The bearded man passed the grey box to me. It was heavy, heavier than I expected. It also had it inside. It sensed I had it and it called to me. I hefted the box, looking uncert...		
		
	 
									
	
		
	
	
		
		
			Prior to vacation,  as a photographer, what causes you the most stress?  In this world there are a myriad of valid concerns.  For me it’s which camera or cameras to take. The ST...		
		
	 
									
	
		
	
	
		
		
			This Fed 4 Rangefinder camera came into and out of my collection almost silently. My wife and I had travelled to Gloucestershire to visit family and took a walk into the lovely ...		
		
	 
									
	
		
	
	
		
		
			For my approach to photography I find that 50mm makes sense for a lens with the greatest capacity for intimacy in an image. 90mm is my go-to for street composition involving lar...		
		
	 
									
	
		
	
	
		
		
			I’ve gone through a handful or so of Leica CL cameras, which is more than I expected to when I first started photography. Film was never my area, so when I bought my first...		
		
	 
									
	
		
	
	
		
		
			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 to the conclusion that I've bec...		
		
	 
									
	
		
	
	
		
		
			In 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 from that, I thought I might like to find out...		
		
	 
									
	
		
	
	
		
		
			...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 rangefinder. Really, this is...