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20 non-Nikon Lenses
I've used other makers glass too!
These non-technical reviews are based on my use of various lenses, on the go, at different locations, in all weathers, whilst earning repro fees for the images made with them... not once did I attach any of these lensws to a camera on a tripod and point it at a test-chart for evaluation!
My work has never been extreme, nor was the equipment put under any real pressure from me, so for reviews based on how many lines per millimetre a certain lens can resolve, there are other web sites catering for people seeking that type of information. The lenses I talk about coped admirably and surprised me frequently with their ability to capture what I had seen. I have to admit that most lenses would have coped extremely well from what I asked of them - the limiting factor being my demands... so perhaps look at the items reviewed here rather as my favourite items from 40 years of active photography.
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Leica 28-35-50mm f/4 Tri-Elmar
A first for Leica is seen as either catching up with the rest of the industry after many years of R&D or an innovation the rest of the industry might have to think twice about. The Tri-Elmar-M lens of 1998 fell into neither of those categories...
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Leitz Telyt 400mm f/6.8
Anyone who has used the Visoflex system knows that it works... but it is the slowest, most awkward and complicated way of shooting subjects than any other system I know of... barring large-format!
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Pentax 67 35mm f/4.5 Fisheye
With a fisheye lens choose your subject with care, apply your creative skills and explore your coverage by seeking different viewing points, different focus points on the lens, and focal points of the subject to draw the viewer’s eye...
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Pentax 67 120mm f/3.5 Soft Focus
When it comes to “soft focus” images romantic notions take over... whether photographing people, landscapes, nature, still-life, nostalgia or glamour, degradation of the image is an interesting effect for an different result...
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I have used so many lenses from various manufacturers over the years that it became impossible to choose just twenty... so I have placed all my favourite Nikon lenses into a separate “20 Nikon Lenses” list. They will be added to this index page gradually and should include...
Canon 35mm Tilt & Shift (FD system).
Canon 85mm (FD system) and 135mm (EOS system) Soft Focus.
Dallmeyer 3B Soft Focus (for whole plate camera).
Leica 5,0cm Red Scale Elmar.
Minolta 20mm AF.
Pentax 28mm PC (for LX).
Pentax 75mm Shift (for 6x7).
Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9 (for Leica screw)
...and several others (not Soft Focus!) to be decided.
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