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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.

1 February, 2021

Meyer Optik Gorlitz 30mm f/3.5 Lydith II (The New Version) Review

By Hamish Gill

The Lydith 30mm f/3.5 II is another remake of a remake of a classic lens from Meyer Optik Gorlitz. It’s moderately wide, fairly slow lens with a short minimum focusing distance ...

29 January, 2021

Pergear 10mm f/8 Pancake Fisheye Lens Prototype Review – By Iurii Zvonar

By yukosteel

The Pergear 10mm f/8 pancake fisheye lens sample reviewed in this article is one of the early prototypes. I received this lens for testing purpose directly from Pergear.

18 January, 2021

Nikonos 15mm f/2.8 Lens Mini Review – Shooting Fuji Velvia & Provia 100 – by Simon Foale

By Simon Foale

I’ve noticed some interest in the Nikonos cameras on 35mmc and Emulsive so, having used this system a fair bit in the pre-digital era, I thought it might be worth sharing some n...

8 January, 2021

Pergear 12mm f/2 lens in Fuji X Mount – Mini-Review – by Iurii Zvonar

By yukosteel

The Pergear 12mm f/2 lens is shipped inside very compact cardboard box, additionally wrapped in numerous layers of protective foam. The package included Pergear mini air blower ...

24 December, 2020

Moment Anamorphic Lens Review – Another take on Shooting Wide – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

I still can’t get enough of shooting wide aspect ratios. I already covered my cheapish take on film wide aspect shooting in several articles here and here. Today, I’ll be talkin...

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...

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