Category Archives: Leica M

7Artisans, Accessories, Adapters, Leica M, Sony E-mount, Techart, Voigtlander

Leica M to Sony E Close Focus Adapters

January 30, 2023 BastianK 6 Comments

Introduction

Sony A7s with Leica 90mm 2.0 Summicron M (pre Asph) and VM-E Close Focus Adapter

Classic rangefinder lenses usually spot less staggering minimum focus distances compared to (D)SLR and the latest lenses for mirrorless cameras because of how focusing with rangefinder cameras works. In 2022 several manufacturers are offering close focus adapters. These adapters have their own additional helicoid which allows you to focus your lenses much closer than you could with a conventional adapter. I have used several of these myself, so let’s see which ones are worth the asking price.

Sample Images

7artisans leica summulix 28mm 1.4 f/1.4 wide angle fast 42mp sony feplus resolution contrast coma review close focus range macro extension tube helicoid adapter hawks factory — Sony A7rII | 7artisans 28mm 1.4 | f/1.4 | Hawk’s Factory Close Focus Adapter

raven Bokeh Voigtlander 28mm 2.0 — Sony A7 | Voigtländer Ultron 2.0/28 | f/2.0 | Voigtländer VM-E Close Focus Adapter

bokeh summicron 90mm 2.0 sony a7 review 42mp leica m10 24mp sharpness contrast — Sony A7rII | Leica Summicron 90mm 2.0 pre-Asph | f/2.0 | Voigtländer VM-E Close Focus Adapter

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Analogue, Leica M, MS-Optics, Travel-Report

Analogue Adventures – Part 12: Côte d’Azur

January 27, 2023 BastianK 12 Comments

Introduction

Kodak portra 160 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om — Leica M6 | MS-Optics 24mm 2.0 Aporia | f/8.0 | Portra 160

I already shared some of these pictures in my other articles, but I received some comments that you would also sometimes like to know where the pictures in the articles have been taken, so I decided to do that here.

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Laowa, Leica M, Review, Sony E-mount

Review: Laowa 9mm 5.6 FF-RL

January 11, 2023 BastianK 124 Comments

Introduction

laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d — Laowa 9mm 5.6 on Sony A7rII

The king is dead, long live the king! After the Voigtlander 10mm 5.6’s field of view has been matched by the Samyang 10mm 3.5 XP and the Laowa 10-18mm 4.5-5.6 it has now been surpassed by this Laowa 9mm 5.6 FF-RL. Can a lens be wider and at the same time better? Let us try to find out!
Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10
Last Update: January 2023

Sample Images

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Analogue, Leica, Leica M, MS-Optics

Analogue Adventures – Part 11: Kodak Tmax 3200

January 2, 2023 BastianK 10 Comments

Kodak tmax 3200 analogue leica m6 contax canon fd olympus om — Kodak Tmax 3200

An ISO 3200 black and white film is pretty much the fastest film you can get these days. As I like to shoot in dimly lit environments of course I had to give it a try.
Processing and scanning was done at urbanfilmlab in Germany.

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Funleader, Leica M, Review, Sony E-mount

Review: Funleader 18mm 8.0

December 12, 2022 BastianK 18 Comments

Introduction

Funleader 18mm 8.0 pro m-mount e-mount review caplens contrast sharpness pancake tiny lens — Funleader 18mm 8.0 M-mount and Pro

I try to be as objective as possible when reviewing lenses, but I am not always free of preconceptions. When it comes to this Funleader 18mm 8.0 I didn’t really want to review it at first. Funleader sounded more like a name of a company for adult toys to me and with the fixed f/8.0 aperture (and fixed focus) it felt like some Holga/Pinhole lens as well. But the Funleader team did not only keep being persistent in asking me to review their lens, they also improved its design: the lens can now be focused and more importantly the Funleader writing on the casing is much smaller. So this time I had a closer look and found out that it is actually a rather complex design consisting of 6 elements in 5 groups. But is this enough for an 18mm lens? Let’s find out together.
Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10