James examines the Leica R8 of 1996, the first 35mm film SLR camera designed by Leica since 1974.
read moreJames muses over his search for the perfect camera, what he calls the “Leica M of SLRs.”
read moreJames spends six months with and then reviews an ultra wide angle lens for the Leica SLR system, the Leitz 21mm F/4 Super Angulon R.
read moreEquipped with a Kodak Retina and Ektar film, Connor explores the camera’s ancestral home of Rochester, New York, Kodak’s world headquarters.
read moreCheyenne Morrison dives deep into the Finetta 99, a rare and beautiful film camera from 1950s Germany.
read moreHaving produced professional cameras long before Nikon’s and Canon’s 35mm systems were even a glint in their makers’ eyes, Rollei is often heralded as the grandfather of camera manufacturers. With their extremely high quality Twin Lens…
read moreAfter years of wanting one and sixty days of shooting one, Jeb relates his thoughts on and experiences with the Pentacon Six.
read moreA brief history and review of the Watameter accessory rangefinder, a classic device for measuring distance with a camera.
read moreWe review the Robot Royal 24, an all-mechanical hand-wound rangefinder camera that shoots square images on 35mm film.
read moreLooking to buy a Leica SLR film camera? We’ve got you covered. Here is our buyer’s guide for those shopping for a Leica R mount camera.
read moreThe Leica Q2 is the most exciting and interesting digital camera I’ve shot in years. But is it worth $5,000?
read moreThere’s an old saying in boxing – ”styles make fights.” The most entertaining boxing matches feature complementary styles, well-demonstrated in the slugger-on-slugger brawl of Gatti vs. Ward or the brains-vs-brawn bullfight that was Ali vs. Foreman. Conversely,…
read more“After a few weeks with a Pentax 50mm lens, I had the feeling of suffocating. I realized that I needed a wide angle. As soon as I had my Zeiss Flektogon, the world looked very…
read moreIn the pantheon of fast Double-Gauss lenses from the 20th century, the Sonnar, Biotar, and Planar, are well known. But there’s also a lesser-known lens that is their equal; the Xenon. This lens was invented…
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