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September 19, 2018

Rubinar 1000mm Mirror Lens Review

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James reviews a massive 1000mm lens from Russia. It goes badly.

James Tocchio
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September 3, 2018

Helios 44M 58mm F/2 Lens Review – Another Round of Russian Roulette

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Our frequent coverage of lenses and cameras from the former Soviet Union might make us seem like ardent fans of the subgenre, but I can assure you it’s not the case (true at least for…

Josh Solomon
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July 28, 2017

Pentax Super Takumar 50mm F/1.4 M42 Mount Lens Review

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Eight elements. Eight. The original Zeiss Planars got by with just six, the Planar T* of the 1970s used seven. Minolta, Canon and Nikon all used seven elements in their fifties. Pentax themselves reverted to…

Chris Cushing
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