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There’s No Excuse Not to Own a Leitz 9cm f4 Elmar

The Leitz 9cm f4 Elmar is almost as ubiquitous as the famous Leitz 5cm f3.5 Elmar but often seems forgotten about. The lens dates back to 1933 and was Leica’s first 90mm.  It was likely designed to take advantage of their newly released rangefinder camera, the model III.  The 9cm Elmar is part of the […]

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Go-To Portrait Lens: Nikkor 85mm 1.8 K AI’d

    A lens that has been a long-time staple in my Nikon kit, since about 2005 actually, is my Nikkor 85mm 1.8 K AI’d. I chose the 85/1.8 for the reasons many people reach for an 85/1.8; available light portrait work and a little smaller, lighter, less expensive, easier to control lens than an […]

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