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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.

21 December, 2020

MS-Optics 50mm f/1.1 Sonnetar Review – Exploring Sonnars Pt.13

By Hamish Gill

Once in a while I get the chance to borrow a bit of kit that’s intrigued me for a long time but that I’ve never found myself able to justify purchasing. With it being based on t...

24 November, 2020

Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 – Taming The Ultra-Wide – By Fernando Martins

By Fernando Martins

This is a story of how I tamed the ultra-wide Nikkor 20mm f/3.5 - a remarkable lens that has become a key part of my style as a photographer.

17 November, 2020

Pergear 35mm f/1.2 Lens in Fuji X-Mount Review – by Iurii Zvonar

By yukosteel

This article is a mini-review of newest affordable ultra-fast manual focus lens, the Pergear 35mm f/1.2 in Fuji X mount. About a year ago I was contacted by Pergear regarding r...

9 November, 2020

Meyer Optik Görlitz f/2.8 100mm Trioplan II (The New Version) Review

By Hamish Gill

The Meyer Optik Görlitz f/2.8 100mm Trioplan II has been brought back to market for the second time in the last few years. It’s a unique lens based on a vintage formula that’s k...

7 November, 2020

Pentax-A 70-200/4 & K1000 – The Accidental Pentax Kit – By Clive Williams

By Clive Williams

I’ve been a Pentax user since the days before people called themselves ‘shooters’ – since 1984, to be exact. The ME Super I bought then is worth far more to me than to anyone el...

3 November, 2020

Skyllaney 50mm f/1.4 Planar – Zeiss (C/Y) to M-mount Modified Lens Review

By Hamish Gill

Skyllaney have just announced the MKII version of the Skyllaney 50mm f/1.4 Planar M-mount lens. These lenses are based on the very popular C/Y mount Zeiss 50mm f/1.4, are stripp...

22 September, 2020

MS-Optics Converted Yashica T4 35mm f/3.5 Tessar – The Hunt for the Commute Camera pt.1 – By Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

My very first barn-find Yashica T5 had proven itself to be a stinker. First it made a heck of a racket every time it took a picture, and the lag between pressing the shutter but...

15 September, 2020

Macro Converter Lens – for “Broadening Photography Skills on the Cheap” – By Salman Rameli

By salmanrameli

“Here, your father bought you this at the airport during transit” said my uncle one evening way back in 2013. My father, my uncle, and my cousin went to a mining company in Born...

Scott Ferguson on Oxidorphines – the decaying beauty of corrosion
Hey Bruno, This is an awesome post and beautifully shot and written. Thank you for sharing your extraordinary experience and…
Scott Ferguson on Oxidorphines – the decaying beauty of corrosion
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CHRISTOF RAMPITSCH on 5 Frames with a Large Format Camera – The Death of a Giant
A good read. thanks for the link. I don't know why I didn't think to use glass to keep the…

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