The Meyer Trioplan 2.8/100 is one of the most hyped lenses of the moment and prices have exploded to absolutely crazy levels. But do you get anything special but that soap bubble bokeh for your money? Read on if you want to know. Specifications Diameter 64 mm Length 36 mm Filter Thread 49 mm Weight 150 g Max. Magnification 0.15 … Continue reading Review of the overhyped Meyer Trioplan 100mm 1:2.8
Introduction This guide was written to give you a good idea what to expect from Canon’s older FD lenses, many of which still perform very well on modern digital cameras. All tests are performed with the 24MP full frame Sony a7/a7ii. Our ratings are always based on using the lenses with these cameras, the evaluation will be … Continue reading The Guide to Canon FD lenses on the Sony a7 series
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)