In-depth, hands-on lens tests covering vintage, modern, and cinema optics across every mount system. Real-world performance, not lab charts.
Hands-on test of the Canon FD 20mm f/2.8 S.S.C. adapted to the Sony A7RV. A 94-degree ultra-wide that puts 61 megapixels behind Canon's floating-element design from 1973. Two real-world images that show why this $200 lens tells stories a 50mm never could.
Read full articleHands-on test of the 1968 Canon FL 55mm f/1.2 adapted to the Sony A7RV. Real-world images wide open at f/1.2 showing the legendary bokeh, glow, and color rendering of Canon's first f/1.2 standard lens on a modern 61-megapixel full frame sensor.
Read full articleThe Carl Zeiss 100mm f/4 S-Planar mounted on bellows and the Sony A7RV. Flower macro photography at extreme magnification, pushing a 1970s optic against a 61-megapixel sensor. Five images that prove this lens has no ceiling.
Read full articleHands-on lens test of the Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar 180mm f/2.8 HFT, plus the 80mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/4, designed for the Rollei 6008 medium format system, adapted to the Sony A7RV. All shot wide open. The results speak for themselves.
Read full articleThe Contax Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon - known in cinematography circles as 'The Hollywood' - shot wide open at f/2 on the 61MP Sony A7RV. One daffodil. Four frames. Proof that the most famous wide angle ever made still has nothing to prove.
Read full articleHands-on macro test of the Carl Zeiss 100mm f/4 S-Planar, one of the finest macro lenses ever designed. Video and stills shot on the Sony A7S in a backyard garden environment.
Read full articleA hands-on test of the Contax Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Planar adapted to the Sony A7S. Portrait performance, video rendering, and real-world impressions of this legendary Zeiss portrait lens.
Read full articleHands-on test of the Contax Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon wide angle prime on the Sony A7S. A champion among adapted wide angle lenses for full frame mirrorless.
Read full articleA hands-on test of the legendary Contax Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 adapted to the Sony A7S. Real-world performance, image samples, and video test footage from a lens built with rare earth glass formulations no longer in production.
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