Review: TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 – A modern and affordable Trioplan?

Introduction Meyer-Optik Görlitz produced a series of triplet lenses “Trioplan“, based on the Cook Triplet design from 1893, in different focal lengths after WWII. One of those lenses was the 100mm f/2.8 Trioplan, produced from 1956 to sometime at the end of 70s or beginning of 80s, when Meyer-Optik Görlitz was merged with Pentacon in … Continue reading Review: TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 – A modern and affordable Trioplan?

Review: Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro

Introduction We have seen macro lenses with 1:2 magnification, 1:1 magnification, and even with 2:1 magnification. What if you want to have a lens that goes further and has greater magnification? The cool thing about macro at 3x-5x is that you can take any random ordinary everyday object and make it highly interesting. For a … Continue reading Review: Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro

Comparison: Super Fast 50mm M-mount Lenses

Introduction The M-mount seems to be more popular than ever, thanks to plenty of manufacturers – old and new – from Europe, Japan and China designing and releasing countless of new lenses every year for this bayonet. Super fast 50mm lenses are especially popular here, so many manufacturers designed one as their “flagship” lens. Thanks … Continue reading Comparison: Super Fast 50mm M-mount Lenses