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Photography lens reviews – In this section of the website, you will find reviews of lenses for all sorts of different mounts. It is often the case that lenses can only easily be used on the cameras they were designed for, so whilst reading through the reviews here, it is worth making sure any lens you might like the look of is compatible with your camera.

That being said, this is not always the case, and in sometimes lenses can be adapted or even hacked to fit on different cameras. This has become increasingly popular in recent years with some digital cameras offering a great platform for adapting some of the lenses listed below.

You can read more about lens adapting and modifications here

As with all the content on this website, if you find something of interest, you can find more similar products by clicking on the tags you will find at the bottom of the reviews.

3 February, 2019

Leica 35mm 2.4 Summarit-m mini-review – by Adam Laws

By Adam Laws

It transpires a limited edition Contaxt T2 with all its paraphernalia is the equivalent of a practically new Summarit-M 35mm f/2.4, a Yashica Matt 124g, and a pub lunch. I for o...

25 January, 2019

Nikon 50mm f/1.8 – Returning to the Cheap Fifty: A Homecoming – By Max Cooper

By Max Cooper

For the longest time I coveted a 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor AIS. This yearning began in art school, where photography was the family member that drank too much at Thanksgiving and was co...

4 January, 2019

Asahi Takumar 24mm Lens on a Leica M2 – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

When I travel overseas and need to pack light, I often take my Leica M2 rangefinder camera with compact 35mm and 50mm f/2.0 Summicron lenses (along with light meter, filters, an...

19 November, 2018

Voigtlander 28mm f/2 Ultron Review – Speedy Value – By Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

Speed. For many, this quality has been edging down the list of priorities when it comes to purchasing a lens, especially in an era where sensors have got so good that them produ...

16 November, 2018

7Artisans 28mm f/1.4 late-prototype early impressions preview

By Hamish Gill

On Monday this week I received a 7Artisans 28mm f/1.4 late-prototype lens to play with. There’s been a lot of information churning around the rumour mills about this lens lately...

29 October, 2018

Lensbaby Lenses: Sweet vs. Edge – a Review – By Martina Kettner

By Martina

I remember exactly when I saw a Lensbaby image for the first time – it was a street shot from Vienna. I had never seen such bokeh. The lens used for the image was the R...

21 October, 2018

Voigtlander 50mm f/2.5 Color-Skopar Leica Thread Mount Lens Review

By Hamish Gill

I recently bought myself a Voigtlander 50mm f/2.5 Color-Skopar. I’d been looking for a lens to compliment my 50mm ZM Sonnar that took, frankly, less energy to use. I wanted an i...

13 October, 2018

Pentax MZ-S and 31mm, 43mm, 77mm Limited lens trio review – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

I think that it would be unfair to judge and review Pentax MZ-S separately from the FA Limited line of lenses - it's my opinion that you have to look at them together as one set...

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