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July 14, 2020 in Entertainment, Film, Cameras, Popular, Lenses

A traveling photographer recruits is old pal to help document the exploration a small Ukrainian city, but the photogenic lure of an…

Read More Tags: Leica CL, Leica, Ukraine, slr, Agfa Vista 200, Voigtländer 15mm 4.5

The Hasselblad XPan is a legendary one-of-a-kind 35mm panoramic rangefinder worthy of its cult camera status, but at over $3,000 is it worthy of your money?

Read More October 26, 2019 in Cameras, Entertainment, Film, Lenses, Reviews

In this video you can see the Leica Summicron-C 40mm f2 Leica M-mount lens compared to the Carl Zeiss Tessar 45mm f2.8 for Contax/Yashica mount…

Read More October 01, 2019 in Cameras, Entertainment, Film, Lenses, Reviews

In this video my friend and I head out to Belgrade Fortress (built in 279 BC) in Serbia where we shoot two different Leica rangefinder setups. I chose to test out my new M-Rokkor 90mm f4 lens on…

Read More April 06, 2019 in Lenses, Reviews, Tips/Resources/Guides, Film, Cameras

Most all Leica 40mm f2 Summicron-C lens reviews cover the same talking points, things like: most affordable Leica lens, body compatibility issues, awkward focal length, and undesirable bokeh. While these topics are all important…

Read More March 24, 2019 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

The Avenon 28mm f3.5 LTM lens come from a Japanese manufacturer called YK optical in Yokohama, which had a short history of only producing two lenses mainly under the name of KOBALUX, a 28mm f3.5 as well as the 21mm f2.8 LTM…

Read More Tags: Leica, Leica MDa, Avenon 28mm f3.5, Kodak, Kodak Ultramax 400, Sweden January 20, 2019 in Cameras, Film, Lenses, Reviews

The Horizon 202 doesn’t have any panoramic optics, it has panoramic mechanics. The Horizon 202 has a traditional 28mm f/2.8 prime lens, housed in mechanics which together categorize the Horizon as a swing-lens panoramic…

Read More Tags: Finland, Horizon 202, Cinestill 800T January 07, 2019 in Cameras, Lenses, Reviews, Film

Turning the knob one can feel a pleasing steady resistance of the multiple gears working together, turning the transport sprocket and take up spool, gently pulling the film out from the canister and along the focal plane, like a…

Read More December 20, 2018 in Cameras, Tips/Resources/Guides, Lenses, Entertainment

Perhaps you’ve considered buying it yourself but can’t afford it, don’t trust it, or feel it’s too mainstream for your style. Let’s take a look at some other film cameras that are comparable alternatives to the Contax T2…

Read More Tags: Contax, Leica, Konica, Fuji December 17, 2018 in Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

I have a hard time paying good money for automatic cameras these days after the death of my Ricoh GR1, Nikon FE, and others, so 600 USD sounds a little steep for a premium compact film camera but…

Read More Tags: United States, Rollei AFM 35, Unknown, Premium Compact, Rollei December 06, 2018 in Cameras, Lenses, Reviews

There are a lot of strong feelings out there about the Jupiter 8 50mm f2 lens. I would say in my experience the talk one way or another is about 50/50. Half think it is such a terrible lens they…

Read More November 26, 2018 in Reviews, Cameras, Lenses

I sadly only shot 3 rolls on this Contax G1. After buying it at a high price and selling it at a low one, it turned out to be my most costly per-picture expenses at over 8 USD per photo. Ouch! I would also not…

Read More Tags: Contax, Contax G1, Unknown, United States, Rangefinder