Specifically the Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4, both LTM and both are late coated versions. Tony Warren recently wrote an excellent review of the 90mm Elmar should you wish t...
7 April, 2025
Sonnar vs Summitar vs Summar – A quick demonstration
Let me start by saying that any of these lenses, indeed any lens, is capable of producing outstanding images in the right circumstances. The featured image is a crop of about 1/...
Lens manufacturer Viltrox has added an autofocus 50mm f2 to its Air Series of optics, described by the manufacturer as ‘compact, lightweight and versatile.’ It covers full-frame...
12 November, 2024
Thypoch 50mm 1.4 Simera review – A high spec rangefinder lens!
I don’t often think of rangefinder lenses as being high spec. Being for manual cameras and requiring no electronic communication with the camera to work properly, they are by mo...
24 May, 2024
Thypoch Eureka 50mm f/2 M-Mount Lens Review
The first I heard of Thypoch was when they got in touch with me about the loan of the subject of this article, the brand new (announced today) Thypoch Eureka 50mm f/2. I like to...
16 March, 2024
7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF – A Brand New Budget Auto Focus Lens
The 7Artisans 50mm 1.8 AF is a brand new full frame autofocus lens. I have been beta testing and playing with pre-release versions here for a while and have been looking forward...
27 November, 2023
Mr.Ding Noxlux 50mm f1.1 review – by Vincent Bihler
Fast 50mm lenses offering for Leica M mount has flourished these recent years with the appearing of Chinese lens manufacturers. A lot of them have proven to be very nicely made ...
13 November, 2023
Kodak-Anastigmat Ektar 5cm f/3.5 – Retina Lens Mini Review
The proliferation of mirrorless cameras paved the way for a rapid increase in vintage lens usage on digital. An average camera nowadays can, without much hassle, support practic...