Meike 85mm f/1.8 for Sony Full-Frame Review
The Meike 85mm f/1.8 for Sony full-frame cameras promises a lot of imaging punch at a very attractive price point, but does this manual focus...
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Kalman 50mm f1.1 MK2 Kickstarter is Now Open
Click here to back the Kalman 50mm f/1.1 MK2 lens Kickstarter campaign. Here’s the info from the campaign about the new Kalman 50mm f/1.1 MK2...
Helios 44 Lens Review 2019
A lot has been written about the many versions of the Helios 44 lens. It’s beloved by frugal photographers the world over for its dreamy...
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...
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...
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...