My Anamorphic Lenses | Adapters | Solutions

My Anamorphic Lenses | Adapters | Solutions

Over the last few years I’ve been lucky enough to own and review quite a few anamorphic lenses and adapters. I’m often asked which one I would recommend, but everyone has different needs, so instead of pointing people at half a dozen different posts, I decided to put together a post that includes all the…

Using M42 lenses on PL cameras | Comparability List

Using M42 lenses on PL cameras | Comparability List

  Once in awhile, I get asked about vintage lenses adaptable to PL mount cameras like Red Epic or Blackmagic URSA Mini (which can be bought with a native PL mount). Unfortunately, the options are limited to Arri Standard/Bayonet and LOMO OCT18 mount lenses with not much else to choose from, at least not without…

Creating “Selective Focus” & “Miniature” effect | TITL Adapter Review

Creating “Selective Focus” & “Miniature” effect | TITL Adapter Review

Over the last few years I’ve been testing and reviewing all sorts of vintage lenses, rarely touching on a subject of adapters. Eventually I will do an in-depth post about all the adapters I use for vintage lenses, but this time I want to take a closer look at a very unusual adapter, which in…

SONY LA-EA2 ADAPTER REVIEW | Using A-mount lenses on NEX Cameras

SONY LA-EA2 ADAPTER REVIEW | Using A-mount lenses on NEX Cameras

As I said in the video, I really wanted a more sophisticated auto-focusing on my Sony NEX cameras and in theory Sony LA-EA2 adapter was suppose to give this feature by adding phase detection auto-focusing to my 5N and FS100, which is much more sophisticated auto-focusing system than standard contrast-detection auto-focusing on my 5N and…