An archived listing of images and reviews of vintage and legacy camera lenses, a look at what's missing from your camera bag, by ImagingPixel.
Features
- A Trio Of 40mm AF / MF Pancake Primes - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Konica Hexanon AR 40mm F1.8, SMC Pentax-M 40mm F2.8, and Canon EF 40mm F2.8 STM pancake primes.
- Three MF Primes For Digital SLR Cameras - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Yashica ML 28mm F2.8, Minolta MD 45mm F2, and Zuiko OM 50mm F3.5 Macro as primes for digital SLRs.
- Three Olympus Pen F/FT Manual Focus Primes - Retro Lens Review: A look back at Olympus Pen F/FT's 38mm F1.8, 100mm F3.5, and 150mm F4 MF lenses on a Micro 4/3 digital camera.
Canon
- Canon EF 35-70mm 1:3.5~4.5 A, An AF Only Zoom - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Canon EF 35-70mm 1:3.5~4.5 A, a standard autofocus-only zoom lens for Canon EF-mount cameras.
- Canon EF 40mm 1:2.8 STM, A Pancake Prime - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the 2012 Canon EF 40mm 1.2:8 STM, Canon's pancake prime, as mounted on a 2003 Canon EOS 300D.
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5~5.6 II, The Kit Lens - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Canon EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5~5.6 II, a lens made available only with Canon digital SLR camera kits.
Hanimex
- Hanimex 135mm 1:2.8 MC Macro, Twin-Focus Ring - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Hanimex 135mm 1:2.8 MC Macro, an underrated and undervalued medium telephoto lens with a twin focus ring.
Industar
- Industar 69 28mm 1:2.8 M39 LTM, A Half-Frame Lens - Retro Lens Review: Adapting a vintage half-frame M39 LTM lens, the Industar 69 28mm 1:2.8 lens to a 2x crop sensor mirrorless digital camera.
- Industar 69 28mm 1:2.8 + An Olympus Attachment Lens - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Industar 69 28mm 1:2.8 M39 LTM lens mounted with an Olympus Attachment Lens F=130cm.
Lumix
- Lumix G 14mm 1:2.5 Asph., World's Lightest - Lens Review: A retro look at the sharp and sure Lumix G 14mm 1:2.5 Asph., a lightweight wide-angle for Micro 4/3 digital cameras.
Minolta
- Minolta MC Celtic 135mm 1:2.8, Stellar Images - Retro Lens Review: Stellar images with the Minolta MC Celtic 135mm 1:3.5, a lower-cost alternative lens choice from Minolta.
- Minolta MD Zoom 28-85mm F3.5~4.5, Worth The Keep - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Minolta MD Zoom 28-85mm F3.5~4.5, a super quality standard zoom lens worth the keep..
Nikon
- Nikon AF-Nikkor 28-80mm 1:3.5~5.6 D, Most Affordable - Retro Lens Review: A look back at a very affordable standard zoom lens from Nikon DSLRs, the 1995 Nikon AF Nikkor 28-80mm.
- Nikon AF-Nikkor 35-70mm 1:3.3~4.5N, The Kit Lens - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Nikon AF-Nikkor 35-70mm 1:3.3~4.5N, the standard zoom kit lens for Nikon digital SLR cameras.
- Nikon AF-Nikkor 50mm 1.4 D, A Fast Standard Prime - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Nikon AF-Nikkor 50mm 1.4D, a favorite and highly recommended ultra-fast standard prime.
- Nikon Ai Micro-Nikkor 55mm 1:3.5, One Of The Sharpest - Retro Lens Review: The Nikon Ai Micro-Nikkor 55mm 1:3.5, a lens with an excellent reputation for image quality, sharpness, and flat-field qualities.
- Nikon Nikkor Ai-S 85mm 1:2, Extremely Well-Made - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the compact and extremely well-made Nikon Ai-S Nikkor 85mm F2, an excellent first-choice telephoto lens.
- Nikon Series E 35mm 1:2.5, On A Body Change - Retro Lens Review: Doing a body switch with the Nikon Series E 35mm 1:2.5 mounted on a Canon EOS digital SLR camera.
