Reviews

The M Files (32): Thypoch Simera 28/1.4 review — the universal rangefinder wide-angle?

M-Mount Jörg-Peter Rau -
Episode 32 of the M Files puts the Thypoch Simera 28/1.4 from a young Chinese manufacturer to the test: a fast, compact and affordable M-Mount wide-angle with impressive optics and a few handling quirks.

Viltrox Air 40mm Review: Leica Q3 43 field of view on a budget

Viltrox Keith James -
The Viltrox Air 40mm f/2.5 offers an impressive optical performance for a budget lens, and an inexpensive way for L-Mount shooters to add the unusual focal length of the Leica Q3 43 to their kit.

TTArtisan 40mm review: the perfect all-rounder for L-Mount photographers?

L-Mount Ed Lara -
Ed Lara spends a few weeks with the TTArtisan AF 40mm f/2 on his Leica SL3-S, weighing its compact metal build and aperture ring against sharper L-Mount rivals from Viltrox and Panasonic.

Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm review: Full reach, light weight

Reviews Ed Lara -
Ed Lara reviews his experience shifting from two solid-performing Sigma zooms to the latest L-mount telephoto zoom. Has it proven better?

Leica Summicron-M 66 f/2 review: The classic Elcan 66 remake

Leica Jonathan Slack -
Jonathan Slack tests Leica's limited-edition Summicron-M 66mm f/2, a remake of the Elcan lens Walter Mandler designed for the US Navy, and uncovers the remarkable story of one surviving original.

Photographing in ordinary time: An ode to my Leica Q3 43

Leica Ed Lara -
Ed Lara explores his on-again, off-again relationship with Leica's Q series. Will the Q3 43 finally be the one camera for his street photography and documentary needs?

Steve McCurry Adagio review: A study in visual virtuosity

Events Ed Lara -
Ed Lara attends the New York launch of Steve McCurry's Adagio, a new Leica book and exhibition, and hears the Magnum photographer talk about slow looking, colour, Leica and persistence.

OM System OM-3 review: A retro body with flagship ambitions

OM System Richard Watts -
Richard Watts spends several weeks with the OM System OM-3, a retro-styled Micro Four Thirds body sharing the OM-1's sensor and stabilisation in a smaller, lighter package.
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