In the late 1950s, one of Nikon’s lead designers at the time, Zenji Wakimoto, was handed down an arduous task that would prove to be one of his greatest triumphs: “...
27 September, 2024
Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens Review and Indigogo Launch
This is the Viltrox 28mm f/4.5 Pancake Lens, it is soon to be launched on Indigogo, but I’ve been playing with the copy I have here for the last week or so. I am, I admit...
26 August, 2024
Light Lens Lab Eight Element 35mm f/2 review
Light Lens Lab is one of the newest Chinese lens manufacturers that started making replicas of legendary lenses in 2019. Their first lens, and best selling so far, is the Light ...
Working with Chris and Vita Andreyo to setup Omnar lenses has been one of the most enjoyable projects I have been a part of in my working life. It has been really exciting bring...
This is a review of the TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 AF in Fuji X Mount. For a long time now I have been a manual only lens user. I spent years shooting Leica film cameras almost exclus...
22 April, 2024
Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 ASPH review
Those of you who frequently read 35mmc probably already read my recent review of the Simera 35mm f1.4 launched by Thypoch, a newcomer in the lens making business. Their 35mm f1....
1 March, 2024
Soligor 35mm f/3.5 – A Cheap and Cheerful Softie
I bought this from Real Camera because I wanted a wider-than-50mm lens for my Praktica SLR, not having any idea who Soligor are/were (and still not much the wiser). It was cheap...
19 February, 2024
Thypoch Simera 35mm ASPH review
People who know me well, as a photographer, know that I love fast 35mm lenses, especially when they remain relatively compact. My two grails have remained unchanged for some tim...