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.

16 September, 2022

Hasselblad XPan and its Fabulous 30mm f/5.6 Lens in Mississippi – by Andrew Morang

By Kodachromeguy

A few months ago, I spent some time reprocessing panoramas that I took years ago. These were the standard panoramas based on standing in one place and rotating the camera with o...

8 March, 2022

Contax G1 – Much more in-focus than out-of-focus – By Chantel Wakefield

By Chantel Wakefield

“I loved owning one for two weeks until every photo came back out of focus.” This was a comment from a popular YouTuber under another popular YouTuber’s review of the Contax G1 ...

10 December, 2021

Pixii (A1571) Review – New Upgrades and Some Personal Experiences

By Hamish Gill

For a long time, the only digital rangefinders on the market were Leicas. Now there’s Pixii. A screen-less, APS-C sensor, “connected” rangefinder that’s quite a lot less cash th...

28 September, 2021

Leica IIf Red Dial: Nostalgia, or Tool for Serious Storytelling? – By Exphotog

By exphotog

After years of working as a concert photographer, I decided to move to analog full-time last year. The transition wasn’t easy—I had to reconcile the comfort of shooting 900 fram...

21 September, 2021

The Leica IIIF RD – My First Impressions – By Alyssa Chiarello

By Alyssa Chiarello

When I first saw the Leica IIIF, it was in a video someone posted on Instagram that demonstrated how to load film into the camera. I’d heard about these rangefinders being a rea...

15 June, 2021

Contax IIa review – Chasing that Classic Look with an Unaccountably Affordable Vintage German Rangefinder – By Phil Calvit

By Phil Calvit

Like most of you good 35mmc readers, I’d love to own a classic Leica. And like most of you (unless you’re a more posh lot than I’d assumed), I’ve been unwilling to make the life...

8 June, 2021

Leica M10-D – The Essence of Photography, or is Cheating Allowed? – By Marc Wick

By Marc Wick

This is a tale of my experiences with a Leica M10-D, but my journey with a digital M without a screen didn't start with this camera. I used a Leica M-D for a while in addition t...

14 August, 2020

Fed 2 Russian Rangefinder Mini-Review – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

Why would anyone want to buy a 50 plus year of Fed 2 Russian Rangefinder camera? I have been interested in older LTM rangefinders ever since I bought a charity shop Fed 4 and a ...

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