … Continue reading Guide to the best 50mm Lenses for full frame Sony E-mount cameras: A7/A9/A1
Introduction Everyone talks about the size advantage of mirrorless cameras these days, but actually this is mainly limited to wide angle to normal lenses while there is hardly one when it comes to tele lenses. This Voigtländer 90mm 2.8 SL IIs Apo-Skopar is a good example for that, as it is really compact for a … Continue reading Review: Voigtländer 90mm 2.8 SL IIs Apo-Skopar
Introduction Released in 2000, the Nikon AF 14mm 2.8D is still the widest auto focus prime lens sold under the Nikon brand to this day. As some of the recent Z-mount lenses, this is also a rebranded Tamron lens though. The existing reviews didn’t paint a clear picture, so I decided to have a closer … Continue reading Review: Nikon AF 14mm 2.8D
Introduction I wasn’t a big fan of most of Samyang’s earlier lenses, especially not their early autofocus lenses. Their latest lenses have shown significant improvements over the earlier ones though and this Samyang 135mm 1.8 AF FE even features a unique selling point: it is the lightest 135mm 1.8 lens ever made. And not only … Continue reading Review: Samyang 135mm 1.8 AF FE