Rangefinders (Changeable Lens)

Rangefinder (changeable lens) camera reviews – the rangefinder cameras reviewed here allow the photographer to change the lens on the front of the camera. With this comes a series of different lens mounts. The most notable being Leica Thread (/Screw) Mount (LTM/LSM), Leica M-Mount, Nikon S Mount and Contax rangefinder mount. The latter comes in two varieties, internal (for 50mm lenses) and external (for other focal lengths). Sound complicated? It isn’t really.

If you are unaware of the concept of a rangefinder, you can find out more about them in this article: What is a Rangefinder Camera, and is one right for you?

As with all the content on this website, if you find something of interest, you can find more similar products by clicking on the tags you will find at the bottom of the reviews.

6 October, 2015

Leica M-A – From digital, back to film – by Anthony Killeen

By Anthony Killeen

The Leica M-A is a fully mechanical rangefinder camera that is the latest in the long line of Leica M film cameras. Leica manufactures three film M cameras today, the M7, the MP...

24 July, 2015

Leica M6 Classic & Leica M6 TTL – A Review of Both Variants

By Hamish Gill

As I've mentioned a fair few times on here before, the Leica M6 is a camera I've owned before. I had one some time ago - way before 35mmc - that I bought to use along side a Voi...

2 July, 2015

Leica M Edition 60 (Leica M60) Review – the Deconstruction of the Digital Camera

By Hamish Gill

The Leica M Edition 60 – or Leica M60 as it’s more commonly know – is seemingly one of most enigmatic cameras Leica have built, certainly digital cameras. In f...

4 May, 2015

Leica M3 DS Review – My final thoughts on the Double Stroke vs. Single Stroke

By Hamish Gill

Since writing my first Leica M3 post – and in fact actually not long after I published it – I found myself in the possession of a rather tatty Leica M3 double stroke...

2 May, 2015

Leica IIIc Review (Long-winded Edition) – By Filmosaur

By Andrej

When I first read about Hamish’s “Win My Leica” contest, I had little thought that I would end up writing the blog post that he mentioned in the contest guidelines. But ha...

29 April, 2015

Leica M2 Review – Unique in its own Subtle Way

By Hamish Gill

The M2 was Leica's answer to a requirement for a more affordable and more versatile M camera. In many regards it can be seen as a simplified Leica M3, but actually as far as the...

19 April, 2015

Leica M-A Review – The Perfect Rangefinder?

By Hamish Gill

I read on a forum somewhere a comment relating to an individual’s initial response to the Leica M-A as being – in their words – “underwhelming”. Wh...

2 February, 2015

Leica M3 – a review, and some thoughts about finding the right version for me

By Hamish Gill

I'm not always rational when it comes to buying cameras, quite often I buy them just for the experience of owning and trying them. But when it comes to the Leicas, I've tried to...

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