Hi David, can you tell us a little bit about your background and why you use manual lenses? David: I’m an academic philosopher at the University of Sydney in Australia. I’m not sure where I’m from: I grew up in various South East Asian countries as well as in Melbourne (were my family are from) … Continue reading Manual Photographers Part 5: David Braddon-Mitchell
Hi Juriaan,can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you use manual Lenses? Juriaan: I’m a hydrobiologist from Hattem in the Netherlands. In the beginning of 2012 my photography journey started out with a Fujifilm bridge camera. In 2013 I bought my first interchangeable lens camera, a Nikon D7000 including a … Continue reading THE MANUAL PHOTOGRAPHERS SERIES PART 0.4: Juriaan Moonen
Overview This is a short comparative review that is technical in nature with no sample images. There is a tremendous amount of overlap between the 75 and 80 Lux. Read my 75 Lux review here. The major differentiators I examine in this post. I have never seen any rigorous testing of the 75 versus 80 … Continue reading Leica: M-Summilux 75mm vs R-Summilux 80mm
This isn’t a full review: if you want to check out the SNR then Bill Claff’s site Photonstophotos is where you want to go, and for technical analysis of many features of the rIV the Jim Kasson’s series is by far the best resource. Both of these sites are much to be preferred to any … Continue reading An Upgrader’s Guide to the Sony A7rIV
The Leica 75 Summilux (75 Lux) is legendary. It’s a compact, fast, short telephoto rangefinder lens designed for portrait and shallow depth-of-field photography. Prices and praise for the 75 Lux haven’t lessened over the years, and it’s said to be one of Walter Mandler’s favorites works. You’ll be hard pressed to find a clean copy for … Continue reading Leica M Summilux 75mm f1.4