2 April, 2016
Leica 40mm f/2 Summicron Lens Review
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...
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
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...
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...