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February 8, 2021February 9, 2021

Konica Hexanon AR 57mm f1.2 Lens Review

Konica Hexanon AR 57mm f1.2

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 …

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February 2, 2021February 8, 2021

Radioactive Lenses and Everything About Them

Radioactive Lenses

There’s a lot of misinformation about radioactive lenses – from scare stories about growing an extra arm and getting …

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December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Konica Hexanon 50mm f1.7 AR Lens Review

Konica Hexanon AR 50mm f1.7

Konica Hexanon 50mm f1.7 is the entry-level standard lens in the Hexanon lineup, along with a faster 50mm f1.4 …

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August 23, 2020August 23, 2020

Canon FD 55mm f1.2 S.S.C. Lens Review

Canon FD 55mm f1.2 S.S.C.

Canon FD 55mm f1.2 S.S.C. is a great performer! I bought this lens along with a few other FD …

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June 15, 2020July 24, 2020

Mamiya Sekor 50mm f2 M42 Lens Review

Mamiya Sekor 50mm f2 M42 Lens

Mamiya Sekor 50mm f2 is one of the four standard prime lenses for Mamiya TL and DTL cameras, released …

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May 19, 2020February 2, 2021

Mamiya Sekor 58mm f1.7 Lens Review

Mamiya 58mm f1.7 M42 Lens

Mamiya Sekor 58mm f1.7 is another vintage lens from the 1960s – having a somewhat rare focal length and …

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May 10, 2020June 17, 2020

Voigtländer Septon 50mm f2 Lens Review

Voigtländer Septon 50mm f2 Lens

Voigtländer Septon 50mm f2 was top of the line lens for the Bessamatic cameras – introduced in 1959 and …

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April 3, 2020June 17, 2020

E. Ludwig Meritar 50mm f2.9 Review

E. Ludwig Meritar 50mm f2.9

E. Ludwig Meritar 50mm f2.9 was the entry-level option for the Ihagee Exakta line of cameras and cost only …

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March 27, 2020August 19, 2020

Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm f1.8 Lens Review

Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.8

Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm f1.8 is a lens for short-lived Zeiss Ikon Icarex line of cameras. Famous on the …

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May 21, 2019June 17, 2020

Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f2.8 QBM Lens Review

Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f2.8

Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f2.8 is a beautiful Carl Zeiss lens made in West Germany. It’s a sharp lens …

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