I bought this Panagor 21mm f4 lens for 20 pounds on Facebook. Which is a really nice price and it was also to my surprise in a very great condition, no haze, no scratches, no fungus, just clean. A reason why I bought this lens is that I think this would be a great affordable […]
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This is the TTArtisans 75mm f1.5, it might look like a vintage lens, but this is brand new and I bought it for 229 euro. The reason why I bought this lens is that I think this is the ideal tele lens to partner the Helios 44-2 and that it’s a much better fit than […]
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This is one lens I have been eyeballing for years, but never was able to buy one. Now I finally have my hand one, which I borrowed for this review. This soviet lens also lately gotten more attention because it’s part of the Ironglass soviet set, that was used on Dune part 2. This is […]
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This is the Makinon 24mm f2.8, a brand and lens you might have never heard of. I saw this lens on a used market site for a while, I never heard of the brand, but there also isn’t any in-depth reviews about this lens, so I took a gamble on this as vintage 24mm f2.8 […]
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So you bought the Helios 44-2 and added a Mir-1b, but now you are looking for something even wider. The next soviet lens in line should be the Mir-10A 28mm f3.5 , but the price of the Mir-10a is so stupid expensive now and why would you want to pay so much for a f3.5 […]
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What makes Helios 44 so special? Why are DOP’s and filmmakers drawn to using this old lens? Is it the swirly bokeh, the lens flare or is there something else? I own two versions, the Helios 44-2 and the Helios 44M, which I am going to test and find out why DOP’s like Greig Fraser […]
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In this box is the Chiopt Xtreme compact zoom, full frame lens with a focal length of 28 to 85mm with a continuous T-stop of 3.2. You might not have heard of Chiopt, though this is their first rodeo making a cine lens, but Chiopt has more than a decade of experience developing and manufacturing […]
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This new 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 for APSC and M4/3 cameras is can capture really amazing images for its affordable price. Also even for an affordable lens it does not have any focus breathing making it quite ideal for video use. 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 Panasonic GH5 – https://amzn.to/324LRbH 25mm f1.8 – https://amzn.to/3erJu81 Tripod – https://amzn.to/3kP3vr9 Lighting […]
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This video I am reviewing the Sirui 50mm f1.8 1.33x Anamorphic lens. This interesting lens is the first camera lens that Sirui made and its a very special lens being anamorphic. Its also much smaller and more affordable compared to what is currently available on the market from Vazen or SLR Magic. Also this lens […]
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I was able to test the DZOFILM 20-70mm T2.9 Cine Zoom lens for the last few days and here are my finding about it. For more info http://en.dzofilm.com/ Purchase DZOFILM lens in HK – https://hardblack.co/collections/featured/products/ling-lung-20-70mm-t2-9 DZOFILM lens at BH Photo This video is filmed with: Z CAM E2 – https://amzn.to/2MWhMnE Panasonic GH5 – https://amzn.to/2MZPIjk Meike […]
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This video we are comparing Samyang / Rokinon Xeen 85mm T1.5 against the Canon CN-E 85mm T1.3 lens. Also we tested if the lens are 8k /6k full frame ready, they might not be ready for 8k/6k crop sensors though, so we put it on my Sony A7rii which takes 42mp images which very close […]
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