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Krav Maga in Action with the Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8 lens on a Sony a6400/a6100...
Emrich Lichtenfeld, inventor of the self-defence system Krav Maga (Hebrew for “contact combat”), was born in Budapest in 1910 into a Hungarian Jewish family, and grew up in Bratislava (Slovakia)....
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TOP 10 Tips: Gregor’s Macro Photos, Extension Tubes & Reverse Lenses
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Olympia Sonnar Carl Zeiss 180mm f2.8 lens Made in West- vs East-Germany,...
Abstract In this article about two classic lenses I will address the following: After World War II, Zeiss was separated into two co-existing corporate entities for over 40 years: Zeiss in US-dominated...
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Lens Design Evolution: Gauss, Double Gauss, Planar, Biotar and Biometar
The Double Gauss lens, the origin of the Planar, Biotar and Biometar lens designs Already during his lifetime, Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 – 1855, born in Braunschweig, Germany, many years later home of...
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Swirly Bokeh? The legendary Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2 vs. the Russian copy Helios...
Article abstract How does this well-preserved copy of the legendary Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f2 lens made in 1953 compare with a Russian Helios 44M-4 58mm f2 lens in MINT condition made in 1990?...
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Classic cars shots with Zeiss Biotar and Helios-44 58mm f2 lenses on Sony...
How does the Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2 lens made in 1953 and its Russian copy Helios 44M-4 made in 1990 perform when adapted to a Sony a7ii camera with full-frame sensor and especially a Sony a6100...
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Incredible India and the legendary Nikkor 105mm f2.5 lens
All photos were shot in and around the Kabini River Lodge in Karnataka, India in January 2019 with the over-35-year-old legendary vintage prime lens Nikkor Ai-S 105mm f2.5 and the modern Sony FE 24-240...
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More than Swirly Bokeh: Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2 lens adapted to a Sony a6100...
The legendary Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f2 lens made in 1953 adapted to a Sony a6100 digital APS-C camera made in 2021 (klick on photo to enlarge) In my opinion, the following photos quite nicely...
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Giant Sunflower, Olympia Sonnar 180mm f2.8 and Zeiss Mutar 2 tele-converter
The photos in the gallery were shot from this giant 3m Sunflower, guarded by a boxer dog, south of Munich, Germany (klick on photo to enlarge) The Giant Sunflower was shot with the legendary Carl Zeiss...
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Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the beautiful Bokeh with Classic Zeiss...
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous novel by English writer Jerome K. Jerome, about three friends embarking on a boat ride on the Thames from Kingston to...
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Octoberfest night images with Viltrox 85mm f1.8 lens on Sony a6000 APS-C camera
Sitting in an Oktoberfest 2019 beer tent in Munich when it’s raining at night? Octoberfest night images with Viltrox 85mm f1.8 lens on Sony a6000 APS-C camera Let’s get out of the tent for 30 minutes...
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100+ Years of Zeiss lens history shot in a 100+ Years old German General Store
From left to right: Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f2, Zeiss Distagon 40mm f2 , Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8 and Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f2.8. In addition, a Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f1.7 was used...
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Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2 lens on travel in Portugal
Potrait shot with the Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2 classic lens in Nazaré, Portugal, the surf location with the highest waves of the world. This lens was made in 1953 and is adapted to a Sony a7ii mirrorless...
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Zeiss Batis Distagon 40mm vs. Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm — how much...
How much better is the modern Zeiss Batis Distagon 40mm f2 CF lens made in 2021 than the classic Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f2.8 lens made in 1970 on the Sony a7ii full frame and Sony a6100 APS-C...
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heidifoto in Munich and their reliable classic camera and lens rating system...
Article preview; the full article will be published around March 2023. Simon Forster from the Classic Lenses Podcast and I visited Thomas Fladung, the owner and manager of the 74-year-old heidi-foto...
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Fun facts about the Internet traffic on this website
You’ll learn why so many visitors of this website come from the small town of Coffeyville in Kansas, USA, and that the largest age group of visitors is quite young. My intention of starting this...
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Bad bokeh? Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 lens bokeh review shooting classic cars
The Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 lens is supposed to have a busy bokeh (also named nervous bokeh) and an onion ring bokeh. Let’s take a closer look at the bokeh quality of this Tamron lens… Most of the shots...
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Good bokeh! Viltrox 13mm f1.4 “Little Bastard” lens bokeh review
The Viltrox 13mm f1.4 is a much-hyped APS-C lens for the Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount and Nikon Z-mount. It is an ideal lens for video shooting and YouTube vlogging due to its virtually zero distortion,...
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Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2 lens vs. Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 at 58mm shooting a German...
Does the 70-year-old Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2 full-frame lens on the a7ii outperform the Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 APS-C lens at a comparable focus lenghth? The ingredients for this photography article are: A...
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Legendary Zeiss Biotar Lens in Indie Film: Why We Ditched Modern Tech for a...
Click on the image to watch the teaser for our indie short film ‘VENDING MACHINE REPAIRMEN’ Abstract of this article: I’ll elaborate on our decision to employ a 70-year-old Zeiss Biotar lens for...
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