Lenses

Bits of glass to mount on your camera.

Lens 02/03 2024

Nikon 85mm f/1.8

A lens that I got together with my used Nikon D750 body, and a great addition to the arsenal. Even better than the old one I have, and that's already a stellar lens.
Article 21/08 2015

Understanding tilt-shift lenses, 2

Part 2: Arax/Photex 85mm f/2.8 tilt/shift
Article 21/08 2015

Understanding tilt-shift lenses, 1

Part 1: How tilt/shift lenses work and how you can use them.
Article 28/09 2014

Bad in the good way

So you want pictures that are low quality and trashy in a cool and trendy way? Time to get a hold of some odd gear to put in front of your SLR.
Article 06/03 2014

The Lomography Petzval lens

The Petzval in all its brassy glory
Lomography has succeeded on almost all levels with their copy of the Petzval lens. The finished result is beautiful and a real piece of kit.
Article 20/01 2014

I don't use filters

I don't use physical filters on my lenses and I very rarely use digital filters on my image files
Article 27/11 2013

Uhmmm, pancakes...

I always loved the look of the ultra-compact pancake lenses. Now I own two.
Article 03/11 2013

The honest 35mm

For some reason some photographers seem to think that a 35mm lens is about as boring and bland as a lens can get. I beg to differ.
Blog entry 24/09 2013

I do love Sigma!

I have always been a fan of Sigma lenses, and the Japanese manufacturer's latest initiatives have just made me a bigger fan. Sigma does everything right these days.
Lens 08/09 2013

Tokina 100-300mm f/4

A really excellent telezoom that I bought used in the US for only 330.- USD. Built like a tank, great mechanical construction and really, really fine optical quality. The AF is not impressing since the lens is dependent on an in-body AF-motor, but it does the job. A very fine lens that I used a lot.

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