Introduction The Aporis 135mm 2.4 is the latest and also longest lens made by MS-Optics, a one-man-lens manufacturer. It even features one of Canon’s famous CaF2 Fluorit glass elements, which is mostly used in their great super tele lenses for minimizing color aberrations. Does it help to actually combine fast maximum aperture, small size and … Continue reading Review: MS-Optics Aporis 135mm 2.4 Fluorit MC
Released in 1981 the Minolta MD 28mm 1:2 is Minoltas joungest manual 28 mm lens. In this review I test it on the a7II to see how relevant it is today. Specifications Diameter 64 mm Length 50 mm Filter Thread 49 mm Weight 265 g Max. Magnification 1:8 Close Focusing Distance from the sensor 0.3 … Continue reading Review: Minolta MD 28mm 1:2
The Olympus OM 2/28 is the smallest manual 2/28 mm lens you can buy and in this in-depth review on the Sony a7II I check if it is still relevant in 2017. Sample Images You can find these images in full resolution in this Olympus OM 2/28 flickr set.
Introduction I have already reviewed the Canon EF 200mm 1.8 L and the rare Voigtlander SL 180mm 4.0 APO-Lanthar, but the Olympus OM 180mm 2.0 Zuiko Auto-T is even rarer. I guess most of you didn’t know it even existed. The Olympus an exotic relic from the past, one of Olympus’ masterpieces when it comes to 35mm … Continue reading Review: Olympus 180mm 2.0 OM Zuiko Auto-T
Introduction Most rangefinder lenses used on a Sony a7 series camera show some serious issues because of the rather thick filter stack in front of the sensor. There are two ways to deal with this. We have previously discussed the use of front filters to counter the induced field curvature. In this article Sebboh reviews another solution. This is … Continue reading Review: Kolari Ultra Thin Sensor Stack Modification