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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Olympus PEN E-P7 Pros: Size, stabilization, yield, operating speed, immediacy Cons: No viewfinder, compatibility problems between ORF files and old versions of photoshop, had tropicalized, WB to be set manually, obviously it is out of production Opinion: I had the curiosity towards the micro four thirds for some time and I satisfied it with this car, bought by chance at the end of 2022. And I do not regret it, with this object you can photograph without anyone noticing it in unthinkable conditions with a full frame. I really like the touch screen and the ability to focus and shoot with a touch, I like the quick menu, I like the fact that the camera just turned on is immediately ready: or at least activate faster than a mirrorless full frame. the AF is quite good even in critical conditions, but above all it is the stabilization that is exceptional, which allows you to "squeeze" a good image quality from such a small format. Contrary to what I read, the white balance is certainly better set manually: automatically it tends to do a little what it wants. Unfortunately at Olympus, unlike other Houses, they have decided that the ORF, or the native Raw, of the machines made from 2018/2019 onwards do not have to have the same compatibility with the old editions of photoshop. Not bad, sooner or later I will equip myself with Lightroom. I conclude by saying that on sunny days the absence of a separate viewfinder as on the Pen-F feels, especially if you wear sunglasses with polarized lenses. Obviously this gem is also out of production and it's a shame: all the other remaining models, not just Olympus, are less compact and light. sent on August 25, 2023 |
 | Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 15mm f/1.7 ASPH Pros: Size, yield, brightness Cons: Hood that can detach, the diaphragm ring does not work on Olympus bodies Opinion: Small big all-rounder lens. It is bright but fits in the palm of a hand, its metal frame conveys a feeling of solidity that does not clash in an environment, like that of the Micro 4/3, where everything is often plastic. It resembles in weight and size the old screw-pitch lenses of the rangefinder machines of the good times. Being a lover of the 35 mm focal length on the full frame I find this lens a valid collaborator when it comes to reporting. It never disappoints, the yield is excellent and holds up well to the backlight. In black and white he returns old-fashioned images that at least partially compensate for the nostalgia for the times of the film, when the Neopans were pulled to the throes chasing the dream of freehand nights. Between us, Leica and Panasonic have come up with a little object capable of teasing the fetishism for equipment that dwells in many of us. Recommended more than any zoom. Mounted on the Pen-F or Epl-7 it is really in place. sent on July 20, 2023 |
 | Sony FE 40mm f/2.5 G Pros: Lightweight, compact, great optical quality Cons: Only 3.5, absurdly too much depth of field Opinion: Taken to have an optics to always keep attached to the camera body, it does not disappoint if you are looking for quality and reduced size. Someone can not get used to a focal length that is halfway between normal and 35mm, I find it very comfortable and suitable for many uses. It always performs well, even at maximum openings. If he really has to find a defect is that, at least in my opinion, to have so much depth of field. But it is a strictly personal opinion, mind you. I read that it is considered optically superior to the 35 2.8, in reality it is also an excellent walking lens, light and very comfortable, in reality I do not think we can make comparisons because we are talking about two different focal lengths. Definitely recommended, but its real field of action is reportage before any other. sent on December 20, 2022 |
 | Nikon Df Pros: Goes with every conceivable Nikon lens, relatively compact and lightweight, old-fashioned feel, bright viewfinder, aesthetics Cons: Sensor not very dense, AF not very responsive, you could mount a focus slide with broken image to improve the focus in manual, cost Opinion: A real whim to have fun with the old optics: having several AI and pre-AI with the Df I was able to put back into service a series of lenses that had been languishing in the closet for about ten years. It's a 2013 machine and you could have already mounted the '24 sensor of the D600, but Nikon preferred to mount one from '16 perhaps not to infuriate the performance of the older Nikkor ... some of which hold up very well even with sensors denser than that of the Df. The viewfinder is bright and allows