This Tokyo Optical Co. (Topcon) Topcor 50mm f/1.5 ltm is a bit of a rarity. It’s also something of an oddity inasmuch as it has been described to me by Perry Ge (off of the Clas...
29 June, 2020
Konica 17mm f/16 Hexagon Lens Review – Plastic Fantastic or a Poor Man’s Hologon? – By Simon Kimber
I recently bought a Konica Hexagon 17mm f/16 on Ebay. Maybe you haven't heard of this lens before? I hadn't either. It's not the perfect lens, that's for sure, but I've been hav...
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...
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...
29 May, 2020
Leica 90mm f/2 APO Long Term Review – by Simon King
Out of all the gear and films I've written about over the last few years, none has provided me with a more daunting task to review than this lens, the Leica 90mm f/2 APO. There ...
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...
11 March, 2020
Canon 50mm ƒ/1.4 LTM Lens – A Mini-Review of 1960s Optical Excellence – by Andrew Morang
Long-term 35MMC readers recall that I have used my dad’s Leica IIIC rangefinder camera for decades. He bought it at the Post Exchange in Guam in 1949 and used it for famil...
14 February, 2020
TTArtisan 21mm f/1.5 ASPH review – by Vincent Bihler
We are currently living a very exciting period of time. The lens market has been rencently opened with third party producers that are becoming better and better, often at a very...