Introduction While the Laowa 9mm 5.6 FF-RL is one of my favorite lenses, I am very well aware that a 9mm fullframe lens is not for everyone and most certainly a niché lens, which is why I was very much surprised to see 7Artisans offering their own 9mm 5.6 lens. Who makes the better 9mm … Continue reading Review: 7Artisans 9mm 5.6
Introduction In 1971 – two years before the Leitz/Minolta CL with its 40mm 2.0 lens – Minolta released the Hi-Matic E, a compact fixed lens 35mm rangefinder camera with a 40mm 1.7 Rokkor-QF lens. While this lens is manual focus its aperture is being controlled electronically, which is why it is very difficult to turn … Continue reading Review: Minolta/MS-Optics 40mm 1.7 Rokkor-QF
Introduction Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S is the first ever prime lens that Nikon released for the Z-mount. Being a 35mm, it is the port to the wide-angle world and a popular focal length for street and general-purpose photography. It is one of Nikon’s high-end “S” series lenses and is supposed to have superior … Continue reading Review: Nikon Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.8 S
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.