Introduction The original Leica 50mm 2.0 Elcan has been produced for the American army together with the KE-7A camera. According to the information I found, only 500 have been made, therefore a set of lens and camera will set you back around $30,000 these days. Obviously this is purely a collector’s price, that has nothing … Continue reading Review: Light Lens Lab 50mm 2.0 Elcan
Introduction The Syoptic 50mm 1.1 was one of the big surprises for me in 2022, as it was a very capable, fast 50mm lens with surprisingly appealing bokeh rendering and a very affordable price tag. Unfortunately there were also some issues: almost unreachable filter thread, loose focus rings in the first production run and allegedly … Continue reading Review: Mr. Ding Optics 50mm 1.1 Noxlux M
Introduction The Voigtländer VM 50mm 1.2 Nokton is a lens, which I always found to hit a sweet spot: a very fast lens that is also sharp with very nice bokeh in a compact package at a still somewhat reasonable price. This is why I did not expect Cosina to release this more complex Voigtländer … Continue reading Review: Voigtländer VM 50mm 1.0 Nokton
Introduction The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G, a popular full-frame standard lens, and an equally popular portrait lens on an APS-C camera, is the last 50mm lens designed and made by Nikon with the Nikon F mount in 2011. Thus, Nikon had put all its knowledge, technology, and experience from decades of producing 50mm lenses … Continue reading Review: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G
Introduction For one decade (2008-2018) the Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux-M Asph was Leica’s most expensive M-mount lens and it is still the fastest lens in their line up to this day. Now in 2023 there are many f/0.95 lenses from China available for your mirrorless camera of choice, but in 2008 – when most people … Continue reading Review: Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux-M Asph