The MS Optics Handmade Sonnetar 50 f/1.3 Lens has a Vintage Vibe
MS Optics has added the Sonnetair 50mm f/1.3 to its lens catalog and like most of its lens designs, it has an old-school 60s vibe that screams a vintage look and buttery bokeh.
MS Optics has added the Sonnetair 50mm f/1.3 to its lens catalog and like most of its lens designs, it has an old-school 60s vibe that screams a vintage look and buttery bokeh.
Japan Camera Hunter (JCH) has announced the development of FuguFilm 400, a 400 ISO positive film emulsion set to arrive later in 2022. JCH claims it is the first completely new reversal film emulsion in nearly two decades.
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!
Here's some interesting news from the world of film photography: the popular website Japan Camera Hunter is developing a new 35mm premium compact camera -- one that may be an analog/digital hybrid.
Over the past several years, I have watched as the prices for compact film cameras have steadily increased into the sort of price ranges usually reserved for collectible cameras.
Need your vintage camera gear fix? This video ought to do it.
Calling something 10.2mm thick is a bit of an oxymoron. The better way to describe MS Optics' new Perar Ultra-Wide 17mm f/4.5 Retrofocus lens would be as 10.2mm thin. Either way, this ultra-light, ultra-thin lens for Leica M shooters is impressively tiny.
StreetPan is the 400 speed, panchromatic brain-child of Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter fame.
Film discontinuations are more common than new film announcement these days, but the latter is exactly what Japan Camera Hunter had today: it's introducing a new film to the world called JCH StreetPan 400.
Did you know that the Statue of Liberty started out as a dull copper color, but turned green over time due to oxidation occurring on the copper skin? The green patina (also called verdigris) can occur naturally or with human intervention on copper, brass, and bronze.
Know what else is brass? The body of the Leica M2 underneath the chrome surface. Photographer Bellamy Hunt used this fact to create a custom DIY special edition of the M2, the "Patina Edition."
Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter recently shared an awesome camera poster with the world that definitely bears sharing with as many photography lovers as possible.
There are plenty of resources out there for the best digital cameras you can get for under *insert dollar amount here*, but what if you're looking to invest in a good old fashioned film camera?
Not to worry, we've got you covered -- or rather, Bellamy Hunt from JapanCameraHunter has you covered -- with this list of the top 5 film camera and lens combos you can get for under $1,000 USD.
Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter recently stumbled across a very rare Leica IIIc Red Curtain Rangefinder -- rare because it comes complete with Nazi engravings on it. And though these Nazi symbols were not placed on the camera by Leica themselves -- the company actually helped Jews flee Nazi Germany during the Holocaust -- it's still a fascinating camera find.
Nothing like a little bit of gear porn to get you through hump day. But don't worry, it's... like... super classy gear porn. All 'hump day' and 'gear porn' word play jokes aside, this gorgeous one-of-a-kind Leica M4 is truly a work of art... and you can't have it.
Bellamy Hunt over at Japan Camera Hunter has a fascinating account of what …