This Tokyo Optical Co. (Topcon) Topcor 50mm f/1.5 ltm is a bit of a rarity. It’s also something of an oddity inasmuch as it has been described to me by Perry Ge (off of the Clas...
It’s the one that comes with the camera, it’s the 'nifty fifty' and the bog standard prime lense everyone has included in the pack that’s so quickly forgotten and replaced by fa...
Another Skyllaney lens to recently pass through my hands was this wonderful restored Jupiter-3. My past experiences with Jupiter-3 lenses - at least apart from the Lomography on...
9 June, 2020
Architectural photography with a 50mm lens (and some thoughts on minimalism) – By Daniel Sigg
I love modern design, and in particular also interior and exterior architectural design. Most recently, I have been focusing on architectural subjects in my photography. It turn...
4 May, 2020
Skyllaney Rehoused 1930s Uncoated Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2 Sonnar – Exploring the Classic Sonnars pt.10
My exploration of Sonnar formula lenses has had a bit of a boost lately. After getting in touch with Chris from Skyllaney, he’s ended up sending me no less than 5 of the things ...
Interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder cameras became popular almost 90 years ago when Leitz introduced the Leica II and Zeiss debuted the Contax I. Both companies brought out fu...
17 January, 2020
7artisans 50mm f/1.1 Long Term Review – by Simon King
7artisans have been producing some absolutely fantastic options in the low-budget lens department, and one of their best entries for rangefinder coupled full frame cameras is th...
23 September, 2019
Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 Nokton Aspherical Review
I’ve owned the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 Nokton Aspherical for nearly a year now, and I feel that I have to open this review by saying that I think it’s an absolutely fantastic len...