What I write now is just a fascination with this strange lens. A solidly built, perfectly and soft focus ring. This is a lens exclusive to ultra macro - just nothing else can be done. The pictures below were taken without any preparation - under the influence of the joy of the lens purchased. ...

I found one of these in a second hand "flea market" in Manchester. It was one of those rare discoveries where they have lots of things and this was behind the counter, covered in dust (with no lens cap I might add!) After a little negotiation, I bought it for a mere £10 (couple of pints of beer in M...

It is a good zoom, hard-working and very Russian, but with good performance. G ood colors Good shine Bright M echanically, it is no longer so good, the diaphragm mechanism tends to be spent and the zooming slits down. For me, the bokeh is attractive:

Just bought it from a local market, in mint condition, for 120 Euros. I used this Tokina RMC 17mm on an APS-C Fujifilm X-T1 with Zhongyi Turbo II booster adapter, which gives me nearly the same FOV as with a FF sensor without such adapter. I wanted to see where diffraction would kick in as to ...

Kerlee 35/1.2 is an very impressive lens. Build quality is among the best in modern lenses I have experienced, although it is large and heavy (which something I am not very fond of). Even the lens hood in made of metal. Focus ring is very smooth and has enough throw for precise focusing. The apertur...

This is a real interesting lens. It has become my everday go-to despite its obvious drawbacks. One of the few legacy manual 24-xx Zooms, let alone 24-70, it was build by Cosina for Vivitars prestigious Series I. Full metal, no wobbling in the barrels, no creep, good feel. Not overly heavy nor too lo...

verry good lens:)

I've spent quite a while searching for the best wide angle landscape lens for the FF K-1. My short list: Pentax FA 15-30mm f/2.8 ED SDM WR SMC Pentax-FA 20-35mm F4 AL Sigma 20-40mm F2.8 EX DG Tokina AT-X 20-35mm Pro F2.8 This lens' IQ is at least on par with the rest, is ~$700 cheaper than ...

Hello everyone, I wanted to make some consideration about the 17mm adaptall2 3.5 tamron 151B: I bought it on ebay for € 170, a figure that I do not consider economic, I did it mainly for landscapes and to exploit the depth of field but I was immediately disappointed by its lack of sharpness even in ...

I tested the lens on the SONY a7 42MP sharpness in the center of the frame..A - f2,8 - 7 , f4 - 8 , f5,6 - 9 , f8 - 8 sharpness at the edge of the frame....B - f2,8 - 5 , f4 - 6 , f5,6 - 8 , f8 - 8 sharpness at the edge of the frame....C - f2,8 - 3 , f4 - 4 , f5,6 - 5 , f8 - 6 Lens s.n. - 105...