A modern recreation of the rare Angénieux S21 cinema lens, from Light Lens Lab, illustrates how modern versions of vintage designs can produce images with a unique character.
A video interview with the founder of Light Lens Lab, a Chinese manufacturer producing replicas of celebrated vintage lenses, reveals the story of the company's origins and his vision for the future.
The new Light Lens Lab 35mm f/1.4 Double Aspheric lens addresses previous chromatic aberration issues and blends vintage aesthetic with modern performance, impressing users during recent testing.
Light Lens Lab re-made another classic Leitz/Leica lens: The first Elmarit 28/2.8, also called 9E for its nine elements, comes with an interesting mixture of old virtues and modern improvements.
The Light Lens Lab 35/1.4 Double Stroke Aspheric Replica takes me back three decades to the time when I decided to buy the original Leica Summilux-M 1.4/35mm Aspherical (11873) which was introduced in 1989. It is a lens I have been eagerly awaiting ever since I set hands on the LLL f/1.2 Noctilux clone…
Shooting with a 50mm lens offers a familiar perspective, most closely resembling that of the human eye. But this popular focal length sometimes offers only a limited context. This is where the wider field of view of an anamorphic version opens up additional creative opportunities.
Sigma has announced two new full-frame lenses for the L-Mount system: the 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art and the AF Cine 29-105mm T3 FF, both also available in Sony E-Mount.
The L-Mount system, developed by Leica, Panasonic, and Sigma, provides a diverse range of high-quality 50mm primes for various photography needs, balancing performance, size, and affordability for users.
Episode 29 of the Macfilos series, The M Files, reviews the Zeiss ZM C lenses, Biogon 21/4.5; 35/2.8; 50/1.5. Basis is real life experience with Leica digital rangefinder camera M10.
Sirui, one of the newest members of the L-Mount Alliance, has significantly diversified the range of glass available to L-Mount shooters, through its affordable, high quality anamorphic lenses.