Introduction This is the second part of my article, Analogue Photography – A Personal Journey. If you haven’t read the first part yet, I recommend doing so — it provides useful background. Here’s the link. In that article and video, I explained how my journey in photography began, and how certain challenges — along with … Continue reading Analogue Photography: A Personal Journey – Part 2 – Embracing Colours
Introduction As fifth lens of the Simera lineup, Thypoch released this Thypoch 21mm 1.4 Simera lens in mid 2025. This is obviously a direct competitor to the Voigtländer VM 21mm 1.4 Nokton, so we will especially check how these two lenses compare. Lens is being reviewed on Sony A7rII and Leica M10 Sample Images
Introduction The Nikon AF-S 35mm 1.8G had been released in 2014 as cheaper alternative to the more expensive and heavier Nikon AF-S 35mm 1.4G from 2010. The 35mm 1.4G was a rather weak entry in Nikon’s AF-S prime lineup. Is this 35mm 1.8G actually the better lens? Let’s try to find out in this review. … Continue reading Review: Nikon AF-S 35mm 1.8G
With the growing interest in analogue photography, as Bastian so inspiringly explores in his Analogue Adventures, I too have decided to create a series of film-related articles. I’ve chosen not to use the same title, as my own relationship with film photography goes back to a time when it was simply photography to me. While … Continue reading Analogue Photography – Part 1: A Personal Journey into Film Photography 1/2
Introduction Released at the end of the DSLR era, these Samyang XP lenses had a very bad timing to begin with. And unlike many of Samyang’s other lenses, this Samyang 85mm 1.2 XP was only available for Canon EF-mount, where it faced fierce competition from the Canon EF 85mm 1.2L USM II, which also featured … Continue reading Review: Samyang 85mm 1.2 XP – A true hidden Gem