Once in a while, someone asks me what my favourite lens is. For a long time now the answer has remained the same - it’s the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar. This is a lens that has loads o...
2 December, 2019
Zeiss ZM M-Mount Lenes – The Lenses I “Need”, and not just “Want”
Over the last 6 or so months I’ve really bought into the Zeiss ZM system of lenses. I’ve gone from owning 2 of them to 5, and in combination with film and digital cameras they m...
10 months on from buying my M6, I’m now at the stage that I’m beginning to get used to it. The lens choice for me was simple, either 35mm or 50mm. Both suit my style...
27 December, 2017
5 frames with a Leica M3 & Zeiss 50mm Sonnar
Last year as part of a mini documentary project we were working on at work for Duncan Fearnley, me and my video guy at work James drove 200 miles (each way) to visit a company c...
22 November, 2015
Zeiss 50mm 1.5 ZM C Sonnar Review
It took me so long to commit to the idea of buying a Zeiss ZM 50mm Sonnar. I must have hanged my mouse over a buy-it-now button of some sort countless times. Something just kept...
4 October, 2015
Hacking a Taab to fit a Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar
One of the big things that concerned me about the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar before I bought it, at least in terms of its handling, was its focusing nubbin.
26 September, 2015
The 50mm Sonnar gets a workout in the Gym
A good mate of mine, Gianni, is setting up a company to sell high quality weight lifting apparel. As part of his bid to sell this apparel he needed a brand and website setting u...
25 September, 2015
First Roll with the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar
I’ve got a whole bunch of photos back from the Sonnar – I’ve sent 6 rolls shot with it to AG over the last few weeks and the first of them came back today. Thi...
