W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 Archives

24 August, 2026

Nippon Kogaku W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 LTM – A Review of a Legendary Lens (Pt. 2 of 3)

By Rollin Banderob

NOTE: If you have not read part 1. I really encourage you to spend the time and read it first as it rounds up all that I have found during my research into Hideo Azuma’s t...

17 August, 2026

Why I’m Choosing the W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/1.8 LTM or Omnar NK35-18 MkII Conversion as my 35mm (Pt. 1 of 3)

By Rollin Banderob

It all started with Sonnar Love. Like many regulars of 35mmc, over ten-years ago I was enlightened and soon began pursuing Sonnar-formula lenses because of community founder Ham...

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