12 April, 2026
Nikon 50mm 1.4 AF-D Mini-Review
I started writing this as just a commentary on how well the Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens works on the Monster Adapters LA-FZ1, but as I’ve written it started to unravel into somet...
11 April, 2026
Leica-R Summicron 50/2 on Nikon F3
In a recent article on my website I spoke about a Leica-R Summicron 50/2 (v2) being converted to Nikon F mount, by means of a Nikon F mount ring (Leitax). As far as I know, this...
This is my first follow up article to my MonsterAdapterLA-FZ1 overview/review article here, as well as my wider Monster LA-FZ1 experiences. As I said in that article, I currentl...
24 January, 2026
Minolta MC W Rokkor-HG 35/2.8 and Nikon Z5 – An Empirical Field-Test
This is another episode featuring a Nikon Z camera and a vintage lens. This time, I’m using the Minolta MC Rokkor-HG 35mm 2.8, which I recently took out of the cupboard wh...
4 January, 2026
Minolta MC Zoom-Rokkor 100-200mm – the Best Worst Minolta Lens
When I bought my first Minolta camera, it came both with a standard MD 50 mm 1.7 and a MC Rokkor 100-200mm zoom lens as a bonus. The camera was an SR-T 303 and quickly became my...
25 August, 2025
Fish-eye-Takumar 17mm – Takumars in a Digital Age #1
Last Christmas my father-in-law gifted an old Spotmatic. I was taken aback as it had belonged to his father and so I knew how much it meant to him to pass it along. While the ca...
10 August, 2025
Nikkor 43-86mm – The world’s WORST lens!
I’m a heretic. It’s true. I’m not a big fan of sharp lenses with tons of contrast. I’ve also got a thing against Subaru’s. No real reason, just don’t like them...
30 July, 2025
Voigtlander 28mm f2.8 Aspherical SL II-S Color-Skopar – Golden egg cups, surrealism and a new lens for an old film camera
This is a story about how I ended up knee deep in sea water on the coast of Sydney, Australia, trying to focus on a golden egg cup. It is a story about an experience with a new ...