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A History of the Xenon Lens

In 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…

The Sweetest Taboo – The Unlikely Story of Leitz Minolta

The 1970s were a great time for camera geeks. The decade brought us the apex of professional mechanical 35mm SLRs in the Nikon F2, and the beginning of the amateur…

Voigtländer Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Leica Thread Mount Lens Review

My foray into the world of Voigtländer started off as a lark, and I can blame this Voigtländer Ultron 35mm f/1.7 LTM lens for that. I wanted a 35mm lens…

The Weird and Wonderful World of Gold Collector Cameras

There’s a famous scene in This Is Spinal Tap in which the guitarist of Spinal Tap, Nigel Tufnel, shows off his guitar collection. He finally comes to the crown jewel,…

Shooting Martha’s Vineyard with the Leica R5 and Kodak Ultramax

In five years of shooting film cameras, I’d never shot the Leica R5. When one rolled through the shop an hour before I was set to board a boat to…

Speed Isn’t Everything – Voigtländer 90mm f/3.5 APO-Lanthar Review

The world was a confusing place in the lead-up to the year 2000. Computers and stock markets the world over were destined to crash due to two-digit date codes, though…

Desert Island Cameras No. 07 – Rangefinder Edition

We’re back with another installment of Desert Island Cameras, the recurring article in which the CP writers answer the question, “If you could only have one camera of a certain…

We Review the M-A, Leica’s Newest 35mm Film Camera

In 1968 Mercedes-Benz introduced the world to the pinnacle of the luxury sedan. Up to that time, the 300SEL 6.3’s combination of engineering, ambition, and sheer bloody mindedness had never…

Our Favorite Fanboys Swap Camera Systems – Nikon F3 Versus Canon F-1

As objective as we are when reviewing unfamiliar cameras, our biases show when it comes to the cameras that remain with us permanently. My FD mount Canons have always been…

Contax IIa – Zeiss Ikon’s Best Classic Rangefinder Reviewed

James reviews one of the prettiest and most storied German rangefinder film cameras ever made, the Contax IIa.

What I Learned from a Weekend Doing Everything Wrong (Photographically)

Before we get too far in, and to ensure that we feel the full impact of my idiotic failings of the past weekend, it’s important to really make clear all…

Carl Zeiss G Mount 28mm F/2.8 Biogon Lens Review

We review the Contax G mount 28mm Biogon for the Contax G series rangefinder film cameras and adaptable mirrorless digital cameras.

The Underdog Nikkor-S 50mm F/1.4 F Mount Lens, and Why it’s My Favorite Lens

I know what you’re thinking; “Do we really need another 50mm lens review?” I don’t blame you. A quick glance through our archive shows write-ups on fifties from Minolta, Pentax, Canon, a shootout…

3,000 Miles with the Vinta Co. S-Series Travel Bag

I’ve spent the past week in what could rightly be described as a forced march through the least forgiving terrain on the globe; a torturously hot environment so harsh and…