28 February, 2025
7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 Review
I bought this 7Artisans 25mm f/1.8 lens on a lark when it was advertised for $69 (new) on Amazon including shipping. This model is an f/1.8 model. Totally manual everything. 7Ar...
31 January, 2025
Canon 35mm f/1.5 – One project, one lens – a little documentary with a legendary lens
I love using just one lens. No philosophy, it just resonates with me to get to know its intricacies and always know what to do to get what I want. I’m not quite there yet ...
Ok, that title does not exactly roll off of the tongue. This post will likely not resonate with lens purists seeking M mount perfection. Understandable. But I had found myself i...
20 January, 2025
Light Lens Lab Nine Element 28mm f/2.8 review
Light Lens Lab surely has been one of the most interesting (to my eyes) lens makers in the recent years. This is for a couple of reasons: they try to replicate some of the most ...
This is a review of the Pergear 25mm 1.7 lens in MFT mount. I was kindly sent this by Pergear to review, thanks to Hamish and Sabrina for arranging this. It’s listed for s...
16 December, 2024
Samyang Remaster Slim – a 3-for-1 Pancake Lens Review
The Samyang Remaster Slim is possibly one of the most unusual lenses I have reviewed on this website – it’s a lens that I was more intrigued by than a great deal of the le...
In the late 1950s, one of Nikon’s lead designers at the time, Zenji Wakimoto, was handed down an arduous task that would prove to be one of his greatest triumphs: “Make a lens t...
27 September, 2024
Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens Review and Indigogo Launch
This is the Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens, it is soon to be launched on Indigogo, but I’ve been playing with the copy I have here for the last week or so. I am, I admit, a lit...