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Helios 44 swirl test on an SD9, 1.7 crop camera: Takumar 24 mm SMC on same camera: Your examples or comments invited ...

Reported here: https://petapixel.com/2025/03/05/samyang-and-schneider-kreuznach-announce-samyang-14-24mm-f-2-8-fe/ I may be in the market for an ultrawide. If not this one, are there any recommendations for other ultrawides?

I'm looking to try my hand at scanning film negatives using a digital camera, specifically, my Canon EOS M6 II. Thinking about the numerous lenses I own in various systems, I don't believe I have a dedicated macro so I thought I would check in with the group to see if anyone had a recommendation...

This looks to be another very tempting lens from Voigtlander. Geez it is small, comes with a nice hood and filter. https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/en/vm-mount/color-skopar-35mm-f3-5-aspherical/ Discussion on Fred Miranda...

1-Apologies if you've seen this...elsewhere. 2-Surely someone else has been fiddling with fixing stuff besides me... I got out of work a little early today. What I should have done is come home and take a nap, given my "up" time was before 5AM for today's 1:40 "commute." But it was ugly...

I’m interested in this lens for my Fuji X-T2. Want to use it general photography snapshot type pictures (no landscapes) and family life. I can find that it’s good ‘for the money’. But if that means that it’s just mediocre than I won’t use it in the long run, that’s a waste. The 1.4 is not...

I have recently bought a NX 30mm f2 lens from E-bay, it was advertised for £139 but E-bay was offering a January discount and I got it for £111. It was my 66th Birthday yesterday and I spent it with my Grandson and family, so I took a few photos to try it out. One thing that really made me laugh...

I've been totally in love with my TTArtisan 23mm f/1.4 since buying it for myself as a year-end gift. So I thought - hey, I've been neglecting my 7artisans 25mm f.18 and took that out for a spin just now. Not enamoured and now I see why I left it at the bottom of the bag for the past few years...

I am really pleased with the Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Shift lens I have but I wanted to get something wider for interiors and because I love crazy wide-angle lenses. I saw Wex (UK) had a couple of mail order return manual focus examples for Sony and one was offered at an extra 10% off so I grabbed it...

Hey everyone of this wonderful forum which I’ve stalked for countless hours trying to piece together the information I need in order to make decisions and am now writing this incredibly horrible run-on sentence that would make my grade school english teacher cry :D. I’m currently in the process...

I have just received a Viltrox 28mm fixed f4.5 AF pancake lens for my Sony A7c. I paid £65 for it which included shipping. Had a quick walk through the park to see if it was any good and I have to say that it surpassed what I was expecting. OK, its not a G master but it is fine, and I have no...

USED / 2nd hand I just received this lens - ordered online without physically seeing or testing it first, only due to the seasonal traffic gridlocks. I was disappointed that it arrived without its original box and without its original branded lens caps, but so be it. So far I'm not convinced...

I have been following this lens on YouTube and it has been getting some good reviews. So that piqued my interest. And it is a retro design copied and brought up to date. It is reputed to be copied from a TTH 50mm f/2.0 that was designed for the Brit Leica copy, Reid. I like another TTH lens...

I have a BMPCC 4K (without a lens). I was considering the Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 because it seems to be recommended by so many BMPCC users. however, I ended up on Ken Rockwell's photography website where he reviews the lens and doesn't really rate it so highly, which has now made me hesitate to...

I have purchased an "As New" Sony SEL 24240 lens but found that the petal hood sit about 45 degrees off line. I notice that the location mark on the lens for alignments is at around the 4.00 position as viewed from the front and not on top as per other lenses. Can this be re-positioned, any help...

Interesting new release from TTArtisans. Similar optical design to the Carl Zeiss Biotar 75mm f/1.5. Looks to have tons of swirly bokeh if that is your thing. I do like that they are making new lenses in a universal mount like M42. Two reviews I came across. Review: TTArtisan 75mm f/1.5 – A...

