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There are a number of small lens makers who have been developing lenses particularly for modern mirrorless cameras.  Most of these (but not all) are budget, manual focus alternatives.

April 25, 2024 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8 Review

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review of the inexpensive (yet good!) 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8 prime lens. [Read more...]

April 25, 2024 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8 STM Gallery

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a gallery of images from the 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8 STM - a very strong budget prime lens [Read more...]

April 18, 2024 TTArtisan AF 56mm F1.8 X-mount Review

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review of the TTArtisan AF 56mm F1.8 lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. [Read more...]

April 18, 2024 TTArtisan AF 56mm F1.8 Gallery

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a gallery of photos from the Fuji X mount version of the TTArtisan AF 56mm F1.8 budget telephoto lens [Read more...]

March 18, 2024 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 Review

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review of the 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 prime lens for full frame mirrorless cameras. [Read more...]

March 18, 2024 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 Photo Gallery

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a gallery of photos from the 7Artisans AF 50mm F1.8 lens - their first autofocus lens! [Read more...]

February 1, 2024 AstrHori 25mm F2.8 2-5x Macro Review

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a review of the unique AstrHori 25mm F2.8 2-5x Super Macro lens - a true specialist tool...with some challenges. [Read more...]

February 1, 2024 AstrHori 25mm F2.8 2-5x Macro Gallery

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a gallery of images from the unique AstrHori 25mm F2.8 2-5x Ultra Macro lens for full frame mirrorless cameras. [Read more...]