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50mm Lens

17 August, 2020

Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 Single Coated Sonnar Review – Exploring Classic Sonnars pt.12

By Hamish Gill

This Leica thread mount modified Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 single coated Sonnar lens is third I’ve reviewed from the hands of Chris Andreyo from Skyllaney this year. It’s the m...
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3 August, 2020

Tokyo Optical Co. Topcor 50mm f/1.5 LTM (Semi-Sonnar) Mini-Review

By Hamish Gill

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...
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28 June, 2020

A Few Words In Praise of Humble 50mm Lens – By Andy Larner

By Andy Larner

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...
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15 June, 2020

Skyllaney restored Jupiter-3 Review – Exploring the Classic Sonnars pt.11

By Hamish Gill

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...
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9 June, 2020

Architectural photography with a 50mm lens (and some thoughts on minimalism) – By Daniel Sigg

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...
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4 May, 2020

Skyllaney Rehoused 1930s Uncoated Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2 Sonnar – Exploring the Classic Sonnars pt.10

By Hamish Gill

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 ...
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29 April, 2020

Zeiss Jena 5cm Sonnars – The Magic of the Prewar Uncoated Sonnar – By Brian Sweeney

By Brian Sweeney

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...
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17 January, 2020

7artisans 50mm f/1.1 Long Term Review – by Simon King

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...
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