Introduction The Voigtländer VM 50mm 1.2 Nokton is a lens, which I always found to hit a sweet spot: a very fast lens that is also sharp with very nice bokeh in a compact package at a still somewhat reasonable price. This is why I did not expect Cosina to release this more complex Voigtländer … Continue reading Review: Voigtländer VM 50mm 1.0 Nokton
Introduction The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G, a popular full-frame standard lens, and an equally popular portrait lens on an APS-C camera, is the last 50mm lens designed and made by Nikon with the Nikon F mount in 2011. Thus, Nikon had put all its knowledge, technology, and experience from decades of producing 50mm lenses … Continue reading Review: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G
Introduction For one decade (2008-2018) the Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux-M Asph was Leica’s most expensive M-mount lens and it is still the fastest lens in their line up to this day. Now in 2023 there are many f/0.95 lenses from China available for your mirrorless camera of choice, but in 2008 – when most people … Continue reading Review: Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux-M Asph
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