Introduction The Voigtländer VM 75mm 1.5 Nokton was and still is one of the most compelling M-mount portrait lenses for me and an epitome of what Cosina is capable of when it comes to creating very fast yet lightweight lens constructions. Therefore it was a great surprise for me when only 4 years later Cosina … Continue reading Review: Voigtländer VM 75mm 1.9 Ultron
In early 2023 I managed to buy two rolls of the ORWO Wolfen NC 500 color negative film and it is something special for several reasons, so let’s have a closer look. Processing (ECN-2) and scanning was done at Silbersalz35 in Germany.
Introduction The Voigtlander VM 35mm 1.2 III Nokton is already the third iteration of the world’s fastest 35mm M-mount lens. What has changed compared to the predecessors? How does it compare to the competition? Is it any good? Let’s find out together in this review. Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII, 24mp Leica … Continue reading Review: Voigtlander VM 35mm 1.2 III
Introduction Just like the 28-75mm 2.8 before, Tamron now also updated its 70-180mm 2.8 lens. We already reviewed the previous lens here and we liked it. A lot actually – except for some handling unpleasantries. With the addition of a lens button and a customizable switch I expect great improvements here, but that is not … Continue reading Review: Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2
Introduction Short telephoto macro lenses around 90mm-105mm are very popular and the market is crowded with them. Being macro lenses, they can give you great magnification (2:1 in this case), and at the same time, they can also be used as portrait lenses. But of course, they also are good for compressed landscape images and … Continue reading Review: TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 Macro 2x TS – A Jack of All Trades