Petri 50mm f2. Is this old budget lens better than the swirly Helios 44-2?

Pentax DA 50mm f1.8. User reviews are so good I just had to test this "great value nifty fifty"!

TTARTISAN 35mm T2.1. New Cine Lens with a dual bokeh slider – lots of creative options!

PETRI 50mm f1.7. Don’t judge this impressive old lens by its cover!

PETRI 55mm f1.4. Fastest vintage f1.4 lens? Renders like the legendary Pancolar?

Petri + Kuribayashi fast fifties. Fascinating and sometimes amazing vintage lenses.

Smartphone gimbals. A non-geeky guide using the smart Hohem iSteady M7.

What is it really like to use an ultra-fast fifty lens? With the 50mm f0.95 from BRIGHTIN STAR.

CYCLOP 85mm f1.5. The one-eyed swirly bokeh monster lens, reviewed vs. Helios 40.

Takumar 35mm lenses. A guide to these classic vintage lenses, and 35mm f2.3 vs f2 comparison.

SIRUI 85mm f1.4. Look at the sharpness and beautiful bokeh from this new auto-focus portrait lens!

Is photography art? Does it matter? An illustrated history of debates for and against.

Thypoch Eureka 50mm f2. An inspired re-creation of the "Best British lens ever made"

Princes and Paupers: Classic lenses, copies & cheaper alternatives. 90% performance, 10% price.

RE Auto Topcor 58mm f1.4 and f1.8. Legendary vintage lenses reviewed and compared.

TTArtisan 75mm f1.5. A new king of bokeh, reviewed and compared with a Helios 40.

Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4. Is the famous 8 elements lens measurably better than the 7 elements lens?

Mitakon Speedmaster 20mm f0.95 - wide angle and ultra-fast!

Having fun with TTARTISAN’s new compact 250mm reflex mirror lens.

Photography with a f1.5 cine lens. What is it like to use a vintage "art" lens on digital cameras?

Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f1.8 and f2. A review of two great bokeh vintage lenses.

Wow what a lens! Review of a top-rated concave glass classic: Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm f1.8.

Leitz Elmar 5cm f3.5. A legendary vintage lens reviewed on digital cameras.

What makes this camera lens great? Tair 3S, 300mm telephoto Photosniper

Photography with a 500mm mirror lens. What is it like to use? With beautiful & bizarre photos.

Bokeh. A definitive guide to some of the most fascinating effects in photography.

Black and white photography with my favourite editing software - Nik's Silver Efex

BRIGHTIN STAR 35mm f0.95. A good value ultra-fast lens, amazingly sharp wide open (for its speed)!

Summicron-R 50mm f2. How good is this Leica SLR lens and is it worth the money?

Pentax FA 50mm f1.4 Classic. A new lens with classic optics, great bokeh and amazing rainbow flares.

UFO - A short video by Industar 26M 52mm f2.8

Helios 44-2 vs. Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f2. Like father, like son? Which is better?

Lenses that swirl. Photos and lists. Add your own swirly, Petzval and twisted bokeh lenses!

Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.4. Too good, but not good enough?

Trioplan v. TTArtisan 100mm f2.8 triplet lens. Image comparisons and conclusions.

A new bubble bokeh monster! TTArtisan 100mm f2.8 triplet lens.

Takumar 58mm f2 and f2.4 compared. Two of my favorite vintage (Sonnar and Heliar) lenses.

Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 58mm f1.4. A great vintage lens...or not?

The best ND filters for creative photography? K&F CONCEPT’s kit of 4 neutral density filters.

My favourite image processing software in action – the Nik Collection

LENS FLARES. The bad and the beautiful. Why do lenses flare and what lenses are 'best' at flaring?

Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestor 100mm f2.8. A cute little vintage portrait lens that packs a big punch!

TAKUMAR 100mm f2. 1st ever hands-on review of a very rare and special lens!

Art Deco masterpieces. Top 10 most beautiful Art Deco cameras.

Helios 77M-4; Zenitar-M; Helios 44M-7. Love the Helios 44-2? Here are 3 higher-rated lenses to try.

Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f2. A classic 17-bladed vintage lens. But how good is it really?

Ensign Cupid. Maybe not love at first sight, but quite an innovative camera 100 years ago.

Auto Takumar 35mm f2.3. A great vintage lens with unique bokeh and two big surprises

Bokeh of many different vintage primes. Bokeh balls and soap bubbles from "the fence bokeh test".

SANTA CLAUS lenses. Top 5 great vintage lenses I'd like from Santa! What are yours?

BEST WORST vintage lenses. My Top 5 picks! What are yours?

Carl Zeiss Jena 35mm f2.4 Flektogon – a review of this highly rated old lens + compared to Prakticar

Carl Zeiss Jena 35mm f2.4 vs Auto-Takumar 35/2.3 vs Sigma 30/1.4 vs Pentax 35/2.8 Macro. Old vs new!

Circular fisheye photography with 7Artisans 4mm f2.8. Fun, creative and challenging!

Beautiful cameras suggested by YouTube viewers – in response to my selections

The most beautiful cameras ever made. From the earliest box cameras to today.

Adapting projector lenses to digital cameras. Including pros and cons of using projector lenses.

Takumar 55mm lenses. A guide to one of the best - and most eclectic - series of vintage M42 lenses.

TOMIOKA Auto Revuenon 55mm f1.2. Review of a classic, ultra-fast vintage lens.

How a lens distorts light...in 3D...and produces different styles of bokeh highlights