FACT or FAKE: Cheap classic lens sharper than Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM?
Is an approx. EUR 30 classic prime lens sharper than the sharpest modern Canon EF 50mm lens? Let’s compare the center and corner sharpness of the 40+ years old Minolta Read More …
FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE: Cheap classic lenses sharper than Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS full-frame kit lens?
I dare! Shooting with 2nd-hand lenses and reducing my CO2 footprint — Greta would love Classic Lenses! The Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS is the standard kit lens for all Read More …
Viltrox 85mm f1.8 lens review on a Sony a7ii full-frame camera with Brutalist Architecture
How does the Viltrox 85mm f1.8 e-mount lens perform compared to an over-40-year-old Nikkor Ai 85mm classic lens and a modern Sony zoom lens? The following lenses were reviewed for Read More …
Classic superzoom lens vs. modern superzoom lens review
Can a classic superzoom lens from 1987 for EUR 50 beat a modern superzoom lens for EUR 1,000? The following lenses were reviewed for center and corner sharpness at 28mm, Read More …
Viltrox 85mm f1.8 lens review on Sony a6000 APS-C camera at Octoberfest in Munich
Sitting in an Oktoberfest beer tent in Munich when it’s raining at night? Let’s get out of the tent for 30 minutes with the Viltrox 85mm f1.8 lens on a Read More …
Sunflowers and the Bokeh of classic lenses from Carl Zeiss, Nikon, Raynox and Canon
Bokeh has been defined as “the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light”. Bokeh occurs for parts of the scene that lie outside the depth of field. You can get more information Read More …
Bokeh hunting with the “Lord of the Red Rings” Canon EF 135mm L-lens vs. 2 classic lenses
Why go bokeh hunting with fast 135mm telephoto lenses? For a maximum of subject separation and a creamy bokeh, a fast 135mm lens is a good choice. Lenses with longer Read More …
Olympia Sonnar 180mm f2.8 adapted to Sony a7ii
Jump directly to the DIGITAL GALLERY of photos shot with the full frame digital Sony a7ii camera and the ANALOG GALLERY of photos shot with the medium format analog Pentacon Six camera The Read More …
Incredible India 2019 & the Nikkor 105mm f2.5 lens
All photos were shot in Karnataka, India in January 2019 with the over-35-year-old legendary vintage prime lens Nikkor Ai-S 105mm f2.5 and the modern Sony FE 24-240 f3.5-6.3 zoom lens on Read More …
“van Gogh Bokeh” of the Canon FD 200mm f2.8 vintage lens
Twelve Sunflowers is one painting out of two series of sunflower paintings by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. It’s one of the most valuable paintings in the world and demonstrates Read More …
Telegram to Johnny Sisson: Sharpness turned up in shots with “The Butter Knife” Raynox 135mm lens
Comparing the sharpness of the Raynox M42 135mm f2.8 with the vintage Canon FD 135mm f2.5 lens The Raynox 135mm f2.8 vintage lens was a discussion topic in the Classic Read More …
Wet on Wet Bokeh! – Revenge of the Raynox 135mm f2.8
At the end of 2018, I wrote a podcast listeners e-mail to the editors of the Classic Lens Podcast, promoting the inexpensive and unknown Raynox 135mm f2.8 vintage lens as Read More …
Recommended Photography Podcasts
Tony and Chelsea Northrup The informative and entertaining videos about all kind of photography topics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Especially Tony’s explanation of the DXOMarks for checking which new lenses to buy or not Read More …
Probably the Best Shop for Vintage Cameras & Lenses
In my view, the best shop in the world for vintage cameras and lenses is the one of David Chan in Hong Kong, Kowloon. See this interesting and funny video of Read More …
Vintage Cameras and Lenses in Social Media
Want to easily share your photographs made with vintage lenses or do you want to learn from other photographers using vintage lenses? Have a look on following recommended Social Media Read More …
Afghan Girl with the Green Eyes and the Nikkor Ai-S 105mm f2.5
The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years, from December 1979 to February 1989. During that period the Soviets had attempted to eliminate civilian support for the mujahideen’s guerrilla forces by bombing and depopulating rural Read More …
Is darktable an open source alternative to Lightroom?
Afraid of paying a monthly subscription fee for commercial software products when you might only need just a good raw editor? Take a look at the free open source software Read More …
Rolleiflex and Stupor Mundi – Wonder of the World
Frederick II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1220 – 1250 Frederick II, a Hohenstaufen and grandson of Frederick I Barbarossa, was already referred to as stupor mundi (wonder of the Read More …