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Lens Theory

20 June, 2020

A look back at a Return to Photography and Discovering Shooting Legacy Lenses – By Rock

By Rock

When I returned to photography as a hobby after a fifteen year lay-off, my newly acquired camera was digital; it never occurred to me to look into film again. I did lots of rese...
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16 June, 2020

3 Focal Lengths in Danish Marshland – by Sroyon Mukherjee

By Sroyon

If you saw the recent "Guess the Focal Length" Twitter post, this is where we reveal the answers. You can of course jump straight to the end, but since the photos were part of a...
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17 May, 2020

Shooting Pentax Auto 110 Lenses (On film and Digital) – By Jason Foster

By Jason Foster

As a longtime Pentax shooter, I stumbled across the diminutive Pentax Auto 110 by accident. The amateur-friendly SLR is an engineering marvel. Part of what I enjoy about it is m...
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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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5 March, 2020

The Beauty of Basic: Life with One Lens – By Will Mordell

By Will Mordell

Before we jump in, I have a quote to share:Limiting options forces creativity. Fishing for a year with only the Pheasant Tail & Partridge has given me deep knowledge about what ...
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2 March, 2020

That Time I Shot an 18-55mm APS-C Digital Lens on a 35mm Pentax Film Camera

By Hamish Gill

Those of you who follow my ramblings will be aware that I’ve recently been through a little bit of a phase of shooting Pentax SLRs. The thing I’m beginning to love about them is...
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22 January, 2020

Street shootout between Nikon 35mm camera/lens combos yields surprising results – By Isaac D. Pacheco

By isaacpacheco

Gear reviews are typically created to help consumers decide between products with similar specifications and price points. Accordingly, comparisons often focus on the nuances th...
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9 December, 2019

7Artisans 75mm f/1.25 Review – a confusion of “want” over “need”

By Hamish Gill

I thought it might be interesting to follow up my post about my “need” for Zeiss ZM lenses in my life with a post about a lens I don’t “need”, but do “want” - at least for the t...
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