Introduction By mid 2026 we have seen a lot of lenses from the Chinese manufacturers: some with class leading optical performance, some with unique specifications, some very affordable. There is one thing we haven’t seen yet though (at least not that I can recall): an autofocussing zoom lens. I would have first expected a lens … Continue reading Review: Thypoch 24-50mm 2.8 AF Voyager →

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Kodak Ektachrome E200 is a daylight slide film whose production ceased a very long time ago. I got my hands on a roll (expired in 2009), so let’s see what we are missing out on these days. Processing (E-6) was done at ProLab in Stuttgart, scanning was done by one of our readers via a … Continue reading Analogue Adventures – Part 52: Kodak Ektachrome E200 (expired) →

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Introduction Today I’m looking at another vintage lens: the Super Multi Coated Takumar 28mm f/3.5, made by Asahi Optical Co. before the company became Pentax. Over the years, this lens has earned a legendary reputation among vintage wide-angle lenses, praised for its sharpness and coatings that were considered exceptional for their time. Naturally, I wanted … Continue reading REVIEW: Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 28mm f/3.5 →

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35mm is a very popular focal length with a wide range of applications ranging from landscape over astrophotography to environmental portraiture and many consider it the best choice when only using one prime lens. We decided to summarize our experience with all the native E-mount and a few legacy 35mm lenses for the Sony A7 … Continue reading Guide to best Sony E-Mount 35mm Lenses for A7/A9/A1 series →

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The 50mm lens is what used to be called a “standard” lens, though perhaps a very slightly shorter focal length gives the absolutely most natural perspective. For some of us here at Phillipreeve.net it’s a length we adore, and have more 50s than any other focal length. Others of us are less keen, finding it … Continue reading Guide to the best 50mm Lenses for full frame Sony E-mount cameras: A7/A9/A1 →

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Introduction Since its release in 2019 I have been using the Sigma 35mm 1.2 Art DG DN as my main lens for any kind of reportage work. It took until 2025 for another manufacturer to challenge Sigma by releasing a 35mm 1.2 lens with autofocus of their own. Actually, there were two at almost the … Continue reading Review: Viltrox AF 35mm 1.2 FE LAB N →

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Introduction Released in 2007, the Nikon AF-S 14-24mm 2.8G was the first ultra wide angle zoom combining a 14-24mm viewing angle with a maximum aperture of f/2.8. Coming in at almost 1 kg, many people considered it to be too heavy to carry around all day and that bulbous front element didn’t help either. Almost … Continue reading Review: Samyang AF 14-24mm 2.8 FE

We summarize our experience with all the native E-mount and a few manual legacy lenses in the 9-18mm bracket to give you a compact and independent resource for choosing the right super- to ultra-wide-angle lens for your Sony A7 cameras. In this summary we also included some adapted lenses we think are worth mentioning. We … Continue reading Guide to Ultra Wideangle lenses for the Sony A7/A9/A1 Series →

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We summarize our experience with all the native E-mount and a few manual legacy lenses in the 20-28mm bracket to give you a compact and independent resource for choosing the right wide-angle lens for your Sony A7/A9/A1 camera. In this summary we also included some adapted lenses we think are worth mentioning. We didn’t include … Continue reading Guide to 20-28mm wide-angle lenses for Sony A7/A9/A1

Introduction Kamerakraft is a small (pretty much one person) company located in France offering grips for M-mount cameras, straps and a few additional accessories. We will be having a look at their LM10Grip V2.1 for the Leica M10 series here.  Disclosure I have actually known the owner of Kamerakraft for years, but without knowing that … Continue reading Review: Kamerakraft LM Grip →

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