8 December, 2015
Canon 85mm f1.8 LTM Review – James Fox-Davies
My choice of short telephoto lens is slightly out of the ordinary. In the past I’ve tried a few Leica lenses (90mm f4 Elmar etc) but haven’t been too impressed with ...
12 November, 2015
Canon 50mm f0.95 Review – by James Fox-Davies
I own a couple of interesting cameras and lenses, but there is one that I use 95% of the time, the Canon 50mm f0.95 ‘dream lens’. As you might have recently read, th...
19 September, 2015
Leica 35mm f/2 Summicron v3 Lens Review
The Leica 35mm Summicron V3 is lens I instantly felt at home with. I bought it not long after I bought my M7 and for a little while it just seemed to make the ideal combination ...
29 August, 2015
Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Super-Wide Heliar (V1) Review
The Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 is a lens that I'm not unfamiliar with - though last time I had one, I didn't have a Contax Hologon 16mm to compare it to...
2 August, 2015
Zeiss 16mm f/8 Hologon Lens Review – M-Mount Modified
The Carl Zeiss Hologon 16mm f/8 has to be the most eccentric lens I’ve used to date. It’s possibly one of the most rare lenses I’ve used too. Largely because o...
12 May, 2015
Leica 50mm f/2.5 Summarit-M Review
Along side – or at least attached to – the Leica M-A I recently borrowed from Leica UK was a 50mm f/2.5 Summarit-m. To be honest I’m not sure if they meant to ...
6 December, 2014
Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton Review
I find the Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 Nokton a fascinating piece of kit, and that’s not just since I have bought it! I’ve been intrigued by it since the day it was relea...
1 November, 2014
Leica 50mm f/2 Summar Review – A lens with a good deal of character.
I very nearly didn’t keep my Leica Summar, in fact I’d almost decided to sell it before I’d even shot with it. First off, it’s an ugly little thing. Mine...