As many readers will already know, I like a simple lens. The Chroma Double Lens 24mm f/11 is certainly a simple lens, and I definitely liked the idea of it when Steve first wave...
21 July, 2022
TTArtisan 35mm F/2 APO ASPH Review – By Vincent Bihler
I have been following the Chinese newcomer TTArtisan since the beginning with their very first lens, the 35mm f1.4 ASPH that I reviewed on 35mmc. I liked that lens for being bot...
15 July, 2022
Kyoei W.Acall 35mm LTM (on Fujifilm X-Pro3) Review – A Delightful Daily Walkaround Lens on APS-C – By Don Goodman-Wilson
I’m a street photographer with a preference for manual-focus 50mm-equivalent lenses. I got my start with a Zeiss Contax rangefinder (w/ 50mm Sonnar f/1.5) and Pentax MX S...
Unusually, this review has 3 authors. I (Hamish) was sent the TTArtisan 28mm f/5.6 lens to try a few months ago. Not long later, Vincent got in touch to say he was going to revi...
Last autumn time, I shot a single element ‘Lens Punk LPK-M’ lens on my Leica M10-P. The lens is made by a chap called Dom, he doesn’t class himself as an expert in optics, he ju...
28 February, 2022
Industar-69 (on Fujifilm X-Pro3) Review – A Dreamy, Compact Wonder – By Don Goodman Wilson
The Industar-69 (Индуста́р-69) is a strange but beguiling beast. Originally designed for the Chaika (Чайка) camera, it wasn't really meant to be used with other cameras. The ori...
11 October, 2021
Nikon (Nippon Kogaku) W-Nikkor.C 2.5cm f/4 LTM – Nikon’s Tiny Gems, pt 3 – By Agata Urbaniak
In this last part my mini-series looking at wide angle Nikkor LTM lenses, I'm going to look at the W-Nikkor.C 2.5cm f/4. At first glance the W-Nikkor.C 2.5cm f/4 is a similar st...
4 October, 2021
Nikon (Nippon Kogaku) W-Nikkor.C 2.8cm f/3.5 LTM – Nikon’s Tiny Gems, pt 2 – By Agata Urbaniak
This review is going to look at the W-Nikkor.C 2.8cm f/3.5.The W-Nikkor 3.5cm f/2.5 I covered in part 1 of this short series exceeded expectations. Reading about a lens is one t...