I’ve got the Summilux-TL 35/1.4 here for a week, but I understand the excitement about this lens. If you still think that APS-C is ‘inferior’ to full frame, you haven’t tried this lens on the CL. It is simply beautiful. Very sharp, even when shot against the light on full opening, but more importantly: there’s […]
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The Leica CL is much better than some say
If you’re into a new camera and the Leica CL has caught your eye, you’ll probably start reading reviews. If you prefer watching video reviews, the first review that will pop up is this one, made by The Camera Store TV. Unfortunately, this is also the worst and most biased review I’ve seen so far […]
The Leica CL is here
Now that we know there’s no ‘mini-SL’ on the horizon, I decided to give the CL a spin when I visited the Leica Store in Amsterdam today. I was sold in less than 15 minutes. When you’re used to shoot with the SL, the CL simply IS a mini-SL. Yes, it’s not fullframe, but I […]
More Billies arrive
Billingham is on fire lately. With the increase in mirrorless camera systems Billingham has released a couple of new photo bags. I was happy to receive three new bags to give them a spin: the Hadley Large Pro, the Hadley Small Pro and the 72. The Hadley Large Pro may not be the most interesting […]
Check out my ‘new’ Leica Summilux-M 24/1.4 ASPH
When I visited the Leica Store in Amsterdam two weeks ago, while I was doing a workshop with Asim, Hans (store-chief-master-guy) showed me a Leica Summilux-M 24/1.4 APSH occasion lens. While I normally only buy second hand if the original product can no longer be bought new, this time I made an exception. The lens […]
The Leica Elmarit-TL 18/2.8 ASPH is here!
I have a small update on my adventures with the Leica T (type 701). Yesterday I got the Leica Elmarit-TL 18/2.8 after reading a couple of reviews. It’s not the most popular lens for the APS-C system, but the reason I bought it (without trying it first) is that I think it makes the T […]
The Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 ASPH review
It is finally here: the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 ASPH lens. Long overdue, but better late than never, right? I’m not really dependent on native SL lenses myself. I do not own a single one of them. But that might change with this 75mm. Man, it’s good. Much better than I thought. If you’re looking for […]
Here’s the new Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 APSH!
Holy smoke Batman, I just received the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 ASPH for a review. I’ll have it for a week so check out how I feel about this lens. Because I didn’t find a decent picture of the lens itself to get an impression of the size, here’s a quick snap of the lens. It’s […]
Coming up: Cosina Voigtländer 35/1.2 v2 review
After many years I finally took the time to write a review about the beautiful CV 35/1.2. When I bought this lens, it was either the CV 35/1.2 or the very expensive 35 Summilux. Today you can also get the excellent Zeiss 35/1.4, or the new Nokton 40/1.2. Is the CV35/1.2 still worth buying? Stay […]
The Leica T is here
While everybody is queuing up for the Leica CL, I just received this lovely Leica T from Leica Store Lisse for only 600 euro, including VAT. In the search for the smallest camera possible that is compatible with M-lenses, I came across the first T. When the Leica T was released, I never was really […]