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Funleader, Leica M, Review

Review: Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic

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Introduction

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Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic on Leica M10

While some lens manufacturers strive for optical perfection, others decide to offer lenses with more “character” – often based on famous lenses from the past. This Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic is one such lens. From the outside it looks like the Leica 35mm 1.4 Summilux from 1960 and while featuring a different optical design, it is certainly undercorrected for many aberrations, creating a distinct look. Whether you like that look or not is a different question though. So let’s try to answer it with the help of this review.

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4 | Ai Denoise
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/5.6
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | Artizlab 35mm 1.4 Classic | f/1.4

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Leica M, Light Lens Lab, Review

Review: Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element

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Introduction

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Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element on Leica M10

Those of you that already had a look at my other reviews of Light Lens Lab lenses already know, their mission is to bring back rare and expensive lenses from the past at more affordable prices to give more people the opportunity to use them. After the 35mm 2.0 8-element they tackled the 28mm 2.8 9-element – a lens going for almost 10 grand on the used market for reasons I have yet to understand. Let’s see how this lens compares to the tiny Voigtländer VM 28mm 2.8 Color-Skopar.
This lens will be reviewed on the 24mp Leica M10 and the 42mp Sony A7rII.

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
light lens lab 28mm 2.8 nine element 9e review leica m10 m11 m9 42mp 24mp cinematic contrast sharpness rendering bokeh film analogue
Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
light lens lab 28mm 2.8 nine element 9e review leica m10 m11 m9 42mp 24mp cinematic contrast sharpness rendering bokeh film analogue
Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8
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Leica M10 | Light Lens Lab 28mm 2.8 9-element | f/2.8

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Canon, Leica M, Review

Review: Canon 50mm 0.95 – The original f/0.95 Dream Lens

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Introduction

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Canon 50mm 0.95 on Leica M10

While only lately f/0.95 fullframe lenses have become somewhat wider available and affordable, the first one that was commercially produced was the Canon 50mm 0.95 for the Canon 7 rangefinder cameras and that was in 1961. To put things into perspective, that was 47 years before Leica’s first f/0.95 lens, the Leica 50mm 0.95 Noctilux-M Asph, and 58 years before Nikon’s first, the Nikon Z 58mm 0.95 S Noct-Nikkor. Canon themselves called this the “Dream Lens”, so after already having reviewed most of these f/0.95 fullframe lenses, let’s get back to their roots and have a look at the original!
Big thanks to Camera Obscura Elburg for sending me the lens for this review!

Sample Images

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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/1.4
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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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Nikon Zf | TTArtisan 6-bit Adapter | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95
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Leica M10 | Canon 50mm 0.95 | f/0.95

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Leica M, Review, solinon

Review: Solinon 18mm 5.6 Asph

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Introduction

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Solinon 18mm 5.6 Asph on Leica M10

It doesn’t happen often that one of our readers reaches out and tells us he had his own lens made, but that is exactly what happened here. Not finding what he was looking for among the lenses already available, our reader Calvin from Hong Kong decided to had a lens made to his desires and have it manufactured in China. Of course I was interested to review it, so let’s have a look at this intriguing lens together!
Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | Solinon 18mm 5.6 Asph | f/5.6 | Ai Denoise
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Leica M10 | Solinon 18mm 5.6 Asph | f/5.6 | Ai Denoise
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Leica M10 | Solinon 18mm 5.6 Asph | f/8.0
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Leica M10 | Solinon 18mm 5.6 Asph | f/5.6
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Leica M10 | Solinon 18mm 5.6 Asph | f/5.6
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Leica M10 | Solinon 18mm 5.6 Asph | f/5.6

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Canon EF-Mount, Guides, Leica M, lenses, Olympus OM, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount

Guide to the best Portrait Lenses – Sony A7/A9/A1 series

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We summarize our experience with all the native E-mount and a few legacy lenses in the 85-200mm bracket for the Sony A7/A9/A1 series to give you a compact and independent resource for choosing the best portrait lens for your needs.

We also have a general guide to FE-lenses, 9-18mm ultra wide angle lenses, guide to 20-28mm wide angle lenses, 35mm lenses, 50mm lenses and macro lenses.

Unlike most other review sites we have no association with any lens manufacturer apart from occasionally loaning a lens for a review. No fancy trips and meals.

Before any short introduction we tell you how long we have used a lens and if we have borrowed it from a manufacturer. But in most cases we have bought the lenses new from retail stores or on the used market. 

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Last update: March 2025, several lenses added, cleaned up

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