You might have heard about Praktica, a brand from the East German state-owned company Pentacon that created some popular lenses…
Apollo NASA Hasselblad space images – restoring colors
NASA offers a great collection of their space images from the Apollo mission as public domain. If you start browsing…
Pentax Optio S – 15 year old camera review
Do you still own your first digital camera? My original Pentax Optio S from 2003 refuses to quit working after…
Computar 25mm F1.3 lens – swirly bokeh for M4/3
Looking for swirly bokeh on your M4/3 camera preferably at low-cost? So far you have been out of luck with…
Asahi SMC Takumar 3.5/28 review – great colors at low cost!
Good, vintage wide-angle lenses are hard to find, so let’s take a look at this little Japanese jewel. The Asahi…
Pentacon 4/200 lens review – nice telephoto for 40$
Are you looking for a nice 200mm telephoto lens that doesn’t break the bank? Take a look at this vintage…
Create nice C64 SID stereo effect with JSIDPlay2
Remember the old 8-bit Commodore 64 soundtracks and its SID sound chip? Now you can listen to them in stereo,…
Shooting the moon with a 60$ lens combo
Shooting the moon on a budget for photo and video? Let me show you how far we can get with…
Fuji Pro 400H film review & light leaks
Another modern film to review, this time the Fuji Pro 400H for 35mm cameras. Seeing is believing, so check out…
Jupiter-8 2/50 Soviet lens review – Russian roulette?
Another vintage Soviet lens to review, this time the Jupiter-8 F2 50mm with the Leica M/L39 screw mount. Seeing is…