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Schneider Kreuznach Rollei SL Xenon 50mm f1.8 Lens Review

Schneider Kreuznach Rollei SL Xenon 50mm f1.8 - Front

Schneider Kreuznach Rollei SL Xenon 50mm f1.8 is a reasonably uncommon lens for the Rolleiflex SL35 camera utilising the QBM mount, and it also probably has the longest name. In 1973 this Xenon lens replaced the Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.8 as a standard kit lens for the SL35 but was only manufactured between 1972 …

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November 22, 2022December 15, 2022

Canon FL 50mm f1.4 Lens Review

Canon FL 50mm f1.4

Canon FL 50mm f1.4 is a classic lens from 1966. I wanted to try this lens because the early …

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November 17, 2022November 17, 2022

Canon OM 50mm f1.9 Lens Review

Canon O M f1.9 50mm lens

Canon OM 50mm f1.9 is an unusual, rare lens – created through a unique collaboration between Mamiya, Canon, and …

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November 16, 2022November 22, 2022

Mamiya Sekor 55mm f1.4 Lens Review

Mamiya Sekor 55mm f1.4

Mamiya Sekor 55mm f1.4 is a high-quality standard lens, released in 1966, along with the Mamiya 500TL camera and …

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October 18, 2021March 5, 2023

Carl Zeiss Contarex Planar 50mm f2 Review

Carl Zeiss Contarex Planar 50mm f2

Carl Zeiss Contarex Planar 50mm f2 is an engineering marvel, just like the other Contarex lenses. Carl Zeiss introduced …

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September 19, 2021September 19, 2021

Konica Hexanon AR 35mm f2 Short Review

Konica Hexanon AR 35mm f2 - Front view

Konica Hexanon AR 35mm f2 is a premium lens from the Konica AR lineup. A whole stop faster than …

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February 8, 2021September 19, 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, …

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February 2, 2021October 26, 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, 2020November 22, 2022

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, 2020October 11, 2022

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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