Olympus
- Zuiko OM Auto-W 21mm 1:3.5, An OM-System Ultrawide - Retro Lens Review: A look back in analog and digital at the ultra-wide-angle Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-W 21mm F3.5.
- S.Zuiko OM MC 35-70mm 1:4, The Standard Zoom - Retro Lens Review; A look back at the Olympus OM S.Zuiko Auto-Zoom 75-150mm F4, a standard zoom, on a mirrorless Micro 4/3 digital camera.
- Zuiko OM Auto-Zoom 75-150mm 1:4, A Two-Touch Parfocal - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Zuiko OM Auto-Zoom 75-150mm F4, an excellent two-touch parfocal tele zoom..
Pentax
- SMC-Pentax-DA 18-55mm 1:3.5~56 AL, The Kit Lens - Retro Lens Review: Image making with an SMC-Pentax-DA 13.5~56 18-55mm AL (2008), the kit lens for APS-C Pentax DSLR cameras.
- SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm 1:4, A Fixed Aperture Zoom - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the manual focus SMC Pentax-A Zoom 35-70mm 1:4, the 35-70mm zoom lens from Pentax with a fixed aperture.
- SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:2, Compact, Lightweight, and Handy - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the lightweight manual focus SMC Pentax prime with images shot on a 10MP CCD sensor.
- SMC Pentax-A 28mm 1:2.8, The Perfect Start - Retro Lens Review: Going for the perfect start, a vintage wide-angle manual focus prime, on a vintage CCD digital SLR camera.
- SMC Pentax 50mm 1:1.4, A Pentax K-Mount Iteration - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the SMC Pentax 50mm 1:1.4, from the first iteration of Pentax K-mount series lenses.
- Takumar-A 28mm 1:2.8, A Non-SMC Pentax Prime - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the non-SMC wide-angle prime from Pentax, sharp and sure on a 10MP CCD Pentax DSLR camera.
Pentacon
- Pentacon Auto MC 50mm 1:1.8, First Impression - Legacy Lens Review: A look back at the Pentacon Auto MC 50mm 1:1.8 prime for color and close-ups, and soap bubble bokeh.
Sigma
- Sigma Asph. IF Zoom 28-105mm 1:3.8~5.6 UC-III - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the 1999 Sigma Asph. IF Zoom 28-105mm 1:3.8~5.6 UC-III, with images captured on a 10MP CCD Pentax K-m.
- Sigma Mini-Wide 28mm 1:2.8, Acknowledged For Sharpness - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Sigma-Mini Wide 28mm F2.8 prime, a retrofocus close-focus wide-angle lens acknowledged for its sharpness.
- Sigma Zoom-Gamma 21-35mm F3.5~4, Wide-Angle Zoom - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Sigma Zoom-Gamma 21-35mm F3.5~4, the world's first wide-angle zoom lens.
Tamron
- Tamron SP 90mm 1:2.5 Adaptall-2 Macro, A Cult Classic - Retro Lens Review: A look back at a cult classic, the Tamron SP 90mm 1:2.5 Adaptall-2 Macro, with images shot on a 10MP CCD Nikon D200.
- Tamron SP 90mm 1:2.5 Adaptall-2 Macro, Sharp And Sure - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 90mm 52BB 1:2.5 Macro, acknowledged as being extremely sharp and easy to handle.
- Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 28-80mm F3.5-4.2, Par Excellence - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the MF Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 28-80mm f/3.5-4.2 (27A) zoom lens on a mirrorless digital camera.
- Tamron Adaptall-2 70-210mm 1:4~5.6, Close-Focus - Retro Lens Review: A look back at the Tamron Adaptall-2 70-210mm 1:4~5.6 with images from a Micro 4/3 mirrorless digital ILC.
Zonlai
- Zonlai Discover 25mm 1:1.8, A Nifty-Fifty Equivalent - Lens Review, image making with a manual focus Zonlai Discover 28mm 1:1.8, a nifty-fifty equivalent on a Micro 4/3 digital camera.
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