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18 November, 2017

7Artisans 35mm f/2 News & Pre-Production Sample Photos

By Hamish Gill

The 7Artisans 35mm f/2 is a lens I am told we can expect to be released to market in February 2018. The version I’ve been shooting for the last few days is a pre-release prototy...
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22 October, 2017

Lomography 20mm f/5.6 Zenit New Russar+ Review

By Hamish Gill

The Lomography Zenit 20mm f5.6 New Russar+ is a remake of a 1960's Russian lens known as the Russar MR-2. As an ultra-wide it will hold a certain attraction to folks with a penc...
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24 February, 2017

Avenon 21mm f/2.8 super-wide lens mini-review

By Hamish Gill

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...
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26 December, 2016

MS-Optics 21mm f/4.5 Perar Review- a tiny, and very eccentric lens

By Hamish Gill

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...
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23 October, 2016

Voigtländer 35mm f/2.5 Color Skopar Review – by Theo Wiersema

By Teddy

Sometimes a lens catches your eye not because of its brilliant resolution or bokeh-inducing aperture but because of the unique features that it brings to the table. Today, I wan...
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22 May, 2016

Leica 28mm 2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH Review – one of the best lenses I’ve ever… sold…

By Hamish Gill

I only shot a few photos from a couple of rolls with the Leica 28mm Elmarit-M ASPH, but it was enough to realise that it's nothing short of a stunning bit of kit. As good as it ...
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5 March, 2016

MS-Optics converted Nikon L35 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar – 35mm Lens conversion – Part 2

By Hamish Gill

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...
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6 February, 2016

Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9 Review, or: A cautionary tale of Actual vs. the Perceived need of a fast lens

By Hamish Gill

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...
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