...I thought I'd write this about how well a few unmodified later model, easy to find, imperfect focusing Jupiter-8 lenses work when used on a Leica rangefinder. Really, this is...
After I posted the last instalment of this little journey to find my perfect classic Sonnar, I went straight out and shot a few photos with my Contax mount Jupiter-8M. My hopes ...
I started down this road with the hope of finding a classic 50mm Sonnar lens that somehow shone out in awesomeness above and beyond any other classic 50mm Sonnar lenses that I m...
24 February, 2017
Avenon 21mm f/2.8 super-wide lens mini-review
I think of my mate James as slightly eccentric in his choices when it comes to camera equipment. A good example of this eccentricity is the work that he had done to a Leica M3 a...
19 February, 2017
Zeiss 50mm 1.5 Sonnar (Separated Optics) – Finding my perfect classic Sonnar – PT2
Out of the selection of lenses I mentioned in the first part of this journey, my wild card (completely screwed) Carl Zeiss 50mm f/1.5 definitely makes for the most logical place...
5 February, 2017
Finding my perfect classic Sonnar – PT1
I've decided to attempt to find my perfect classic 50mm lens to mount on my Leica rangefinders. I have my ideal modern lens in the form of the Zeiss ZM Sonnar, but sometimes, ju...
29 December, 2016
Voigtlander f/1.5 50mm Nokton LTM – Review 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
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...