Introduction The Chinese manufacturers have been busy releasing lenses in the 15-100mm range but only rarely set foot in the tele lens realm. And if they did, those were usually mirror lenses that may be compact but have plenty of other issues. When TTArtisan asked me if I want to have a look at their … Continue reading Review: TTArtisan 500mm 6.3 ED IF
Introduction With this 50mm 2.0 Speed Panchro II lens, Light Lens Lab tried to bring the look of the original Cooke SP II to the 35mm format and doing so at an affordable pricepoint – at least compared to what the original lenses are going for on the used market these days. Before this lens, … Continue reading Review: Light Lens Lab 50mm 2.0 Speed Panchro II
Introduction During the DSLR era the Nikon users always envied the Canon users for their fast f/1.2 primes – even though most would have never willingly admitted to that. But those f/1.2 primes came at a price not only quantified in hard earned dollars: autofocus inaccuracies and focus shift could really spoil the party. Now … Continue reading Review: Canon EF 50mm 1.2 L USM
Introduction The NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 was the lens that almost all the pro photographers had on their cameras most of the time during the 60s, 70s and 80s and most young and aspiring photographers dreamed of having on their cameras. From an era when Nikon was the undisputed number one 35mm camera/lens system among professional … Continue reading Review: Nikon NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S
Introduction The Meyer-Optik Görlitz Domiplan is a very small and compact lens, a classical anastigmatic triplet lens. It was the standard kit lens on EXA II cameras but was also sold as kit with many EXA I & Praktica cameras. Opinions on the Domiplan are very different. Some love it for its sharpness and its … Continue reading Review: Meyer-Optik Görlitz Domiplan 50mm 2.8