I've been playing around with my Sony RX100 mk1 just to see what I could do, and I thought others might be interested - whether they have the RX100 or other fixed lens cameras. The macro setting on the Sony doesn't give additional magnification, it just enables features you might want for macro...

Does anybody know a site or video on YT that shows how to disassemble a Voitglander 15mm II as my lens has an issue with a stuck aperture ring, maybe a tiny screw has come loose. Need to open to check.

I got a 300mm f/ 2.8 prime lens that I'd love to adapt to my Sony a6400, but I can't identify the lens mount. The lens is marked with Kogaku Japan R. Topcor 300mm. It has a tag saying SL39-3C UV IX. Some backstory; I believe this lens was made in 1958 to be used at the 1960 summer Olympics, and...

Has anyone had an issue that there is significant visible noise at base ISO, just with one lens? Meaning noise becomes visible when you are using in my case 35-100 f4-5.6 lens, but there is no noise at all with other lenses?

Seems like a lot lately. Tamron 50-200/2.8, 28-180/2.8, Viltrox 28/4.5 Pancake, Sigma 28-105/2.8. Tamron 50-300/4.5-6.3, Sigma 28-45/1.8, Tamron 28-300/4-7.1, others from Viltrox, Meike, etc. These are rich times we're living in, not sure I've ever before seen a lens selection as vast as this...

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For the price, I could not pass up this lens. I have yet to really run it through any paces of real consequence, so for now, I'll just put down some initial observations. Size Close to the same length as the Fuji 50mm f/2, but it is not tapered the diameter is larger than the 50/2 as well -...

Hello! I'm assuming that many folks have dealt with the focussing problems these cameras sometimes have. I have repaired another one I own one by re-gluing the lower section of the magnetic assembly, and everything's OK. I just bought another DSC-T20, and it, too, has the buzzing focus...

is there anything special about this lens when compared against G MASTER 1.4 35 MM SONY 1. GM Is sharper than Zeiss 2. GM has more saturated image and richer color 3. contrast i dont know perhaps ZEISS 4. Zeiss must be on the good on character. sharpness is not something we can let go...

Fooling with the kit lens ...

Found a really good REVERSIBLE lens hood for Panasonic PL25MM lens that finally answers my quest for a hood that isn't ginormous like original or stores separately as a screw in does. It's 3D printed very nicely and bayonets both directions solidly. Very compact attached either way. Also...

Hi everyone, I am fairly new to this forum and the topic in general so please excuse any dumb mistakes, I will do my best to avoid them. I also don't know if I am at the right place. My problem is that I have a c-mount lens (1" male thread) that I want to use on a camera with a f-mount. Most...

I am sure some of you know that on 9/4/2023. my wife Linda G was photographing a football game when two players chasing the ball ran out of bounds straight into her. She was thrown backward and her head hit a concrete apron and 4 days later she was taken off life support and passed peacefully...

Hello everyone, I'm using a Sony ZV-E10 to shoot 4K videos of moving cars. I need a lens that performs well in low light and creates a blurry background to highlight the subject clearly in the foreground. Any recommendations for lenses that would suit this setup? budget: 300$ mount: e mount...

Took out my K5 with a Pentax 50mm f1.7, a real test of my 65 yr old short-sighted eyes and my manual focusing skills. I leave you all to judge ha ha!

Looking for lens recommendation for nightime parades/celebrations. Body = X-T5. I imagine a wide to tele zoom, with fairly fast aperture? I use DxO PL for post and it has pretty good noise reduction abilities...

Hello! I'd love for Voigtländer to release RF-mount versions of these two lenses: Voigtländer 50mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar; Voigtländer 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar. Question: How likely to you imagine that they'd release at least one of those two in the next 1-3 years? Some relevant elements...

Having accumulated many 35-mm slides from the film days, I wanted to digitize them. I found that using my flat-bed scanner to do that would be quite onerous. I bought a camera-mounted slide duplicator on Ebay that appears to be identical to this...

