Hi Jannik, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you use manual Lenses? Jannik: I am an automotive engineer from Wolfsburg, Germany. I started out with an Sony Alpha 200 in 2008 but I discovered photography as my passion when the first Sony A7 came out. I preordered it and was … Continue reading The Manual Photographers Series Part 0.3: Jannik Peters
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
Venus Optics is a new player in the field of high performance manual lenses. Their new Laowa Smooth Trans Focus 105mm F 2.0(T3.2) has a special apodization element which should give this lens extraordinary bokeh. That’s the theory, in this review I will put it to the test. Sample images Most images in this review are linked to … Continue reading Review: Laowa STF 105mm F2.0 (T3.2)
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