The MS Optical Sonnetar is available now Miyazaki san has been busy, working his magic. And this time he has come up with what could be called a tiny gem. The Sonnetar type 25mm f/1.1 is specifically designed for the Pentax Q. So lets have a look…
The remarkable MS Optical makes some incredible lenses Out in the wilds of Chiba, Japan, in the middle of a non-descript suburban neighborhood there is a regular looking house. But don’t let appearances fool you, for in the basement of this house there is magic happening.
The MS-Optical Perar 28mm F/4 Super Triplet The exceptionally special 28mm Perar lens is the latest release from Mr. Miyazaki at MS Optical in Japan. This lens will be made in limited quantities and it is available now…Version 2 is here!
Just sometimes a very special lens comes along And that lens is the Canon 50mm f/0.95. Despite popular belief, this is not a cine lens. It was originally developed by Canon for the 7 rangefinder system. And at the time it was the fastest prime lens available in the world, beating Leica to the punch…
The Rolleicord TLR, a beautiful and capable camera I have always been a bit of a fan of the TLR camera, and there are not many more beautiful than Rolleiflex cameras. Rolleicord cameras were designed to be the less expensive brothers of the Rolleiflex cameras, but that does not mean they are any less capable. [...]
There are camera straps, and there are A&A camera straps And these are what I would call the Rolls Royce of camera straps. I go through a fair few camera straps, and often find some of them lacking. There are a few that I like, especially original branded ones (Ricoh GR for example), but most [...]
Quite possibly one of the best lenses in the world Well well folks, I have something quite special for you all today. I have recently been able to source a stunning Leica Summilux 35mm ASPH 6-bit encoded lens. To say that this lens is beautiful would be an understatement, as the quality of build is [...]
The Bikkuri film case Yes, that is right, we have a new film case for you. In light of popular request I have decided to release the Bikkuri film case. Bikkuri means surprise in Japanese, and each one of these cases is a surprise, you don’t quite know what you are going to get. These [...]
Announcing the Japancamerahunter repair system Is your camera dead? Feel like there is no hope? Now now, don’t fret, it is not the end of the world, contrary to popular belief, these things can be fixed. Or perhaps you didn’t drop yours (like I did), perhaps your camera stopped working of its own free will. [...]
Contax make some fine cameras, and here are a few of them. How did a boring Japanese company make things as pretty as this? Seriously, did someone have a moment of madness and actually get freedom of design or something? Basically, during the nineties, most compact cameras could be classed as ‘functional’ which basically meant that [...]