A month or so ago I reviewed the Funleader 18mm f/8 fixed focus Sony mount lens. With some caveats around the need to post process the images to get something I liked out of it,...
1 February, 2021
Meyer Optik Gorlitz 30mm f/3.5 Lydith II (The New Version) Review
The Lydith 30mm f/3.5 II is another remake of a remake of a classic lens from Meyer Optik Gorlitz. It’s moderately wide, fairly slow lens with a short minimum focusing distance ...
22 September, 2020
MS-Optics Converted Yashica T4 35mm f/3.5 Tessar – The Hunt for the Commute Camera pt.1 – By Hern Tan
My very first barn-find Yashica T5 had proven itself to be a stinker. First it made a heck of a racket every time it took a picture, and the lag between pressing the shutter but...
I received my new Voigtlander 35mm Nokton f/1.2 VIII two days ago, on Monday (March 13, 2020), an expedited delivery from cameraquest. I have been using Leicas (among other came...
The last piece I wrote featuring images made with this lens was on the topic of its strength when applied to fast paced, from-the-hip shooting situations. This is certainly not ...
When I bought my first Leica M4 back in 2014, I decided to couple it with a Nokton 35mm f/1.4 S.C that I bought new (first time of my life I bought anything new). It was a great...
After posting 5-Frames with a Zeiss Otus 55mm sometime ago, a few people asked whether I’d mind sharing the results on other emulsions - so I thought 'great idea!', then got tot...
I got home and flopped onto the couch, regarding my newest folly with apprehension and growing regret. A flipping 21mm lens sat in its box in my lap. A lens some would place int...