Lenses

A hands-on review of the new Light Lens Lab 35mm f/2 Apochromatic

News Ed Schwartzreich -
Leica’s 35mm f/2 Summicron APO is considered the best lens, but Light Lens Lab's prototype offers comparable performance at a lower price, merging quality with affordability despite some limitations.

Panoramic street photography at dusk: The Sirui Saturn 35mm full-frame anamorphic lens

Street Keith James -
A 35mm Sirui Saturn full-frame anamorphic lens turned out to be the perfect means of documenting the urban landscape of the Southern California city in which the author lives, via a series of panoramic images shot at dusk.

A Century of Light: The story behind Leica’s M11-D Centennial masterpiece

Leica Samson Lee -
The 1920s marked a period of significant technological innovation, laying the foundation for modern audio and visual technology. Celebrating century-old companies like Leica highlights their competitiveness and lasting influence.

Viltrox launches the Chip 28mm f/4.5 fixed-aperture, autofocus lens for L-Mount

Viltrox Keith James -
The Viltrox Chip 28mm f/4.5 is a fixed aperture, autofocus pancake lens for L-Mount. It is remarkably small and light weight, and now holds the record for the tiniest full-frame, autofocus L-Mount lens on the market.

Leica APS-C photography still has a pulse, thanks to the L-Mount

L-Mount Keith James -
Leica APS-C photography remains relevant, because of Leica's decision to use an L-Mount for this system, opening up a large ecosystem of lenses that can still be used with these cameras.

The M Files (30) Zeiss Sonnar 85/2 ZM – one of the rarest M-Mount lenses ever made

M-Mount Joerg-Peter Rau -
The Zeiss Sonnar 85/2 ZM telephoto rangefinder lens was made in extremely small quantities. In our real-world test, it must prove if its value lies in more than in its rareness.

This is Outrageous: The TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 lens for L-Mount

L-Mount Keith James -
How good can a lens be that costs about the same price as a quality filter you might screw on the front of it? Keith puts this cheap and cheerful lens through its paces, and likes what he sees.

Light Lens Lab 35mm f/1.4 Double Aspheric: Long-term review

M-Mount Richard Clompus -
The Light Lens Lab 35mm f/1.4 Double Aspheric is a modern-day homage to a classic Leica Summilux. The author provides us with his assessment of this much more affordable version.
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