This Tokyo Optical Co. (Topcon) Topcor 50mm f/1.5 ltm is a bit of a rarity. It’s also something of an oddity inasmuch as it has been…
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Konica 17mm f/16 Hexagon Lens Review – Plastic Fantastic or a Poor Man’s Hologon? – By Simon Kimber
June 29, 2020I recently bought a Konica Hexagon 17mm f/16 on Ebay. Maybe you haven't heard of this lens before? I hadn't either. It's not the perfect lens,…
I received my new Voigtlander 35mm Nokton f/1.2 VIII two days ago, on Monday (March 13, 2020), an expedited delivery from cameraquest. I have been using…
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Leica 35mm v4 Summicron VS Voigtlander 35mm Nokton v2 – a Battle of the Classics – By Vincent Bihler
June 1, 2020When I bought my first Leica M4 back in 2014, I decided to couple it with a Nokton 35mm f/1.4 S.C that I bought new (first…
Out of all the gear and films I've written about over the last few years, none has provided me with a more daunting task to review…
I got home and flopped onto the couch, regarding my newest folly with apprehension and growing regret. A flipping 21mm lens sat in its box in…
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Canon 50mm ƒ/1.4 LTM Lens – A Mini-Review of 1960s Optical Excellence – by Andrew Morang
March 11, 2020Long-term 35MMC readers recall that I have used my dad’s Leica IIIC rangefinder camera for decades. He bought it at the Post Exchange in Guam in…
We are currently living a very exciting period of time. The lens market has been rencently opened with third party producers that are becoming better and…
I’ve owned this Minolta G-Rokkor 28mm f/3.5 for quite a while now - I had Bellamy find me one after I sold my Minolta TC-1 (also…
Now I must admit, I’m not particularly into fisheye photography. Nor is a fisheye lens the first type of lens that I think of as being…
