Introduction I always think we need more Pancake lenses, but except for the Samyang 24mm 2.8 and the recently reviewed TTArtisan 50mm 2.0 we didn’t get that many options in the Sony FE world yet. The latest addition is this Brightin Star 23mm 5.6. The first odd thing to notice: it is a fixed aperture … Continue reading Review: Brightin Star 23mm 5.6 Pancake
Introduction So far TTArtisan mostly released fast yet compact M-mount lenses, the most famous probably being their 50mm 0.95. These lenses often emphasized speed and size over sharpness, but now we are getting something different: the TTArtisan 35mm 2.0 Apo-Aspherical. Going by the specs this is a direct competitor to the Voigtländer VM 35mm 2.0 … Continue reading Review: TTArtisan 35mm 2.0 Apo-Asph M
Introduction When using Leica M cameras I generally try to stick to using small lenses, but there is a problem: small lenses are usually slow and I find slow lenses (at least non-ultrawides) incredibly boring. My workaround is using some of the MS-Optics lenses as they try to be small, lightweight and fast at the … Continue reading Analogue Adventures – Part 8: Going small with MS-Optics lenses
Introduction When looking for a higher ISO color film in 2022 – especially one for shooting under artifical light without the need for additional color correction filters – the Cinestill 800T is pretty much without competition. But there are a few things to be aware of, so let’s have a closer look. Processing and scanning … Continue reading Analogue Adventures – Part 7: Cinestill 800T
Introduction I have previously reviewed the H&Y Revoring (which I bought from Kickstarter back in the day) and already at that time I was thinking: “Combining this ring with a whole filter system would be a good idea, right?” The engineers at H&Y did exactly that and combined the variable Revoring with their magnetic square … Continue reading Hands-on: H&Y Revoring Swift Magnetic System