Introduction Released in 2017, this Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP had a similarly bad timing as the Zeiss Otus and Milvus lenses its mechanical design is undoubtedly based on. By that time many people started using mirrorless cameras, so these huge DSLR designs certainly started looking less appealing. On top of that, many of us had … Continue reading Review: Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP
Introduction Cosina is still making new manual focus lenses for the Nikon F-mount and currently the widest option in the line up is this Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar. It may not be as small as the M-mount version I already reviewed, but for an SLR lens it can still be considered very compact … Continue reading Review: Voigtländer 28mm 2.8 SL IIs Color-Skopar (Nikon F)
Introduction When making the transition from Nikon DSLRs to Sony fullframe mirrorless, letting my Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G VRI go was not an easy decision. At that time there were no decent Nikon-F to Sony-E adapters available though – let alone mirrorless cameras made by Nikon – and I couldn’t afford to keep a Nikon … Continue reading Review: Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G IF-ED VRI
Introduction The Nonikkor-MC 11mm f/1.8 for APS-C cameras is an ultra-wide-angle lens with an impressive f/1.8 maximum aperture, designed by Artra Lab. It’s a modern vintage lens—if that makes sense. In both appearance and name, it’s clearly a remake of classic Ai and Ai-S Nikkor lenses from the late ’70s and early ’80s. It has … Continue reading REVIEW: Artralab Nonikkor-MC 11mm f/1.8 (APS-C)
Introduction Those of you that already had a look at my other reviews of Light Lens Lab lenses already know, their mission is to bring back rare and expensive lenses from the past at more affordable prices to give more people the opportunity to use them. After the 35mm 2.0 8-element they tackled the 28mm … Continue reading Review: Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element