Canon FL 58mm f1.2 is an early fast lens from the 1960s. It is relatively soft at f1.2, exhibits many aberrations, and is radioactive – just how I like it. Nonetheless, it delivers sharp images when stopped down even a small amount, has lovely colours, and produces artistic vintage-looking pictures. I got more out of …
Canon FD 35mm f2 S.S.C. Review
Canon FD 35mm f2 S.S.C. is a highly rated medium-wide-angle lens for the Canon FD system. It was initially …
Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.5 Lens Review
Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.5 is another outstanding lens designed by Albrecht Wilhelm Tronnier and released with the Voigtländer ProminenT …
Schneider Kreuznach Rollei SL Xenon 50mm f1.8 Lens Review
Schneider Kreuznach Rollei SL Xenon 50mm f1.8 is a reasonably uncommon lens for the Rolleiflex SL35 camera utilising the …
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Canon FL 50mm f1.4 Lens Review
Canon FL 50mm f1.4 is a classic lens from 1966. I wanted to try this lens because the early …
Canon OM 50mm f1.9 Lens Review
Canon OM 50mm f1.9 is an unusual, rare lens – created through a unique collaboration between Mamiya, Canon, and …
Mamiya Sekor 55mm f1.4 Lens Review
Mamiya Sekor 55mm f1.4 is a high-quality standard lens, released in 1966, along with the Mamiya 500TL camera and …
Carl Zeiss Contarex Planar 50mm f2 Review
Carl Zeiss Contarex Planar 50mm f2 is an engineering marvel, just like the other Contarex lenses. Carl Zeiss introduced …
Konica Hexanon AR 35mm f2 Short Review
Konica Hexanon AR 35mm f2 is a premium lens from the Konica AR lineup. A whole stop faster than …
Konica Hexanon AR 57mm f1.2 Lens Review
Let me tell you – I am incredibly thrilled to have this Konica Hexanon AR 57mm f1.2. More so, …
Radioactive Lenses and Everything About Them
There’s a lot of misinformation about radioactive lenses – from scare stories about growing an extra arm and getting …
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Konica Hexanon 50mm f1.7 AR Lens Review
Konica Hexanon 50mm f1.7 is the entry-level standard lens in the Hexanon lineup, along with a faster 50mm f1.4 …