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14:33
Having fun with TTARTISAN’s new compact 250mm reflex mirror lens.
11:15
Photography with a f1.5 cine lens. What is it like to use a vintage "art" lens on digital cameras?
23:12
Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f1.8 and f2. A review of two great bokeh vintage lenses.
21:07
Wow what a lens! Review of a top-rated concave glass classic: Carl Zeiss Ultron 50mm f1.8.
09:38
Leitz Elmar 5cm f3.5. A legendary vintage lens reviewed on digital cameras.
06:52
What makes this camera lens great? Tair 3S, 300mm telephoto Photosniper
19:54
Photography with a 500mm mirror lens. What is it like to use? With beautiful & bizarre photos.
46:32
Bokeh. A definitive guide to some of the most fascinating effects in photography.
17:17
Black and white photography with my favourite editing software - Nik's Silver Efex
13:37
BRIGHTIN STAR 35mm f0.95. A good value ultra-fast lens, amazingly sharp wide open (for its speed)!
13:10
Summicron-R 50mm f2. How good is this Leica SLR lens and is it worth the money?
18:30
Pentax FA 50mm f1.4 Classic. A new lens with classic optics, great bokeh and amazing rainbow flares.
00:51
UFO - A short video by Industar 26M 52mm f2.8
13:44
Helios 44-2 vs. Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f2. Like father, like son? Which is better?
14:21
Lenses that swirl. Photos and lists. Add your own swirly, Petzval and twisted bokeh lenses!
13:17
Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f1.4. Too good, but not good enough?
15:04
Trioplan v. TTArtisan 100mm f2.8 triplet lens. Image comparisons and conclusions.
11:15
A new bubble bokeh monster! TTArtisan 100mm f2.8 triplet lens.
14:28
Takumar 58mm f2 and f2.4 compared. Two of my favorite vintage (Sonnar and Heliar) lenses.
11:28
Minolta MC Rokkor-PF 58mm f1.4. A great vintage lens...or not?
15:37
The best ND filters for creative photography? K&F CONCEPT’s kit of 4 neutral density filters.
17:22
My favourite image processing software in action – the Nik Collection
27:21
LENS FLARES. The bad and the beautiful. Why do lenses flare and what lenses are 'best' at flaring?
09:44
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Orestor 100mm f2.8. A cute little vintage portrait lens that packs a big punch!
37:00
TAKUMAR 100mm f2. 1st ever hands-on review of a very rare and special lens!
24:57
Art Deco masterpieces. Top 10 most beautiful Art Deco cameras.
19:01
Helios 77M-4; Zenitar-M; Helios 44M-7. Love the Helios 44-2? Here are 3 higher-rated lenses to try.
13:55
Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f2. A classic 17-bladed vintage lens. But how good is it really?
09:29
Ensign Cupid. Maybe not love at first sight, but quite an innovative camera 100 years ago.
12:03
Auto Takumar 35mm f2.3. A great vintage lens with unique bokeh and two big surprises
21:55
Bokeh of many different vintage primes. Bokeh balls and soap bubbles from "the fence bokeh test".
07:23
SANTA CLAUS lenses. Top 5 great vintage lenses I'd like from Santa! What are yours?
11:32
BEST WORST vintage lenses. My Top 5 picks! What are yours?
08:49
Carl Zeiss Jena 35mm f2.4 Flektogon – a review of this highly rated old lens + compared to Prakticar
11:15
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!
16:45
Circular fisheye photography with 7Artisans 4mm f2.8. Fun, creative and challenging!
10:09
Beautiful cameras suggested by YouTube viewers – in response to my selections
27:42
The most beautiful cameras ever made. From the earliest box cameras to today.
15:31
Adapting projector lenses to digital cameras. Including pros and cons of using projector lenses.
28:09
Takumar 55mm lenses. A guide to one of the best - and most eclectic - series of vintage M42 lenses.
14:38
TOMIOKA Auto Revuenon 55mm f1.2. Review of a classic, ultra-fast vintage lens.
01:29
How a lens distorts light...in 3D...and produces different styles of bokeh highlights
12:08
APS-C vs FF cameras – What’s the impact on Helios swirls of crop vs full frame sensors?
18:15
Helios Swirls - A look at the 44, 44-2, 44-3, 44M, 44M-4 to 44M-7
10:50
Bokeh of classic lenses. An analysis of the Super-Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8 elements version)
06:51
f1.2 - is it worth it? How big a difference between 1.2, 1.4...in practice? With a Tomioka 55/1.2
20:23
FISHEYE PHOTOGRAPHY, and the Fish-eye-Takumar 17mm f4. Review with many photos/ideas/comparisons.
35:56
Cameras - a history. PART 3: Digital Cameras and Smartphone Cameras
32:40
Cameras - a history. PART 2: Film cameras from 1930
18:27
Cameras - a history. PART 1: Earliest plate and film cameras to 1930
15:36
Helios 44M-6. Review of this less well known M42 lens from the Helios 44, 58mm f2 family.
23:42
Best M42 prime lenses for $150-350. From Fisheye to Telephoto vintage lenses.
05:25
Jupiter-9 85mm f2. Magical bokeh transitions and images from wide open to stopped down.
18:24
Vintage 85mm lenses on digital cameras. Helios 40, Jupiter-9 and Takumar – which is the best?
10:52
What makes a great photograph? A vital ingredient often missing from conventional formula.
16:53
Tair 11A. 20 blades 135mm bokeh monster reviewed and compared with the best vintage 135mm lenses.
11:00
Radioactive Lenses Part 3. Why the lenses are so good, lists, and yellowed glass – keep or cure?
19:41
Radioactive Lenses Part 2. How dangerous are they to use/store? Real world tests and conclusions.
03:05
Radioactive Lenses Part 1. Get this lens out of the house!
19:45
Meyer-Optik Görlitz 50mm/58mm - vintage, good value fast fifties full of character and bubble bokeh