It all started with Sonnar Love. Like many regulars of 35mmc, over ten-years ago I was enlightened and soon began pursuing Sonnar-formula lenses because of community founder Ham...
Inspired by what I learned in the recent “Goldilocks Challenge” comparing my different Leica 50mm lenses, I’ve embarked on an open ended project/rabbit hole of...
For me, a good photo outing starts before I pick up a camera or leave the house. Of course, I’d never go out shooting without a loaded camera, and depending on how ambiti...
February 27, 2026 was feeling like a very promising day for photography. It was a warm and sunny Friday in NYC. Between the impending weekend and the slightly unseasonable wea...
For reasons I may not be able to fully explain (even to myself), but many 35mmc regular readers and contributors will understand, I own four different Leica 50mm lenses. Leica ...
A notorious website (which address I won’t mention) recently blamed a new cinema lens (which I also won’t name) for being almost unusable outside the centre of the f...
Life is too easy for photographers these days! We have wide-ranging, versatile zoom lenses. Those folk using phones also have a choice of focal lengths on many models. Now I usu...
If someone handed you two high end cameras — a rangefinder and an SLR — which would you pick up first? Which would you end up sticking with as your ‘when in...