a rather easy manual focus, I share the opinion of someone according to which a broken image slide would have made things easier, or at least would have really brought us back to the glory days of Nikon film, who knows. When using a pre-AI lens, the iris must be set twice: on the lens and on the front ring. You soon get used to using old-fashioned controls such as exposure compensation or using the switch, made in imitation of the old-fashioned shutter block, with one finger. Curiously he feels less the micro-bump of the older sisters, but perhaps it is just a feeling due to the smaller format of the images. Lighter and less bulky than its sisters, especially when using lenses such as the pancake 50 1.8 or the 45 2.8, it lets itself be taken for a walk without weighing on the neck. Contrary to what many claim, the ergonomics of this machine is more than acceptable. I talked about the slow and not very functional AF with low light, but in the end you do not take such a machine to use it with modern lenses, although it is possible to mount even the most recent ones. Ultimately a nice and fun machine, perhaps an updated version with a '24 sensor and a lower price could have ensured a future for this model, which however remained in the catalog for a long time. Today Nikon wanted to retrace the same road (chasing Fuji on its own ground, that of APS with old-style aesthetics) with the Z fc, we will see if there will be the courage to make it an Fx. sent on December 16, 2021 |
 | Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD Pros: Brightness, effectiveness of stabilization, functionality, anti-glare treatment Cons: Weight, soft yield, hood Opinion: This lens has always intrigued me: there are not many fixed ones equipped with stabilization for the Nikon F system. A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to try a particularly unsuccessful specimen full of chromatic aberration and focusing problems. What I ended up buying is pretty good, despite having to fiddle a bit about the internal AF adjustment on the D750 and D800. Solved that, I find myself in my hands a lens that feels very comfortable in reportage, as it happened to me in these days having forgotten it on the machine I use for services. The stabilization really works, with a little attention you can shoot at a fifteenth of a second without losing too much sharpness. But above all the stabilization allows you to shoot by lifting the camera up and framing in live-view: who knows why the photos I take like this with the Nikon 35 1.8 are almost always blurred, while with the Tamron there are no problems. It holds up well against the light, little chromatic aberration especially at the most open diaphragms. Of course they just stopped producing it. sent on August 31, 2021 |
 | Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.8 G Pros: Bright, not too heavy Cons: From 36 mpx it begins to show the rope decisively, strong chromatic aberration at full aperture, soft edges to the most open diaphragms Opinion: I was thrilled with it until I loved it on the D3x or D750. I'm trying it these days on the D800 and there many limitations of this optics have emerged: at full aperture it is very subject to chromatic aberration (like almost all the lenses in the world), it becomes decidedly soft and - who knows why - sometimes bicks with the AF of the D800 itself. Up to 5.6 it remains soft at the edges, then luckily it corrects itself and becomes much more even. Maybe I'm finding trivial things that also apply to other Nikon lenses, but really its ideal size seems to be that of 24 mpx, where you notice less the differences center-edges to the more open apertures. In any case, it does its job and remains a valid complement to SLR cameras with less definition. sent on August 02, 2021 |
 | Sony FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Sonnar T* Pros: Very compact, light, great optical yield, excellent flare resistance Cons: Only 2.8, strange but effective lampshon Opinion: I have the 35 1.8, very good but heavy to take for a walk. Seeing for sale (used) the 35 2.8 I got curious and took it, obtaining a great satisfaction. When traveling and you want to be light this 35 is unbeatable and makes the A7r3 almost a compact one. No problem of optical yield, the images are always of excellent quality. Could it have been brighter? Perhaps, but in the end it is also fine: to photograph at night or at dusk there are other optics much more suitable. Highly recommended. sent on July 03, 2021 |
