2023 – Year in Review
Introduction A lot has happened in 2023 and a few of those things I want to highlight and talk about here.
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Review: TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 (APS-C)
Introduction The APS-C 35mm focal length is equivalent to 52mm on a Fullframe camera, therefore it is in the ‘standard’ category and very close to the classic 50mm lenses on fullframe cameras. With an angle of view offering none of the ‘perspective distortion’ associated with wide angle or telephoto lenses. It is TTArtisan’s third autofocus … Continue reading Review: TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 (APS-C)
Review: Brightin Star 9mm 5.6
Introduction This Brightin Star 9mm 5.6 and the 7Artisans 9mm 5.6 had been announced almost at the same time, so I already expected these lenses to be more or less identical. Interestingly only this Brightin Star lens features a 34 mm rear filter thread though, so I decided to have a closer look at this … Continue reading Review: Brightin Star 9mm 5.6
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