Rangefinders (Changeable Lens)

Rangefinder (changeable lens) camera reviews – the rangefinder cameras reviewed here allow the photographer to change the lens on the front of the camera. With this comes a series of different lens mounts. The most notable being Leica Thread (/Screw) Mount (LTM/LSM), Leica M-Mount, Nikon S Mount and Contax rangefinder mount. The latter comes in two varieties, internal (for 50mm lenses) and external (for other focal lengths). Sound complicated? It isn’t really.

If you are unaware of the concept of a rangefinder, you can find out more about them in this article: What is a Rangefinder Camera, and is one right for you?

As with all the content on this website, if you find something of interest, you can find more similar products by clicking on the tags you will find at the bottom of the reviews.

10 December, 2021

Pixii (A1571) Review – New Upgrades and Some Personal Experiences

By Hamish Gill

For a long time, the only digital rangefinders on the market were Leicas. Now there’s Pixii. A screen-less, APS-C sensor, “connected” rangefinder that’s quite a lot less cash th...

28 September, 2021

Leica IIf Red Dial: Nostalgia, or Tool for Serious Storytelling? – By Exphotog

By exphotog

After years of working as a concert photographer, I decided to move to analog full-time last year. The transition wasn’t easy—I had to reconcile the comfort of shooting 900 fram...

21 September, 2021

The Leica IIIF RD – My First Impressions – By Alyssa Chiarello

By Alyssa Chiarello

When I first saw the Leica IIIF, it was in a video someone posted on Instagram that demonstrated how to load film into the camera. I’d heard about these rangefinders being a rea...

15 June, 2021

Contax IIa review – Chasing that Classic Look with an Unaccountably Affordable Vintage German Rangefinder – By Phil Calvit

By Phil Calvit

Like most of you good 35mmc readers, I’d love to own a classic Leica. And like most of you (unless you’re a more posh lot than I’d assumed), I’ve been unwilling to make the life...

8 June, 2021

Leica M10-D – The Essence of Photography, or is Cheating Allowed? – By Marc Wick

By Marc Wick

This is a tale of my experiences with a Leica M10-D, but my journey with a digital M without a screen didn't start with this camera. I used a Leica M-D for a while in addition t...

14 August, 2020

Fed 2 Russian Rangefinder Mini-Review – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

Why would anyone want to buy a 50 plus year of Fed 2 Russian Rangefinder camera? I have been interested in older LTM rangefinders ever since I bought a charity shop Fed 4 and a ...

6 July, 2020

Leica M10-P Review – A Brilliantly Underwhelming Digital Rangefinder

By Hamish Gill

When I first got my Leica M10-P I referred to it as being brilliantly underwhelming. This isn’t the most complimentary sounding comment I don’t think, but actually it comes from...

8 June, 2020

Pixii (Model A1112) – A Primer into this New Digital Rangefinder Concept

By Hamish Gill

For the last few months, I’ve been beta testing Pixii - a new smartphone-connected, 12 megapixel, APS-C format, screen-less digital rangefinder camera that will be hitting the m...

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