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It's been almost four years since Panasonic first introduced the Lumix DMC-G1 mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses. Since then, all major manufacturers are offering cameras in a variety of shapes and sizes such as the Olympus PEN E-PM1, Sony NEX-7 and Fujifilm X-Pro1. Nikon, came to the market with the Nikon1 J1 and V1 models

Madoka 180Michal Kroupa   Last year I have tested the Yasuhara NANOHA x5 lens. It was a macro lens with huge magnification for small mirrorless cameras. Basically no other lens for NEX and M4/3 could compete with it because of its maximum magnification ratio 5:1, which is a fairly extreme value. When used correctly, the NANOHA x5 can conjure absolutely stunning pictures.   A...

István Takács completed a test drive with a circle fish eye lens Yasuhara Madoka 180 mounted on Sony NEX 5. Click on the pictures to see a panoramic pictures of Budapest. The review of the Yasuhara Madoka 180 lens will be published later.

The Hungarian photographer István Takács got the MADOKA 180 serial No. 00005 to try the quality and performance of the new Yasuhara fisheye lens. István is testing the lens with SONY NEX 5 camera.

I have recently been contacted by e-shop MakroFoto.sk and Yasuhara.eu if i would be interested in making a review of a new specialized macro lens Nanoha x5. I was really pleased, because this type of macro lenses with extreme magnification, is a big attraction not only for me.   Let me introduce it then. As already stated in the previous review it is...

Is Nanoha x5 a macro lens or a microscope? For customers amazed by macro photography we are demonstrating the capabilities and abilities of the unique macro lens Yasuhara Nanoha x5. We have introduced the Nanoha x5 lens in March in a review prepared by makrofoto.cz photography web site. In the present a recognized macrophotographer Dušan Beňo is preparing a collection of pictures using Nanoha x5 and  Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 camera. We will soon introduce the Nanoha x5 lens in its full strength and will try to compare this lens with its older "brother" made by Canon - MP-E 65mm 1-5x Macro.