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Test and Review of a Super Rare Infrared Industries Inc 3-inch (76mm) f/1.6 16mm Projector Lens
We mounted an Infrared Industries Inc 3-inch (76mm) f/1.6 16mm Projector Lens on a modern mirrorless digital camera and tested its bokeh and sharpness quality.
Mohsen Jalali
1 day ago2 min read


Test and Review of a Lens From a Minolta Dimage AF-2820U Scan Dual II Film Scanner (or Size Doesn't Matter!)
We took a reduction lens off of a Minolta Dimage AF-2820U Scan Dual II Film Scanner, and mounted it on a digital mirrorless camera and shared the results. This lens creates very sharp images.
Mohsen Jalali
5 days ago2 min read


Test and Review of a Vintage Bell & Howell 2-inch Projector Lens (Made in England by Taylor-Hobson)
We tested and reviewed a 1920s Vintage Bell & Howell 2-inch Projector Lens Made in England by Taylor-Hobson, and shared the results
Mohsen Jalali
Aug 32 min read


Vintage Rapid Rectilinear Bausch & Lomb 6.5-inch f/8 Camera Lens Test and Review
Vintage Rapid Rectilinear Bausch & Lomb 6.5-inch f/8 from a 3-A Eastman Kodak Camera Tested on a Nikon Z7
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 313 min read


Vintage Meyer Gorlitz Diaplan 100mm 1:3 Projector Lens Bokeh Test and Review
We tested the bubble and swirly bokeh of a vintage Meyer Gorlitz Diaplan 100mm 1:3 Projector Lens we mounted on a Nikon Z7.
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 283 min read


Vintage Bell & Howell 3inch f/2 Incre-Lite 16mm Projection Lens Bokeh Test and Review
When a vintage Bell & Howell 3inch f/2 Incre-Lite 16mm Projection Lens is mounted on a modern mirrorless camera, it creates sharp images, great swirly and bubbly bokeh, and beautiful vignetting.
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 242 min read


Vintage Bell & Howell 16mm 2inch f/1.6 Projection Lens Bokeh Test and Review
We mounted a vintage Bell & Howell 16mm 2inch f/1.6 Projection Lens on a mirrorless camera and tested it for bubble and swirly bokeh and published the results.
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 212 min read


Vintage Bell & Howell 16mm 2inch f/1.2 Projector Lens Bubble and Swirly Bokeh Test and Review
We tested a vintage Bell & Howell 16mm 2inch f/1.2 Projector Lens on a modern mirrorless camera and reviewed its bubble and swirly bokeh, as well as its shallow depth of field.
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 203 min read


Rare Vintage Kinoptik Paris Grand Angle Special F=12.5mm 1/2.5 Bokeh Test and Review
We mounted a rare vintage Kinoptik Paris Grand Angle Special F=12.5mm 1/2.5 on a mirrorless camera and tested it for bubble and swirly bokeh, flare, black-and-white photos, and videography.
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 182 min read


Vintage Kodak Projection Ektar f:4.5 75mm Enlarger Lens Bokeh Test and Review
Kodak Projection Ektar f:4.5 75mm Enlarger Lens is a vintage lens from the late 1930s and early 1940s that we mounted on a modern mirrorless camera and tested for bubble or bubbly bokeh, swirly bokeh, sharpness, flare, and black-and-white photography.
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 163 min read


Vintage Tanaka Kogaku Japan Tanar H.C. 1:2 f=5cm Lens Bokeh Test and Review
We mounted a vintage Tanaka Kogaku Japan Tanar H.C. 1:2 f=5cm Lens from late 1950s on a modern mirrorless camera, and tested it for bubble bokeh, swirly bokeh, flare quality, sharpness, etc. and shared the results.
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 153 min read


Vintage Tomioka Tominon 114mm F/4.5 Polaroid ID-3 Camera Lens Bokeh Test and Review
We took off a vintage Tomioka Tominon 114mm F/4.5 lens off of a Polaroid Land Identification ID-3 camera, mounted it on a digital mirrorless camera, and tested it for swirly and bubble bokeh, sharpness, flare, etc.
Mohsen Jalali
Jul 133 min read


Steinheil Munchen Magnostar 1:2.8 f=8cm VL Projector Lens Bokeh Test and Review
We took a Steinheil Munchen Magnostar 1:2.8 f=8cm VL Projector Lens off its projector and mounted it on a Nikon Z7 mirrorless digital camera, and tested and reviewed it for sharpness, bokeh and bubble bokeh quality, flare, and black and white photography.
Mohsen Jalali
Jun 243 min read


Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior f=5cm Projector Lens Bokeh Test and Review
Meyer Gorlitz Kinon Superior f=5cm Projector Lens is yet another vintage lens that we're testing and reviewing for bubble and swirly bokeh, and sharing the results.
Mohsen Jalali
Jun 163 min read


Kinon III F=5cm Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Projector Lens Test and Bokeh Review
Kinon III F=5cm Hugo Meyer & Co Gorlitz Projector Lens was made before World War II for use on motion picture projectors. Using this lens on a modern mirrorless camera creates an astonishing bubble and swirly bokeh in photography.
Mohsen Jalali
May 92 min read
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