This site is dedicated to photography, especially to Bokeh. The japanese originated term Bokeh describes the look of out of focus areas in a photo.
Summicron-M 2/50 v4 vs. Summicron-R 2/50 v2 vs. Contax G Planar 2/45 Being a lensoholic for almost 15 years I have now graduated to Leica lenses, something I was sure I'd "never" do, a couple of years ago. Provocatively I just used the term graduated, but I don't intend to suggest, that I'm wise enough... Continue Reading →
As much as I am happy that spring is finally here, albeit still not with as much warmth as I'd like, I'm also sad that the time of Christmas lighting is over. Sadly I only shot with 8 lenses back then and I feel unable to repeat the same thing now with all ten lenses.... Continue Reading →
In this part I want to show more of the rendering qualities of each lens. It's still about how they render up close. This time color will play a big part, also how the rendering creates a painterly quality. Speaking of which, in this part of the review I added the RE Auto Topcor 1.4/58,... Continue Reading →
I've decided to split this part up into several chapters, providing and analyzing one batch of images in each chapter. This batch "Book & Bokeh" is meaningful in several ways. It will show you the close up performance of each lens at the important apertures and how it makes your subject stand out. Since each... Continue Reading →
From my own point of view, this part of the review is for you. I don't care too much about the sharpness of the lenses at each and every aperture setting. For portraiture or for shooting moods or details it's not important, because they're all sharp enough in the center. For landscape or architecture however... Continue Reading →
Contax Vario-Sonnar 4.5-5.6/100-300 vs. Contax Vario-Sonnar 4/80-200 I've been searching for a long lens for while now. I have already tested some primes around 200mm and was never really satisfied - too big, too bulky, too heavy, too much aberration, not enough contrast for my spoiled taste. I was for some time thinking about saving... Continue Reading →
This article is an amendment to the one on "normal" Zooms here. Recently I followed a discussion on the qualities of the Minolta MDIII 3.5/35-70 on dpreview and got curious again: After my article I had often been suggested that the Minolta zoom lens would have been another worthy candidate for my original comparison. But... Continue Reading →
Some of my lenses did extremely well at a long distance, like the Rollei Planar, by others I was disappointed. For instance, the Topcor 2.8/100 that I hold in very high regard or the Canon 85L didn't score in the top ranks as expected. They weren't bad, but not within the best lenses I tested.... Continue Reading →
When getting into "Altglas", more commonly known as "vintage lenses", your research on the net will certainly tell you quickly that Petri lenses aren't worth looking for. Many users that haven't even tried them will repeat the same verdict: "Low quality". If you turn your back then, you're missing out on some lenses that are... Continue Reading →
... using ... Rollei Zeiss HFT Distagon 1.4/35, Tamron SP 8/500 (55B), Sigma Telemax YS 2.8/135, Rollei Zeiss HFT Distagon 2/28, Helios 2/92 Meyer-Optik Primoplan 1.9/58 Contaflex Pro Tessar 4/115 After a winter that at the end just wouldn't stop I'm very happy that spring has finally arrived. In fact here in Bavaria, Germany it... Continue Reading →
The other side of Bokeh 