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Minolta MC Rokkor 100-200 mm attached to Minolta SR-T 303

4 January, 2026

Minolta MC Zoom-Rokkor 100-200mm – the Best Worst Minolta Lens

By Alexander K

When I bought my first Minolta camera, it came both with a standard MD 50 mm 1.7 and a MC Rokkor 100-200mm zoom lens as a bonus. The camera was an SR-T 303 and quickly became my...

22 December, 2025

Viltrox 85mm f/2 Evo Review – A perfect balance of compromise for me!

By Hamish Gill

The Viltrox 85mm f/2 Evo is the lens I wished I was reviewing when I was writing about their 85mm 1.8. I really liked that lens, but there was something about its bokeh, its lar...

8 December, 2025

Nikon 200mm Medical-Nikkor – A Vintage Macro Lens with Built-in Ring Flash

By Dan Cuny

I am a lifelong Nikon fan and own a variety of Nikon cameras. I have very vivid memories of working in a camera store in the mid-to-late 1970s, where I spent almost 20 years. Th...

27 October, 2025

Viltrox 85mm 1.8 STM II (Nikon Z Mount) Review

By Hamish Gill

I don’t review modern autofocus lenses all that often, but recently – for reasons I will come to in a moment – I have begun to find them increasingly interesting. Ac...

25 September, 2025

Day Out at The NPG – Part 3 – 85mm Lens – One Shot Story

By Leon Winnert

In Part 1 I relayed a conversation I had had with our Tutor Eddie. On his assertion that no-one shoots with an 85mm lens these days and all portrait photography is shot using wi...

24 September, 2025

Day Out at The NPG – Part 2 – Kit – A One Shot Story

By Leon Winnert

Towards the end of my article Day Out at The NPG, Part 1 – Eddie, I very briefly introduced our photographic model for the day. Kit, a gentleman in his late 70s who is a profes...

7 April, 2025

A Leitz Elmar 90mm LTM and a pinch of salt.

By Tony Warren

90mm Elmar on a Canon 7.

16 September, 2024

Nikon 500mm Mirror Lens – The short fat cheap deal!

By Jeffery Luhn

I bought a used 500mm mirror lens in 1975 when I was shooting for United Press International. It was the longest focal length in the smallest form factor available at the time. ...

Agata Urbaniak on PAM Britar 105mm f/4.5 – An American Triplet Review
Ah wicked! I'm so glad I didn't try messing around with the chip. I will amend the post when I…
Jan on PAM Britar 105mm f/4.5 – An American Triplet Review
Hi! I happened to buy one in almost perfect condition, ut it also flared strongly. Upon closer inspection the flare…
Ibraar Hussain on Georgia – Echoes of a Timeless Land
Enjoyed the write up And the photography - would’ve liked to see more !!!

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