I’m a 50mm guy. The two in this article, the 3rd gen Summicron-M, and a Summilux-M ASPH, are favourites of mine for for vastly different reasons:
Read moreMirrorlessons: Olympus 75/1,8 VS Fujifilm 90/2,0
Mathieu and Heather's amazing efforts have made their latest lens/camera reviews superbly user-friendly. Thanks to comparo sliders, varied subjects, light, and movement, this latest one may be their most friendly yet. Even if you're not part of camp m43 or X, it is a great read.
Mirrorlessons: Portrait lens battle! – Fujifilm XF 90mm f/2 vs. Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8
Leica Summicron-S 100 advertising image captured with R8 and DMR
Safari plugin EXIF Viewer says that the above image (which is hosted in this DPReview article) was captured by Leica's 10-megapixel DMR digital back attached to a Leica R8 camera.
Nagano, Japan: through the Summicron 50
In March, I wrote three paragraphs about the V3 Summicron 50. That was a mistake. This lens deserves more. And, it deserves to be shot by a better photographer than me, and to be written about by someone that both understands and loves words more than me.
Read morePanasonic GH4 meets Fujinon Digipower XA55
Incredible video showing both the zoom range and optical quality of Fujifilm's awesome Fujinon Digipower XA55.
My thanks go out to Thomas Tsai Photography for this link.
From Tywyn to London with the Olympus 8mm f/1,8 fisheye
Wonderful review of the Olympus 8mm f/1,8 fisheye lens over at Mirror Lessons:
Cambo Actus and Nikon D810
Fujifilm XF 90/2 LM WR Lens spec and first product image
PhotoRumors just upped product specifications and the above image for Fujifilm's forthcoming fast telephoto lens.
Meanwhile, forum runners at digicame speculate that given the lens's 62mm filter size, apparent length, and fast glass, it could weigh around 500g, or roughly equivalent to the lovely Leica Summicron 90.
Source: Photorums via digicame.info
Fuji 56mm Vs Canon 85mm 1.8
This thread is raging at DPReview right now, precisely because Canon's second-tier 370$ USD F/1,8 85mm lens from 1992 draws very similarly, and certainly with less DOF than Fujifilm's top-of-the-line 1000$ USD F/1,2 56mm XF lens.
OP Stoneh Ray's camera settings are problematic, but the basic draw styles tell what needs to be told: unless cost, size, weight, and generational misalignment are ignored, equivalence never favours smaller formats.
The Nikon 105mm f/2,5 AiS as a landscape lens
I picked up the Nikkor 105mm f/2,5 F-mount lens sometime in 2010. I was told that it was glass made for portraits. I was told that it had buttery bokeh, and sharpness and colour out the wazzoo. Cool beans I said.
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