Shortly after I wrote why you need a Leica 28mm lens for your M, I was asked if I’d want to try out the Leica Summilux-M 28/1.4 and the Leica Summicron-M 28/2.0. Of course I said yes. Stay tuned for some test shots soon on this website.
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10 minutes with the Leica M10
This morning I had a meeting with Leica Netherlands to pick up a few 28mm lenses. But of course I just had to see the brand new M10. You’ve probably read a few reviews, plus 10 minutes of use isn’t nearly enough for the tiniest review on earth, but I thought it’d be nice to […]
Hello Leica M10
We’ve been waiting almost four years for a new M, but yesterday Leica delivered. The M10 is the new rangefinder flagship from our German friends. I haven’t had the chance to try it, but I’ve heard I will be able soon. So far, things look good. The M10 has been put on a strict diet […]
An ‘entry level’ Leica set: price and weight differences
My experience with the Summarit range has been limited to the Leica Summarit 75/2.5. Until recently, because Leica Netherlands was kind enough to let me have a go with the entire Summarit-M range. The Summarit series was completely updated not long ago and though they are regarded as an ‘entry level’ range, there’s actually nothing […]
Test driving the Lomo 50 Jupiter 3+
It isn’t the sharpest 50 ever made, but that’s not what you should be interested in when shopping in the Lomo shop. It does give you a dramatic, almost cinematic look that makes you think about lenses of the old days. To be continued. Sony A7S with Lomo 50 Jupiter 3+ (the lens is very […]
Update: the Lomo Minitar-1 32/2.8 on the Leica M6
A few weeks ago I posted a review on the Lomo Minitar-1 32/2.8 lens. Though this lens is even smaller than a lens back-cover, it does suffer from a few drawbacks, cyan corners being one of them. Being a Lomo lens, I suspected this lens would deliver better quality on (less critical than digital) film. […]
Testing the Leica X-U
Holy smoke! I’ve never, never, ever taken a Leica into the shower. But today, I did. Not my M, but the brand new Leica X-U. It’s so new, there’s no strap yet and my menu says the firmware is version 1.0. I’ll post a short review next week, but the big test will come later […]
Testing Lomography Art Lenses, new Jupiter 3+ coming up!
This week I had a meeting with one of the founders of Lomography Neterlands. Now that Zenit has reintroduced three lenses for the Lomography Art Lens line up, I’ve been asked to shoot these lenses to give them a try. They came to me for a reason, because these lenses are made for the Leica […]
Leica SL try out
This morning I picked up a Leica SL at Transcontinenta – Leica Netherlands – to give it a spin for the next week. First impressions: the SL body is built like a tank, like everyone else says. Also true is what everybody says about the viewfinder: it is amazing. The SL body doesn’t feel really […]
The Cosina Voigtländer 35/1.7 Ultron review
Voigtländer is an interesting company. Every time they release a new lens it seems to be hit: sharp, with character and for a very small price, at least, compared to Leica prices. The Voigtländer 50/1.5 Nokton is such a lens: it’s not so much worse than the Leica 50 Summilux and it sells for less […]