Once in a while I get the chance to borrow a bit of kit that’s intrigued me for a long time but that I’ve never found…
Lenses
Skyllaney Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 Single Coated Sonnar Review – Exploring Classic Sonnars pt.12
August 17, 2020This 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…
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…
Lenses
Skyllaney Rehoused 1930s Uncoated Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2 Sonnar – Exploring the Classic Sonnars pt.10
May 4, 2020My 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…
I’ve recently got my hands on a Canon 50mm f/1.5 Leica thread mount lens. A Sonnar derived gem with a bit of a mixed reputation, it’s…
If you've been following this series of posts about the path I've been walking to find myself a perfect classic Sonnar, you will have likely come…
Lenses
Jupiter-3 Review – Experiences with a flawed copy – Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar – PT7
June 18, 2017Through this path to find the perfect classic Sonnar I'm fast coming to the conclusion that all I'm actually doing is simply collecting Sonnars. I have…
Lenses• Mods, DIY & Lens Adapting
Jupiter-8 – fluked success at modification – Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar – PT6
June 3, 2017In the last post in this series I talked bout how viable it is to use an unmodified Jupiter-8 on a Leica rangefinder - following on…
...I thought I'd write this about how well a few unmodified later model, easy to find, imperfect focusing Jupiter-8 lenses work when used on a Leica…
After I posted the last instalment of this little journey to find my perfect classic Sonnar, I went straight out and shot a few photos with…
