Introduction In the 1970s Nikon was comparably busy releasing f/1.2 F-mount lenses and the last of them was this Nikon Nikkor 50mm 1.2, first released in 1978. I already reviewed the first f/1.2 F-mount lens, the Nikon 55mm 1.2 from 1965, and also the famous and rare 58mm 1.2 Noct-Nikkor from 1977, so today we …

Kodak Ektar 25 was a professional low ISO colour negative film first released in 1989. This film was already discontinued in 1994 and that probably makes it one of the oldest films I had a look at here.  Processing (C-41) and scanning was done at urbanfilmlab in Germany, the pictures in this article are from … Continue reading Analogue Adventures – Part 54: Kodak Ektar 25 (expired) C-41 →

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Introduction In 2017 this Sigma 14mm 1.8 DG Art was a unique offering, being the fastest 14mm lens as well as the widest f/1.8 lens. In the meantime many lenses with similar specifications have been released for mirrorless cameras, so is there still a reason to consider the original? Let’s find out in this review. … Continue reading Review: Sigma 14mm 1.8 DG Art →

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It is Prime Day again so a good opportunity to stock up on Lightroom or Lightroom+Photoshop licenses. The photography plan used to include only 20GB of storage, now it is 1TB but the price sadly increased. These deals are still better than paying the normal monthly rate though. Lr+PS + 1TB for 1 year = … Continue reading Prime Day Photoshop+Lightroom offer for Amazon Prime Members (EU/UK) →

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Introduction At the end of the DSLR era in 2018 also Tokina thought it would be a good idea to release a high performance 50mm 1.4 lens to compete with the Sigma 50mm 1.4 Art DG HSM and the Zeiss Otus 55mm 1.4. In Tokina’s lineup this Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera is a bit of … Continue reading Review: Tokina 50mm 1.4 Opera →

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Introduction As the second entry of its lineup of more compact “Eureka” M-mount lenses Thypoch released this 28mm 2.8 in a limited edition run. This is certainly an M-mount lens with a very unique look but it also has a direct competitor: the Funleader x Brightin Star 28mm 2.8 XSlim Pro. So which one is … Continue reading Review: Thypoch 28mm 2.8 Eureka Limited Edition →

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This Harman Phoenix 200 is said to be a newly designed colour negative analogue film that hit the market in early 2024. Many people did not expect anyone except for Kodak and Fuji even being able to produce a (new) color negative film, so it created quite the buzz. I already had this film developed … Continue reading Analogue Adventures – Part 53: Harman Phoenix 200 ECN-2 →

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Introduction With its Contemporary “i” series primes Sigma tries to find the balance between moderaly fast maximum aperture, moderate size and metal casing with external controls. I already reviewed the Sigma 17mm 4.0 DG DN C before, this time I will have a look at the Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN C. There is strong … Continue reading Review: Sigma 24mm 2.0 DG DN Contemporary →

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Introduction After releasing three full-frame lenses in its mid-tier EVO series, positioned between the Air and Pro lines, Viltrox has now turned its attention to APS-C users with the simultaneous release of two new lenses: the 75mm f/1.8 and the 90mm f/2.2. In this review, I take a closer look at the AF 75mm f/1.8 … Continue reading REVIEW: Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.8 EVO

Introduction After releasing three full-frame lenses in its mid-tier EVO series, positioned between the Air and Pro lines, Viltrox has now turned its attention to APS-C users with the simultaneous release of two new lenses: the 75mm f/1.8 and the 90mm f/2.2. In this review, I take a closer look at the AF 90mm f/2.2 … Continue reading REVIEW: Viltrox AF 90mm f/2.2 EVO