Once upon a time Voigtlander wasn’t just a subsidiary of Cosina. They were one of the big players in photography and already manufacturing some really neat stuff.
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Review: Fuji Finepix X100
For the guys in hurry I’ll give you a sum up of this review: “holy crap!”. Ok, maybe some extra details are needed 🙂 Like many others I also was in search of the Holy Grail, something that I may carry everywhere and on journeys and that can still gives me great quality; like a …
Review: Leica Summicron-C & Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm f/2
This is the classic Cinderella lens, and I use the singular instead of the plural because the Summicron-C and the Minolta M-Rokkor really are the same lens, optically speaking, even if some people state (but I think they are wrong) that the former has only a single layer anti-reflection treatment while the Minolta has a …
Review: Leica M4-P
This one was my first Leica, and even if I eventually ended up selling it I regretted the decision right from day one. The body of the features of the Leica M4-P are practically the same of the newest M6 model, with the exception of the lack of the exposure meter. While the absence of …
Review: Minolta M-Rokkor 28mm f/2,8 for Leica M
A little, sweet lens, the most overlooked of the entire Leica (well, Minolta…) M catalog probably because of its “bubble-related” problem. Bubbles? Yes. There are many theories about the causes, but this lens has almost in every case developed some strange bubbles in the glass. Some people think that is depends from the lens cement, …
Review: Leica M6
In a previous post (the one regarding the Canon Eos 1n) I asked if it still makes sense nowadays to use a 35mm camera. The Leica M6 (and for what matter almost every Leica Ms) demonstrate that actually yes, it still makes sense. The M6 is at the same time a fairly specialized camera and …