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?

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11 February, 2017

Hasselblad XPan – by Jef Price

By JefPrice

I suppose that the Hasselblad X-Pan (or Fuji TX1 as it was for the Japanese market) is pressing it when it comes to the qualification of compact, but its bold design and co...

14 December, 2016

Leica M6 – In Praise of the Classic- by Hokari57

By hokari57

Simply put, It's my opinion that the Leica M6 is the best of the film M bodies that you can hope to shoot with. How I came to realize this only took me a MP, a M3 and a M4 to sh...

17 September, 2016

Leica CL Review (The Film Camera)

By Hamish Gill

The Leica CL, along with its contemporary cousin the Leica M5, comes from a time in Leica's history that seems to have been a little rocky to say the least. Yet whilst Leica suf...

27 August, 2016

Hasselblad Xpan with a Nikon 35mm PC shift lens – FAQ

By Hamish Gill

A week or so ago I shot a quick test roll through the Hasselblad Xpan II with a Nikon 35mm PC lens attached to the front of it. I had a lot of questions about that set up, so I ...

22 August, 2016

Leica M8 Review – A simple, digital, rangefinder

By Hamish Gill

Released a decade ago, the M8 was Leica's first digital rangefinder. By the standards of most people, this thing is now old technology; it's long in the tooth, many times supers...

20 August, 2016

Contax G2 Review – The Gobi Desert – by Nicholas Koh

By Nicholas Koh

I sold off my Leica M6 to fund the purchase of the G2. Why did I switch from the M6, widely considered one of the best film cameras money could buy, to the G2?

16 August, 2016

Leica Barnack Cameras – In praise of the early compact Leicas – By Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

I've owned my Leica IIIa for about 4 months now, and it has never stopped giving me pleasure in photography.

15 August, 2016

Leica M8 – How important is the use of a CCD in the look of the photos?

By Hamish Gill

How important is the use of a CCD in the look of Leica M8 photos?

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