Specifically the Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4, both LTM and both are late coated versions. Tony Warren recently wrote an excellent review of the 90mm Elmar should you wish t...
23 June, 2025
Thypoch Simera 21mm f/1.4 ASPH review
Since my initial reviews of the 35mm and 28mm f/1.4 Simera lenses, Thypoch has emerged as one of the most intriguing lens makers of the past few years. Their growing Simera line...
Oh 28mm how you have vexed me over the years. While using Sony mirrorless bodies back in 2014 I ventured into trying rangefinder lenses to make a smaller, lighter kit – on...
31 January, 2025
Canon 35mm f/1.5 – One project, one lens – a little documentary with a legendary lens
I love using just one lens. No philosophy, it just resonates with me to get to know its intricacies and always know what to do to get what I want. I’m not quite there yet ...
Ok, that title does not exactly roll off of the tongue. This post will likely not resonate with lens purists seeking M mount perfection. Understandable. But I had found myself i...
20 January, 2025
Light Lens Lab Nine Element 28mm f/2.8 review
Light Lens Lab surely has been one of the most interesting (to my eyes) lens makers in the recent years. This is for a couple of reasons: they try to replicate some of the most ...
1 January, 2025
Kodak Single-Element Plastic Meniscus Lens – A Quest for the Primitive, Episode 1: The Worst Lens Ever Produced?
If one accepts that no optical design can ever attain perfection, one should also consider that no lens can be so bad as to be totally useless either. When you think of lenses n...