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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.

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...

14 September, 2020

Pentax 77mm Limited Review – The Joy of a Short Tele Lens

By Hamish Gill

Not so long ago I picked up the Pentax 77mm Limited f/1.8 lens on a bit of a whim. I’d bought the 43mm f/1.9 Limited a few weeks before and was impressed, so when the 77 surface...

10 September, 2020

Sony 135mm STF ‘Smooth Trans Focus’ – A Bit of Lens GAS Come Good – By Vincent Ferrier

By vincent ferrier

I am an amateur photographer, shooting family and friends and also doing outdoor / travel photography. I don't think I suffer from GAS but I like to test gear, so I suppose I ma...

17 August, 2020

Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 Single Coated Sonnar Review – Exploring Classic Sonnars pt.12

By Hamish Gill

This Leica thread mount modified Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 single coated Sonnar lens is third I’ve reviewed from the hands of Chris Andreyo from Skyllaney this year. It’s the m...

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