Let me tell you – I am incredibly thrilled to have this Konica Hexanon AR 57mm f1.2. More so, because I bought it by chance – saw a good deal on eBay and took it, hoping it would turn out to be a good one. I was not wrong! This lens turned out to be …
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 …
Canon FD 55mm f1.2 S.S.C. Lens Review
Canon FD 55mm f1.2 S.S.C. is a great performer! I bought this lens along with a few other FD …
Mamiya Sekor 50mm f2 M42 Lens Review
Mamiya Sekor 50mm f2 is one of the four standard prime lenses for Mamiya TL and DTL cameras, released …
Mamiya Sekor 58mm f1.7 Lens Review
Mamiya Sekor 58mm f1.7 is another vintage lens from the 1960s – having a somewhat rare focal length and …
Voigtländer Septon 50mm f2 Lens Review
Voigtländer Septon 50mm f2 was top of the line lens for the Bessamatic cameras – introduced in 1959 and …
E. Ludwig Meritar 50mm f2.9 Review
E. Ludwig Meritar 50mm f2.9 was the entry-level option for the Ihagee Exakta line of cameras and cost only …
Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm f1.8 Lens Review
Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm f1.8 is a lens for short-lived Zeiss Ikon Icarex line of cameras. Famous on the …
Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f2.8 QBM Lens Review
Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f2.8 is a beautiful Carl Zeiss lens made in West Germany. It’s a sharp lens …