Hi Bastian, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you use manual Lenses? Bastian: I am a bridge engineer from Germany and my lovestory with manual lenses began with the 50mm 0.95 Mitakon and the 12mm 5.6 Voigtlander used with the Sony A7. I couldn’t believe it being possible to get … Continue reading The Manual Photographers Series Part 0.2: BastianK
Introduction When it comes to tripods mirrorless cameras have different requirements than DSLRs and so you can often get by with a lighter tripod. Unfortunately there are many manufacturers to chose from and even more commercial claims which are often misleading. As I have not only used quite a few myself but also witnessed the … Continue reading Tripods for Mirrorless Cameras
Introduction The Jupiter-9 85mm 2.0 is actually a copy of the Zeiss Sonnar 85mm 2.0 and was produced in the UDSSR after WWII. This is my favourite among the Jupiter lenses tested so far, read on to find out why! Sample Images
The Zeiss Planar was one of the sharpest normal lenses back in the film days. In this review I check how well it performs on the 24MP Sony a7. Thanks to Uwe for loaning me the lens and Techart adapter for this review! Sample Images Sony a7 | Zeiss Planar 2/45 | f/8 | full resolution
Introduction As many of you may have noticed when reading my reviews I am a former Nikon DSLR-user. In the past I had a D40, D5000, D300, D700 and still have a D800 (which is also for sale right now). I was never unhappy with the results I got from these cameras and I think … Continue reading My transition from Nikon to Sony