29 July, 2017
7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 (ongoing) Review
It's fair to say that DJ-Optical 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 has caused a bit of a stir in the world of rangefinder photographers. The forums are alive with speculation and commentary,...
20 February, 2017
Fed4 & Industar И-61 lens review – Back in the USSR – by Howard Hurd
Early experiences with Soviet cameras left a lasting impression. I have always wondered what I would think if I used these cameras again today, after more years of experience in...
29 December, 2016
Voigtlander f/1.5 50mm Nokton LTM – Review by Hern Tan
The Voigtlander Nokton f/1.5 50mm is a lens that has long been compared to, unfairly, as the lesser of the two 50mm f/1.5 lenses offered in M mount (or in this case LTM), being ...
A few months ago - the very same week the Lomography New Jupiter 3+ was announced - I had an email from a chap at Lomography in New York. He'd spotted I was having a lens from a...
12 November, 2015
Canon 50mm f0.95 Review – by James Fox-Davies
I own a couple of interesting cameras and lenses, but there is one that I use 95% of the time, the Canon 50mm f0.95 ‘dream lens’. As you might have recently read, th...
12 May, 2015
Leica 50mm f/2.5 Summarit-M Review
Along side – or at least attached to – the Leica M-A I recently borrowed from Leica UK was a 50mm f/2.5 Summarit-m. To be honest I’m not sure if they meant to ...
6 December, 2014
Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton Review
I find the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton a fascinating piece of kit, and that’s not just since I have bought it! I’ve been intrigued by it since the day it was relea...
1 November, 2014
Leica 50mm f/2 Summar Review – A lens with a good deal of character.
I very nearly didn’t keep my Leica Summar, in fact I’d almost decided to sell it before I’d even shot with it. First off, it’s an ugly little thing. Mine...