Helios 44 Bokeh Comparison at Different f-stops
The Helios 44 family of 58mm prime lenses is beloved for it’s quirky and often ethereal bokeh and blur. Let’s take a closer look at...
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Yongnuo 40mm Pancake f/2.8 – It’s Cheap, but is it Worth a Damn?
The Yongnuo 40mm pancake f/2.8 for Nikon F-mount SLRs is a lens with a lot going for it specs-wise: wide aperture, small size, upgradeable firmware,...
Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 VC: Is it Worth the Money?
It’s a weird focal length, is fast but not ultra-fast, and costs more than twice what a half-decent 50mm prime lens would go for. But...
Helios 44 Lens Review: Good Russian Glass
A lot has been written about the many versions of the Helios 44 lens. It’s beloved by phrugal photographers the world over for its...
FlatLED 8X Smartphone Telephoto Lens
There are many wide angle add-on lenses for smartphones, but not many in the telephoto department. The FlatLED 8X Smartphone Telephoto Lens is one such option…but...
Opteka 500mm / 1000mm Lens Review
A sub-$125 lens than claims 500mm and 1000mm reach seems far-fetched, and yet Opteka offers just that in a lens with a fixed f/6.3 aperture....
Diana / Lomography 38mm Plastic Lens Review
If you fancy a go with a film camera, and you think 35mm is just way too common to be cool, the Diana 38mm Super...
Holga 60mm Plastic Lens for Canon and Nikon Bodies
So Bad It Must Be Good? Do you want inconsistently soft-focused pictures that are heavily vignetted? If you do, then the stunningly sub-mediocre $20 plastic...
Lensbaby Twist 60 Optic — A Useful Niche Lens
Niche is sort of a nice way to say “one-trick pony”, which is a term often seen in reviews of Lensbaby products in general. I...