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6 April, 2026

Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – Review Overview & Introduction

By Hamish Gill

6 April, 2026

/ Hamish’s Monster LA-FZ1 experiences, Lens adapter, Lens Adapting & Modification, Monster Adapter LA-FZ1, /

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This is an introduction post to what I intend to be an ongoing series detailing the Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – an adapter that allows screw drive Nikon AF lenses to be used on Nikon Z-Mount cameras. This post series will collectively form some...

6 April, 2026

Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 (v1.2 firmware) & Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF

By Hamish Gill

6 April, 2026

/ 180mm lens, Hamish’s Monster LA-FZ1 experiences, Lens Adapting & Modification, Monster Adapter LA-FZ1, Nikon 180mm 2.8 AF, SLR lens, Telephoto Lens, /

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This is my first follow up article to my Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 overview/review article here, as well as my wider Monster LA-FZ1 experiences. As I said in that article, I currently have a 8 Nikon AF and AF-D lenses, some of which work better than ...

6 April, 2026

Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction

By Scott Ferguson

6 April, 2026

/ Leica 50mm 1.5 Summarit, Leica 50mm Summicron DR, Leica 50mm Summilux, Leica 50mm summitar, Lens Theory, /

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For reasons I may not be able to fully explain (even to myself), but many 35mmc regular readers and contributors will understand, I own four different Leica 50mm lenses. Leica cameras have remained the dominant high end range finder camera throug...

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Hamish Gill on Monster Adapter LA-FZ1 – Review Overview & Introduction
Haha, well I also have an F2 and 105 2.5, so I was able to spend that money on the…
Scott Ferguson on Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction
Ha! I think you might be surprised at some of the bargains you can find if you shop on the…
Scott Ferguson on Leica 50mm Lenses – The “Goldilocks Leica Lens Challenge” – Introduction
Thanks Gary! I have been really working on these kinds of 'high engagement' street portraits as more or less my…

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