video field test

What's the rarest lens you've ever seen? This wide-aperture telephoto has built-in filters and quite a history.

Olympus’s classic OM-mount Zuiko lenses hold a special place near and dear to the hearts of many photographers. The combination of excellent build quality, compact size and sharp, clear optics make a powerful piece of equipment. It should come as no surprise, then, that these Olympus primes also find their way onto the cameras of

This 250mm reflex lens is barely larger than a 50mm. See the unique looks a refractive lens can create.

We’ve performed video field tests on 50mm lenses before, but we’ve never featured one quite like this. With more light-transmitting capability than the human eye, this incredible lens was most likely created as more of a tech demo than anything truly intended for everyday use. Approximately 20,000 of these were made in the 1960’s and

Take a look at how this classic prime lens renders nature scenes in 4K from the forests of North Carolina.

When adapting vintage lenses to modern-day cameras, a shooter is usually looking for something they can’t easily achieve in a modern lens. Sometimes that’s a certain bokeh character or a classic softness to details. Other times, the shooter is trying to get to a certain aperture or focal length while staying within a certain price

Take a look through this supremely affordable, easy-to-operate precursor to today's modern nifty fifty lenses.

That’s right, it’s time for another video field test. This lens is a bit different, though. This lens holds a secret inside. This collapsible model of the Leica Summicron 5cm (or 50mm if you’re keeping track) was produced between 1953-1960. It’s a compact M-mount marvel, with a smoothly-traveling focus ring that travels with the gentle

The Olympus Zuiko 35mm f/2 is a fully manual lens made for their own OM-mount film cameras. By viewer request, we’ve now included an Olympus lens as the next entry in our legacy lens video project where we take vintage lenses that are often much more affordable than the newest models and see what they

The Helios lenses have almost become the stuff of legends when it comes to unique looks on a budget. These Russian-made classics were originally included with Zenit cameras, with an M42 screw mount. They’ve become a sort of widely-known secret weapon in the independent cinematography and video communities due to their recognizable ‘swirly’ bokeh effect,