Introduction While some lens manufacturers strive for optical perfection, others decide to offer lenses with more “character” – often based on famous lenses from the past. This Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic is one such lens. From the outside it looks like the Leica 35mm 1.4 Summilux from 1960 and while featuring a different optical design, … Continue reading Review: Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic
Introduction Released in 2017, this Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP had a similarly bad timing as the Zeiss Otus and Milvus lenses its mechanical design is undoubtedly based on. By that time many people started using mirrorless cameras, so these huge DSLR designs certainly started looking less appealing. On top of that, many of us had … Continue reading Review: Samyang 14mm 2.4 XP
Introduction When making the transition from Nikon DSLRs to Sony fullframe mirrorless, letting my Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G VRI go was not an easy decision. At that time there were no decent Nikon-F to Sony-E adapters available though – let alone mirrorless cameras made by Nikon – and I couldn’t afford to keep a Nikon … Continue reading Review: Nikon AF-S 200mm 2.0G IF-ED VRI
Recent Updates Those that are part of our Discord community are always up to date what is coming next, for those that are not I put together this small summary. Over the past weeks I have been updating all these guides once more. This is always a lot of work and not a lot of … Continue reading Recent Updates and Upcoming Content
Introduction Those of you that already had a look at my other reviews of Light Lens Lab lenses already know, their mission is to bring back rare and expensive lenses from the past at more affordable prices to give more people the opportunity to use them. After the 35mm 2.0 8-element they tackled the 28mm … Continue reading Review: Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element