5 June, 2018
Nikon 1 V1 Review – One For All or One for None?
It was Hamish’s piece on the Plaubel Makina and Agfa 1035 that finally pushed me into typing my thoughts about a camera with a not dissimilar design ethos. I hope it doesn’t tro...
One of my first rangefinder lenses was the 50mm f0.95 Noctilux, which offers one of the most extreme light gathering apertures available to commercial photographers. I used this...
Thanks to quite convenient focus assist system, it's a joy to use true manual focus lens on Fuji X cameras. It's the main reason I use these third party lenses available for Fuj...
31 May, 2018
Yashica Electro 35CC mini review – by Andrew Morang
It is hard to resist interesting old cameras, especially if they are low cost. Before a 2017 trip to Nepal, I had been looking for a compact 35mm fixed lens camera. I knew I wou...
It’s been years since I’ve played with a Lensbaby lens. But whilst I don’t partake, I do keep up with what they’re up to - I find their slightly nutty lens ideas fascinating. I ...
For over a year I had been contemplating plunking down money for a digital body one last time and committing to shooting that camera for 5-10 years. In the film days I had the s...
A couple of months ago I found myself heading to Wilson’s, a local antiques shop. Overlooking the aqua- marine waters of Lake Michigan, this shop is a popular destination for an...
23 May, 2018
Minolta X-700 and 45mm f2 Lens – A love story with an uncertain ending – By Torsten Kathke
Love stories come in more dramatic varieties. But they're never more true. The 45mm f2 Minolta MD lens was attached to an SR-T 100x I bought in a now-defunct thrift store in Mun...
