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.

My Nikon S3 Olympic, with a 50mm Nikkor-S f/1.4.

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Nikon S3 Olympic – A Piece of Treasure Found in the Junk Section

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Leidolf Lordomat – Capturing Light and Shade

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Like many enthusiastic photographers, I have long yearned for a Leica. The M series have always seemed to me to be the epitome of 35mm rangefinder cameras, however the associate...

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Leica M4-P vs. Leica CL – and a Tale of Loss and New Experiences

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My first encounter with 35mmc during the search for my first rangefinder camera in 2020. As a student back then, with a limited budget, the choices were rather narrow being spli...

29 January, 2024

Nikon S4 Rangefinder – The Antithesis to Digital Drudgery.

By Rob Youngson

I’ve never struggled to choose the right camera for my day job. I work as a motion picture stills photographer. That once meant using sound blimps with SLR’s, I now use mirrorle...

4 August, 2023

Zorki 1 Review – the Russian Leica (of sorts)

By Julian Tanase

I am always curious to try out various models of Russian cameras. I find myself interested in just how bad a camera can get, and if I can get a decent result out it. When I star...

28 July, 2023

AGIMatic – an Innovative British 35mm Film Camera

By Bob Janes

I’ve written before about the British camera industry. I've done a review of a medium format SLR from a company called 'Aeronautical General Instruments' (AGI). AGI were based i...

21 July, 2023

Contax G2 – The Finest Camera Ever to See my Minds Eye

By Ibraar Hussain

Back in 2005 I had just started getting back into shooting Film and had bought a Minolta Dynax 5 to accompany my Konica Minolta 7D DSLR. What I then wanted was a Leica – almost ...

12 May, 2023

Zorki 4K Review – Following the Wisdom of Tolstoy

By fleetwoodler

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time” – Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer. This quote from Russia’s most famous writer was commonly used by my grandfather, who sadly...

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