Introduction After I tried the Visionar 109mm 1.6 I became quite interested in this line of projector lenses as they offer quite a lot of glass for the money. The 168mm 1.9 is the third longest of the line. It is quite a bit ligther than the two longer ones, so is it a good … Continue reading Review: Carl Zeiss Jena Visionar 168mm 1.9
Introduction A panorama adapter can be a great addition to your kit, as it allows you to create shots with a wider field of view (up to 360° panoramas) and also vastly improves the image quality in any of your shots (e.g. in astrophotography). Unfortunately most pano adapters are either bulky and heavy, very expensive … Continue reading Review: PocketPano Vario XL panorama adapter
Introduction: The Sony FE 100 f/2.8 STF GM OSS lens is a lens that I purchased some time ago not really knowing what to expect. I had read about the lens, of course, but frankly I found that it took me some time to get an understanding of how best to use this lens. I … Continue reading Review: Sony FE 100 f/2.8 STF GM OSS Lens
Introduction The Visionar 109mm 1.6 is a cinema projector lens from Carl Zeiss Jena which was made in the GDR. These projector lenses are often very fast and cheap, but they also come with a few downsides. This is the first projector lens we will review at this blog, so find out if there is … Continue reading Review: Carl Zeiss Jena 109mm 1.6 Visionar
In this review we put the Loxia 2.4/25 to the test and see if it performs as well as we expect from a $1299 Zeiss lens. Samples Images Many sample images in full resolution can be found in my Loxia 2.4/25 flickr album. Changelog Update 1 (27.03.): New sample images, Bokeh, Flare, Sunstars, CA Update … Continue reading Review: Zeiss Loxia 2.4/25