 | Nikon AF 50mm f/1.8 D Pros: Lightness, optical quality, cost Cons: Noisy AF, as on all D's you have to be careful how you hold it so as not to block the focus Opinion: Bought a few years ago at a ridiculous price, so far I have used it more to try focus or little else. After accompanying me on a trip these days it turned out to be a respectable lens, even given the ergonomic limitations due to the focus system, it is absolutely easy to unintentionally lock the front ring. Apart from that, weight and optical quality make it a very good travel companion when you want to stay light without making compromises. Highly recommended, it is found around at almost symbolic prices. It would be said that all in all they could have kept it in production a few years longer, as nikon did with optics other D optics that remained in the catalog until not so long ago. sent on June 28, 2021 |
 | Nikon AF-S 50mm f/1.8 G Special Edition Pros: Classic and elegant appearance, optical yield, lightness, silence, cost Cons: Depth of field scale only hinted at for aesthetic reasons, ghost images in the far-pushed backlight Opinion: One of my favorite lenses, wanted and searched. It was born with the Df, but its quality allows you to work with much more defined sensors. Extended tonal range, gives a little purple chromatic aberration to the more open diaphragms. In the backlight it tends, depending on the angle, to produce very marked ghost images. Highly recommended for those who want a normal on their Nikon without spending an exaggeration, a real handyman who does not displease. sent on May 18, 2021 |
 | Nikon AF-S 58mm f/1.4 G Pros: Optical yield, weight, versatility Cons: Important frame despite lens size, cost, lasco lampshid Opinion: Perhaps I was lucky: the specimen in my possession has no problems with focus or consistency of yield with both the D3x and the D750. Usually the optics so bright are fine especially to make portraits, instead with fifty-eight I made different landscapes with some satisfaction. It was a impulse purchase, but it convinced me right away. As much as I am a short optics adept, I feel very good with the narrowest angle of field of this lens. One curious thing is that in the backlight it overexposes, unlike all the others. On the contrary, I very rarely have to make exposure compensation. I really like the somewhat pastel colors that he returns, contrary to what I read is not even too ply of details. It is very versatile: if you want to make portraits at full opening you do it, if you want to make landscape with much more closed diaphragms he does not say no and adapts. One of those goals to keep always attached to the REFLEX, too bad that even used has its cost: but it is certainly worth the expense. Update 31 May 2021: at full opening it sometimes becomes a bit inaccurate as a focus, even with good AF modules such as that of the D3x and the D750. At that point, button on the left, you turn off the autofocus, and proceed with manual focus. Another thing this lens continues to amaze me for is the three-dimensionality of the images, one of its most beautiful features. sent on March 24, 2021 |
 | Nikon 45mm f/2.8 P Pros: Size, optical yield, CPU, low weight Cons: Ugly but very compact and functional light screen Opinion: A lens that comes out in 2001 together with the FM3a, the last manual (or almost) film reflex. The usual Ken Rockwell talks about it very badly calling it a collectible object more than a serious goal, but I suspect he does it for his own preconceptions. The truth is that it is an extremely compact good-level lens, worthy of the Nikkor pancake strand, including the 45 2.8 GN and the 50 1.8 AIs of 1980. Being already equipped with CPU, the 45P does not need to be included in the appropriate archive in the reflex menu. Maybe the focus ring is a bit thin, but you get into the habit right away as long as you don't want to take pictures with ski gloves. It is well contrasted and defined, spherical aberration disappears from f4 onwards. The irrelevant weight allows you to lighten the REFLEX without sacrificing quality. Of many optics of the past, this one deserves to return to production for fans of manual focus. sent on January 20, 2021 |
 | Nikon 55mm f/2.8 AF Micro Pros: Lightness, optical yield, versatility, contrast and center-angle uniformity Cons: Fragile plastic frame, AF sometimes critical Opinion: Bought on impulse a couple of years ago based on the excellent results obtained with the manual version of the seventies. The design is curious and a little out of the Nikon tradition, evidently it must have convinced little of its creators since it remained in production for a couple of years between 1987 and 1989. The specimen in my possession has a crack in the ring that allows the transition from MF to AF, fortunately this does not affect functionality. Just like his manual "uncle" of 1977, the 55 is an optics that can be used both to go around doing some reportage as to do macros and shoot close subjects. Sometimes it has uncertainties of focus when the distance is very small, a defect that is attenuated by switching from the D600 to the D3x (the latter has the advantage of being able to open and close the diaphragm to control the depth of field in Live View, but it is another story and still a nice advantage ...). In essence, a multi-purpose lens in the best Nikon tradition. sent on December 30, 2020 |
