4 October, 2015
Hacking a Taab to fit a Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar
One of the big things that concerned me about the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar before I bought it, at least in terms of its handling, was its focusing nubbin.
9 August, 2015
Fuji DL Super Mini (Tiara) Instruction Manual
Benn Murhaaya recently posted a review of the Fuji DL Super Mini, or Tiara as it is otherwise known. Since publishing that post, a kind reader of the blog got in touch to help o...
1 August, 2015
Fixing a detached rewind lever on a Petri Color 35
I took my Petri Color 35 out with me the other day. It’s small enough to fit in in the pocket of my jeans, so I’d just taken it out on a whim when I took the dogs fo...
13 June, 2015
Understanding lens terminology – Part 2 – Bokeh
This post is the second part in a series of posts looking at the definitions of various lens terminology. In the first part I talked about three subjects, contrast, sharpness an...
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years reading online about lenses. I’ve had an interest in lenses with a discernible character for a good while before I started th...
After giving up on the idea of a software approach to modifying the Mju II, I decided to go analogue, which is how I came across Hamish’s article. I followed his advice an...
24 January, 2015
A Quick Guide to a Rangefinder’s Effective Base Length (EBL)
I recently published my thoughts on the Voigtlander R2a and R3a two great cameras that have one major caveat – their short rangefinder effective base length. I’m now...
5 January, 2015
Adjusting a Leica M3 to focus closer than 1 metre
I bought an Leica M3 on ebay over Christmas. To be honest, when I came around from the excitement and realised that I had bought a Leica M3 on ebay, I did worry a little bit. My...
