And there's also rakija. Overtaking in blind corners. Blood feuds. Ancient towns. Hospitality. Untamed spirit. A lot of lamb and mutton, fig jam. By now you can probably tell there's a lot lurking here. Time isn't infinite, and since we prefer getting to know at least part of something properly rather than skimming everything superficially, we...

So one day over at Bausch & Lomb, they sat down and decided it was about time to give TTH's portrait triplets a good kick in the nuts. Those lenses had been successfully annoying the competition since 1898.

In the previous article, I pondered and mused, among other things, about how only a few of my portrait lenses can currently challenge the Hermagis Portrait and the Fast Worker in the ring without immediately throwing in the towel. On paper, the Dallmeyer 3B seemed like an evenly matched opponent - so how did it turn out? Did...

What makes a portrait lens truly great? What should we highlight, what combination of features should it have? Let's subtly ignore weight and size and cut straight to the essentials— so first and foremost:

It's almost become a mantra to kick off my articles with lines like, "The only lens in the universe", "A ridiculously rare contraption", or "Rarer than hen's teeth." What can I say? I wallow in the extraordinary, feeding the illusion of my own uniqueness. Enough excuses, though - let's dive into today's lens. A piece so outrageously...