 | Nikon D600 Pros: All in all light, good AF, excellent autonomy, very complete in functions Cons: No stabilization, a bit large, AF points concentrated in the central area of the viewfinder, widely exceeded live-view, fixed screen Opinion: Compared to today's mirrorless it looks like a construction tool. Yet it convinced me to make the leap two years ago towards the FF thanks to an occasion that could not be said no. It had the classic veneer sensor, but it was replaced for free with that of the D610. If you exclude a cleaning last year, I must say that he accompanied me for over eight thousand shots without problems. Above all, it allowed me to put back into service some manual optics of the good times That I have kept in the closet since I stopped working on film. Very easy to use, she feels comfortable with long canvases from other brands. It produces light and very workable files, has few pretensions regarding the speed of the board, if necessary you can use two. I don't regret buying despite being a supporter of Sony mirrorless, each of the machines I have in the park plays a precise role. All in all, it could still remain in the catalog to intercept those photographers who want a simple but complete REFLEX, adequate performance and with an endless optical fleet. sent on November 29, 2020 |
 | Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Pros: Really efficient autofocus, old style diaphragms' diaphragms, great yield, reasonable footprint to be a Sigma Cons: It's expensive. Opinion: I went around the store yesterday. I really like the all-metal construction and the Eighties look. As the 45 2.8 has the metal lampshade, to be a Sigma is not the usual hyper-heavy stove tube. Excellent and uniform made even to the most open diaphragms, but with a medium canvas like this is obvious. But where I was most surprised is in the efficiency of the autofocus, which makes it suitable to follow moving subjects and therefore to sports photography despite the more argue that an 85 should be used mainly for portraiture. I think that Sigma has received a portion of criticism that the objectives should be more compact and transportable, so after 45 (a very particular view) here is this medium canvas that takes us back to an era when a fixed one did not necessarily have to be a stove pipe. Recommended, unfortunately it is absolutely not given away: a few hundred euros less would certainly have favored success. sent on September 26, 2020 |
 | Voigtlander E 35 mm f/1.4 Nokton Pros: Compact, old-school, personality-like Cons: Focus a little harsh, likely spherical aberration Opinion: Another return to the past with this lens made in the mail for a slow and thoughtful photograph. Its brightness allows it a plasticity in the PDC that other optics do not have. Beautiful engraved in the center, at the edges sometimes gives the impression of presenting a perceptible spherical aberration. An old-fashioned optics, so to put it, in this too. For the rest, reduced footprints, being all manual helps the battery life, sometimes disturbs a little the little fluidity of the focus ring, but it can be a defect of my specimen. To be carried around when you go out to photograph calmly meditating on the shot, it is also good to make landscape despite the mentioned defect of the edges a little soft. sent on August 20, 2020 |
 | Samyang 50mm T1.5 AS UMC Pros: Good resistance to flare, good overall yield, particular optics Cons: Heavy and heavy, lampshade with attack a bit like this Opinion: A particular perspective that intrigued me: what effect does it trigger with a lens that was born for other uses? In fact, removed the strangeness of the indication of the opening values of the diaphragm on the sides of the barrel instead of on the back, and the wordT instead of F, we are faced with a classic 50 manual a little oversized. The yield changes a lot depending on the opening of the diaphragm: at 1.5 it is good only in the center with a good percentage of coma at the edges, but just close it a little and it becomes very homogeneous. There is a bit of distortion and the yield is old-fashioned, slightly soft even if the colors are quite saturated. Very funny and recommended for a photograph without hurry. sent on December 18, 2019 |
 | Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE Pros: Compactness, weight, optical yield Cons: It's ugly Opinion: Tried almost by chance long ago, I must say that it represents an improvement over previous products of Samyang. Good yield, very correct, effective AF. Recommended for those who want a fixed non-manual angle, it has the great advantage of weighing little and not taking up space, which causes a place in the bag to always go out there. Its real territory is street photography without disdaining that of interiors. The minimum focus distance, however, seems to me to be greater than the twenty-five centimeters declared. sent on November 09, 2019 |
 | Sigma 45mm f/2.8 DG DN C Pros: Compact, manual diaphragms diaphragms dial, manual AF selector, weight Cons: Price, only 2.8, spherical aberration even to the most closed diaphragms, impression of constant softness Opinion: I had the chance to take a ride with my A7 II. The manual diaphragms ring (which can still be set automatically with machine adjustment) is a nice throw back to the past and speeds up use. For me a welcome return to the old days of film. The yield seems to me discreet, purple chromatic aberration absent even if in some cases you feel the green one. Seemingly a little soft, however it returns a certain feeling of plasticity. Perhaps a brighter thread could do it... July 2020 update - I finally bought it. I must say that some aspects of this lens at the time had escaped me, starting with the behavior to the most open diaphragms: the blurry becomes evanescent and gives a flou effect as in the images of the old boxes of chocolates. To the most closed diaphragms this effect disappears. Overall, this objective appears a little softer than the competition, but it may be an initial impression. August 2020 Update - The impression remains of a softness to all diaphragm openings, accompanied by a certain spherical aberration that makes you feel that there is always something wrong at the edges of the frame. And yet, somehow that I can't explain, this glass is forgiven. sent on September 04, 2019 |
 | Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Pros: Optical yield, brightness, focus Cons: Weight and size Opinion: I went around the store. Beautiful as yield and speed of focus, but it's as big as in 135 of the good times. I think you could do better in terms of compactness, especially if the lens in question has to be mounted on an ML. Even in the past there were optics of this brightness, yet their size was much more acceptable. sent on June 24, 2019 |
 | Samyang FE 35mm f/2.8 AF Pros: Af fairly precise, compactness, lightness, optical quality Cons: It gives the impression to expire a bit ' to infinity Opinion: Very light, optical quality better than expectations, transforms the A7II into a compact. It holds the backlight discreetly and has a good yield especially in the closer shots, even if it does not have a very relative optical correction. Yet it gives the feeling of kneading the subjects away even in RAW, but maybe it's just my impression. A pancake I could. sent on May 16, 2019 |
 | Sony FE 50mm f/1.8 Pros: Cost, weight, resistance to flare Cons: Autofocus not always reliable Opinion: A fifty that does its job, though not with due speed. Good optically, resists backlighting without making too many stories. Above all it is light, which does not hurt when you have to hike with the shoulder machine. Advised to those who are not in a hurry and can take all the time: otherwise in certain circumstances it is better to give up the AF and go in manual. sent on May 02, 2019 |
 | 7artisans 25mm f/1.8 Pros: Well built, economical, old-fashioned optics, sharpness Cons: Focus sometimes problematic, focus ring too soft that sometimes can move by ruining the photo Opinion: It was a little bit that this lens intrigued me: the reviews on the Internet were enthusiastic or catastrophic without any middle ground, someone talked about the lens sent back to the sender. And so I found an opportunity that I did not let slip. I'm used to the time of film to the whole manual management, so the 7Artisans was a nice return to the past: Focus in aperture open, close the diaphragm, shots. But you have to be very careful: by closing the aperture ring you can move that of the focus with great ease. With a little attention this optics reveals its qualities and shows a good incision with the most closed apersions. Being a lens produced with various attacks does not have a real infinity but requires caution even in the focus of the most distant subjects. sent on September 23, 2018 |
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