Rangefinder Lens Archives

29 December, 2016

Voigtlander f/1.5 50mm Nokton LTM – Review by Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

The Voigtlander Nokton f/1.5 50mm is a lens that has long been compared to, unfairly, as the lesser of the two 50mm f/1.5 lenses offered in M mount (or in this case LTM), being ...

26 December, 2016

MS-Optics 21mm f/4.5 Perar Review- a tiny, and very eccentric lens

By Hamish Gill

The MS-Optics 21mm f/4.5 Perar is, without a doubt the smallest lens I've ever shot with on a Leica rangefinder. In fact, it's probably one of the smallest full frame lenses eve...

23 October, 2016

Voigtländer 35mm f/2.5 Color Skopar Review – by Theo Wiersema

By Teddy

Sometimes a lens catches your eye not because of its brilliant resolution or bokeh-inducing aperture but because of the unique features that it brings to the table. Today, I wan...

22 May, 2016

Leica 28mm 2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH Review – one of the best lenses I’ve ever… sold…

By Hamish Gill

I only shot a few photos from a couple of rolls with the Leica 28mm Elmarit-M ASPH, but it was enough to realise that it's nothing short of a stunning bit of kit. As good as it ...

15 May, 2016

Lomography 50mm f/1.5 Zenit New Jupiter 3+ Art lens Review

By Hamish Gill

A few months ago - the very same week the Lomography New Jupiter 3+ was announced - I had an email from a chap at Lomography in New York. He'd spotted I was having a lens from a...

2 April, 2016

Leica 40mm f/2 Summicron Lens Review

By Hamish Gill

The Leica 40mm Summicron is an odd little lens, both in terms of what it is, and its reputation. I guess this is why I was attracted to the idea of trying one out; that and it's...

5 March, 2016

MS-Optics converted Nikon L35 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar – 35mm Lens conversion – Part 2

By Hamish Gill

In the last part of this story I was deliberating over the choice of converting the Yashica T4's Tessar vs the Nikon L35's Sonnar to M-mount. Whilst I was dead set on the latter...

6 February, 2016

Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9 Review, or: A cautionary tale of Actual vs. the Perceived need of a fast lens

By Hamish Gill

Before I get into this, I just want to point out, this isn’t intended as a negative slant against the Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9. It is instead intended as a cautionary tale o...

Charles Young on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
Tony: Thanks for the good report on the Asahi Pentax. I bought my first one in 1967 and my second…
Ibraar Hussain on Ansco Titan – A Stylish 6×6 120 Folder
Thanks for the review! That is a very cool looking camera brother!! Damn Shane you did what I usually do…
Tony Warren on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
What a treat to be able to access such interesting locations and well captured with something of an iconic camera.…

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