| Author | Content | Up to date? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon EOS: | |||||
| Anton Largiader | Listing of many lenses for Canon EOS system incl. tech specs, with a form to find a selection of lenses meeting your requirements (focal length, speed and cost, leave all empty to get the full list). | yes | |||
| Adam Steenwyk | A rather curious attempt: An Analysis of Lens Handholdability, based on the Largiader database | 2011 | |||
| Nikon: | |||||
| Roland Vink | Roland's Nikon Pages | yes | |||
| M42/Vintage: | |||||
| Katherine Dér | praktica-users.com ... lens listing for Praktica systems (M42, B-mount, Pentacon Six) | yes (dead) | |||
| Tiago Franco | another good Praktica page with 3rd party information | yes | |||
| Vladislav Kern | ussrphoto.com ... THE soviet photo equipment collector's resource | yes | |||
| Dmitrij Fedotkin | zenitcamera.com ... another great resource for communist-era russian produced cameras & lenses | yes | |||
| Markus Wottrich | yashica.org ... all about Yashica cameras and lenses | yes | |||
| Robert Monaghan | medfmt.8k.com ... medium format megasite with a legendary overview of 35mm stuff | yes (dead) | |||
| Tamron Adaptall: | |||||
| Adaptall-2.org | Excellent resource for Tamron's Adaptall and Adaptall 2 systems ... and more | yes (dead) | |||
| More: | |||||
| 16-9.net | One very special resource, has a good collection of material about adapting both vintage and newer non-EF lenses to EOS mount (incl. Rangefinder lenses), as well as tons of comparisons in search for THE lens. | out of business | |||
| MFlenses.com | Besides tons of reviews and other stuff they host the manual focus lens database dedicated to photos of the lenses themselves - BIG and unique (go to gallery > lenses) | no need to | |||
| Macrolenses.de | The Macrolens Collection Database. | yes | |||
| ACE | This is something different: a who-is-who database about manufacturers and distributors of photographic equipment. As to my understanding some of the information is not correct, but it's still a very interesting resource. Use at your own risk :). | (dead) | |||
| JPEA International | One more link list here: The Joint PhotoImaging Enterprises Association's members list. Includes contact information for japanese companies like Asanuma, Aspen, Komamura (Horseman), Tapak (Elicar) and many more. | yes | |||
| Brand | Alternative Resources/Comments | Up to date? | |||
| Achiever | |||||
| Aputure | yes | ||||
| Bolt | ... is a trademark of Gradus Group, who also own B&H (that said - Vello = housebrand of B&H) | yes | |||
| Bilora (german) | english version | yes | |||
| Bower | yes | ||||
| Brilliant Photo Group | yes | ||||
| Canon USA | yes | ||||
| CononMark | brand owned and produced by Shenzhen Gaoneng Photographic Equipment Co., Ltd. | yes | |||
| Cullmann Germany | yes | ||||
| Digital Concepts | ... is a trademark of Sakar International Inc. | yes | |||
| Dörr | yes | ||||
| Emoblitz | ... is a trademark of Cosmos Optical And Metal Engineering | yes | |||
| Exakta | ... is a trademark of Pentacon | yes | |||
| FalconEyes | ... selling rebadged Tumax flashes | yes | |||
| Fomei | yes | ||||
| Hähnel | yes | ||||
| iShoot | ... is a trademark of Photoloving Photographic Equipment | yes | |||
| Jessops | ... selling rebadged Tumax flashes | yes | |||
| King Kandy Digital Tech. Dev. | production takes place at Zhejiang Jin Elite Prosperous (a.k.a. J&C), a joint venture with Comet | not too correct | |||
| Marumi | yes | ||||
| Harvest One | home of the original Cactus radio transmitters | yes | |||
| MeiKe | manufactured by Sky Wise Mold | not working that well | |||
| Metz | yes | ||||
| Merit Power | home of Sunlite flashes | ||||
| Nissin | yes | ||||
| Ojecoco | |||||
| Oloong | run by Shenzen Trongasonic Electronics | yes | |||
| Opteka | yes | ||||
| Phoenix | acquired by Omega Satter, see Internet Archive | ||||
| Phottix | no | ||||
| PiXeL Enterprises | yes | ||||
| Polaroid | ... is a trademark licensed to Sakar Int. since 2012 (owner is PLR IP Holdings) | yes | |||
| Promaster | yes | ||||
| Quantaray | ... is the house brand of Ritz Camera | yes | |||
| Quantum | yes | ||||
| Rikon | |||||
| Rokinon | ... is a trademark of Elite Brands Inc. | yes | |||
| RPS Studio | ... is a trademark of Dot Line Corp. | yes | |||
| Seculine | |||||
| Shanny | |||||
| Sigma Germany | Sigma USA | yes | |||
| Soligor Germany | old www.Soligor.com @ Internet Archive | ||||
| SMDV | yes | ||||
| Starblitz | ... is an Arkofoto trademark | no/no | |||
| Sunblitz | |||||
| Sunpak Japan | Sunpak Poland | yes | |||
| Suntax | yes | ||||
| T1 | more Godox rebadges | ||||
| Targus | yes | ||||
| Triopo | |||||
| Tumax | yes | ||||
| UEI/Tokina | Universal Electronics Industries ... home of Tintron, Holga and Starblitz flashes etc., not affiliated with Tokina Japan | yes | |||
| Vello | ... is a trademark of Gradus Group, who also own B&H (that said - Vello = housebrand of B&H) | yes | |||
| Viltrox | ... is a trademark by JYC Technology (HK) | not much info | |||
| Vivitar | ... is a trademark owned by Sakar Int. since 2008, old page via Internet Archive | yes | |||
| Voeloon | run by Shenzen Trongasonic Electronics (Oloong) | ||||
| Voking | run by Chengdu Weizheng Digital Technology | ||||
| Yashica | the 2012 Photokina Catalog names JCST Technology PTE Ltd as current holder of the brand | yes | |||
| YongNuo | yes | ||||
| YouPro | |||||
| Youtu Tech | |||||
| Zeikos | yes |
| Brand | Alternative Resources/Comments | Up to date? | |||
| 10 Bar | yes | ||||
| Amphibico | yes | ||||
| Anthis | the real (and up-to-date) Nexus people | yes | |||
| Aquatech | yes | ||||
| Aquatica | yes | ||||
| BS Kinetics | yes | ||||
| DiCaPac | yes | ||||
| Dive Ross | yes | ||||
| Epoque | yes | ||||
| Equinox | yes | ||||
| Ewa-Marine | yes | ||||
| Fantasea | yes | ||||
| Gun-Lux | useless | ||||
| Hugyfot | yes | ||||
| Ikelite | yes | ||||
| Inon | yes | ||||
| Jonah | |||||
| Nauticam | yes | ||||
| Nexus | Nexus USA (check Anthis above) | useless | |||
| Nimar | yes | ||||
| Patima | old addy was patimahousing.com (gone as of 2013) | yes | |||
| Sea&Sea | yes | ||||
| Seacam | yes | ||||
| Sealux | yes | ||||
| Seatool | Rescea; Fisheye; Seatool USA | yes | |||
| SPL | yes | ||||
| Subal | yes | ||||
| UK-Germany | |||||
| UMIE | |||||
| Watershot | yes | ||||
| Zillion | yes | ||||
| Digifish.nl | another database of underwater housings |
| IN CASE YOU ENCOUNTER ANY DEAD LINK LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT. KEEPING LINK LISTS UP TO DATE CAN BE MORE WORK THAN EVERYTHING ELSE. |