Cheap & great: New TT Artisan 35/1.4 for APS-C (Review – part 2)

The last weekend I've been busy taking pictures with my new TT Artisan 35/1.4 to continue my review of this lens. Read part 1 hereSee also my video review on youtube I also thought it would be interesting to compare its performance to a true classic lens of (roughly) the same specifications – the Olympus...

Fuji X: 16 vs. 24 megapixels, with a vintage lens :)

Fuji's X system cameras so far come in two flavors, either with a 16 MP or a 24 MP sensor. Most of them, bar the entry models, feature Fuji's exclusive X-Trans sensor with its unique characteristics. Given that nothing loses more value than an aging computer, you can pick up the oldest Fuji bodies for...

Olympus PEN Zuiko lenses for Fuji: Part 2 – The 38/1.8

The 38/1.8 is the classic standard lens of the Olympus PEN system of the 1960s, the golden link between wide-angle and telephoto lenses, with a fast f/1.8 aperture and nice characterful yet still high-quality optics, all packed in a very small and lightweight package. This is part 2 of a series of 3 blog posts...

Olympus PEN Zuiko lenses for Fuji: Part 1 – Introduction

The Olympus PEN system always was something of an underdog, an exquisite outsider to the world of SLR cameras. Hyper elegantly styled, and also very elegantly engineered, this system was launched in 1964, and already discontinued in 1971 – to make way for the more famous OM system. This is part 1 of a series...