Classifieds Type For Sale Price $680 Item Panasonic S Pro 70-200 f4 L-Mount Lens My Location USA Picture File(s) attached Description This lens is in flawless condition and produces excellent images. Complete with all factory items in original box. Also included is an as new K&F Nano-X UV...

Classifieds Type For Sale Price (see description) Item Nikon Z Fc silver, 12-28 and Viltrox 56 My Location USA Picture File(s) attached Description Thanks for looking. Going to keep the set for now. Like new condition silver Z Fc. Includes 28 kit box, body cap, two OEM batteries, OEM...

This is a relatively new lens in Nikon's Z lineup and one of three rebranded Tamron lenses. This is a bargain lightweight alternative to the more elite Z70-200 f/2.8, but 'bang for buck' it delivers very acceptable results. I am starting this thread to provide a space to serve as a gallery for...

Looks like it would be a good all-in-one lens for day trips or travel. Personally quite interested, as I seem to need/want a 3 lens kit - a fast telephoto for wildlife, a wide fast prime for indoors, and a superzoom for day to day shooting. Currently get the most use out of my Panasonic 14-140ii...

Was watching this video (which is otherwise unremarkable) and the presenter mentioned the PLM lenses use the newer K mount variation which leaves older cameras without aperture control (tbf the K-5 is older than I thought!) Appreciate the K-5 is getting on in years but electronic aperture...

So the siren call of this lens brings me back..it is my favourite lens of all time and pleases me every time i use it...whats your favourite lens? Mine is the Panasonic P20 F1.7 What is your Magic lens...Any system? Please tell us and post your favourite image...Any Subject! Sorry about...

Classifieds Type For Sale Price 419 NET to Me. Item Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100 f2.8 Lens (V2) My Location USA Picture File(s) attached Description Item condition: Excellent! Shows little or no signs of wear. This H-HSA35100 lens is in excellent condition with no scratches, dings or...

Classifieds Type For Sale See listings for prices Selling off Nikon Manual Focus Lens Collection My Location North Carolina, USA Pictures below, more available ---------------- OKAY- Apologies if you've seen this listing...elsewhere, but I wanted to get these in front of the widest audience...

Classifieds Type For Sale Price $919 Item Nikon Z5 and 24-70 F4 My Location USA Picture File(s) attached Description Excellent condition, low mileage Z5/24-70 F4 combo. Body is clean. LCD is clean. Actuations 3126. Includes one EN-EL15, one ENEL15b, OEM charger and cable. No box. No strap...

I really do wonder sometimes whether the new lenses like this as well as the 50 F1 are better suited to Nikon Z rather than the rangefinder. https://nikonrumors.com/2024/02/20/new-voigtlander-nokton-75mm-f-1-5-aspherical-lens-for-nikon-z-mount-announced.aspx/amp/

Classifieds Type For Sale Price US $604 Item Sony FE 24–105mm f4 G OSS My Location USA Picture File(s) attached Description An excellent, multi-purpose lens. Comes with: original box lens hood lens caps (front and rear) lens pouch docs Asking price includes Paypal goods and services...

Does anyone know of any other Sony lenses that are radioactive.? I have never heard of a Sony lens that has thorium elements like this one.

Classifieds Type For Sale Price 225 Item Sigma 45mm f2.8 DG DN L-Mount Lens LNIB My Location USA Picture File(s) attached Description Flawless and produces excellent images. Complete with caps (Promaster front) and hood, and all original paperwork in factory box. One of the smallest and...

Sigh, We have lost another one.... I had only last month stumbled across the website The Literate Lens. An article from PetaPixel about photo printing linked to an excellent treatise of the printing process on the Literate Lens. Continued spelunking around the site led me to the front page and...

Amazon, B&H, and Adorama for sure. Maybe others.

Here are a few photographs from a couple of nights ago when I took this newly acquired lens out for the first time. I've also included 100% crops from each. All of these were shot at ISO 3200 and I processed them through DXO Pure Raw which tends to soften them ever so slightly. (Also, the...