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By Keith Wee Posted on December 13, 2024February 1, 2025

Reimagining Vintage: Light Lens Lab 28mm ƒ2.8 Lens Review

A review of the Light Lens Lab 28mm F2.8 9 elements for Leica M. Look forward to a hands-on sharing with many real life samples.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Leica 28mm 9 elements, Leica M10-R, Light Lens Lab, Light Lens Lab 28mm 9 elements, photography, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on November 26, 2024November 29, 2024

Leica Q3 43 Review – The Peerless

A hands-on most in depth of the Leica Q3 43 with a lot of real life samples from its APO Summicron 43mm lens.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Life as a Parent, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: 43mm, leica, Leica Q3, Leica Q3 43, photography, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on November 19, 2024

A walk in nature with the Leica Noctilux 50mm F0.95 – Practice in Serenity

A photo-essay of the Leica Noctilux 50mm F0.95 in a nature photowalk. Look forward to many real life samples.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Life / Musings, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: 50mm F0.95, cameras, leica, Leica M10-R, Leica M10R, Leica Noctilux, photography, reviews, Singapore Botanic Gardens, travel, UNESCO
By Keith Wee Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

Wotancraft Canteener Sling 3.5L review- the compact street photographer’s bag

Sharing my hands-on review of the Wotancraft EDC Canteener 3.5L everyday carry camera bag.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, reviewsTags: camera bag, leica, Leica M10-R, Leica Sofort, photography, reviews, Wotancraft, wotancraft canteener
By Keith Wee Posted on September 1, 2024

Ricoh GR Lens 28mm ƒ2.8 LTM review: A Unique Piece of Ricoh’s History

Today we look at a rare unicorn lens, the Ricoh GR Lens 28mm F2.8 for Leica LTM mount. In the review let us take a look what happens when the GR optics go into the digital full frame realm.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: "GR Lens", GR III, GR IIIX, leica, Leica M10-R, reviews, ricoh, ricoh gr
By Keith Wee Posted on July 24, 2024July 24, 2024

Fujinon 5cm F2 LTM on M11-P review – beautiful 1950s vintage.

A hands-on review of the Fujinon 5cm F2 LTM on the Leica M11-P. Look forward to a honest down to earth sharing with lots of real life samples.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: cameras, fujifilm, Fujinon, Fujinon 5cm F2 LTM, leica, Leica M11P, photography, reviews, street photography, Thian Hock Keng Temple
By Keith Wee Posted on June 6, 2024November 13, 2025

Review of the Leica SL3 – elevating the SL system to the next performance tier.

A hands-on review of the Leica SL3 and Summicron SL 35mm APSH. Look forward to a honest sharing about how the SL3 performs and handles with lots of samples.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Leica SL Summicron 35mm ASPH, Leica SL2, Leica SL3, photography, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on May 25, 2024May 25, 2024

TTArtisan 28mm F5.6 Review – the pocketable companion lens

A review of the TTArtisan 28mm ƒ5.6 for Leica M and L39 mount. Look forward to a honest hands-on experience with lots of samples.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Leica M11-P, Leica Summaron 28mm f5.6, photography, reviews, TTArtisan 28mm F5.6
By Keith Wee Posted on May 4, 2024

Review of the Leica 50mm APO Summicron APSH – Perfection comes in Petite sizes

A hands-on honest review of the Leica APO-Summicron 50mm F2 ASPH lens, a piece of optics that Leica describes as the perfect 50mm.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: "Leica Summicron APO", cameras, film, film photography, leica, Leica M11, Leica M11-P, Photograhy, photography, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on April 16, 2024

Review of the 1961-1991 Leica Summilux 50mm v2 E43 on the SL2 & M10-R

Sharing my hands-on review of the much respected Summilux 50mm E43 version 2 with the Leica SL2 and Leica M10-R.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Leica E43, Leica M10-R, Leica SL2, Leica Summilux 50mm, portraits, reviews, Summilux 50 version 2
By Keith Wee Posted on April 1, 2024

2024 Leica Summilux-SL 50mm F1.4 ASPH review – Setting the benchmark.

Sharing my 2024 hands-on review of the fastest lens in the Leica SL system, the SL-Summilux 50mm F1.4 ASPH.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Leica SL 50mm F1.4, Leica SL2 SL2S SL3, photography, reviews, Summilux
By Keith Wee Posted on March 10, 2024March 12, 2024

Leica M11-P hands-on review – 5 key areas of improvement and why it is an ‘almost’ Perfect camera

A detailed hands-on review of the Leica M11-P, elaborating on 5 key areas of improvements and a few areas where I personally felt Leica could have done better with an extensive set of image samples.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, reviewsTags: Content Credentials, leica, leica m10, Leica M11, Leica M11-P, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on February 11, 2024February 11, 2024

Double O Designbook Photographer’s bag review – Harmonious design in practicality

Likely the most detailed hands-on real life sharing of an unique camera bag, the Photographer’s Bag from Japanese micro-brand Double O Designbook you will ever read.

Categories: Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: "Double O Designbook", camera bag, Herbie Yamaguchi, Hidekazu Ouchi, leica, photography, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on January 21, 2024January 23, 2024

Voigtlander Nokton Vintage 28mm F1.5 ASPH review – fast, wide and excellent do go together.

Today we take a look at a new release from Voigtlander for M-mount, the Nokton Vintage 28mm F1.5 ASPH and how this lens is an alternative to the excellent Leica Summilux 28mm F1.4 ASPH.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, reviewsTags: leica, Leica 28mm Summilux, photography, reviews, Voigtlander, Voigtlander 28mm F1.5
By Keith Wee Posted on January 9, 2024January 10, 2024

First Impressions of the Light Lens Lab 50mm F1.2 ASPH (1966) – recreating the mythical

A first impressions review on the Light Lens Lab 50mm F1.2 ASPH (1966), look forward to a honest hands on sharing with real life samples.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Leica M10-R, Light Lens Lab, Light Lens Lab 50mm f1.2, Noctilux, Noctilux 50mm ƒ1.2, photography, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on January 8, 2024January 9, 2024

Leica 28mm F2.8 Elmarit ASPH review – the little gem of a lens

Sharing my honest hands on review of the Leica 28mm F2.8 Elmarit, one of Leica’s smallest M lenses and in my opinion, a little gem to consider.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Leica 28mm Elmarit, Leica 28mm F2.8, Leica M10-R, Leica Monochrom, photography, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on November 22, 2023December 15, 2023

Wotancraft Pilot 2L Leather travel camera bag review – 4 reasons why it is a perfect balance of Luxury and Practicality.

Rarely done, but I do review camera bags when I find one I fall in love with, and today we shall take a look at the Wotancraft Pilot 2L in leather.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: camera bag, leica, reviews, Small camera bag, Wotancraft, Wotancraft Pilot 2L 3.5L
By Keith Wee Posted on November 16, 2023

Review of the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2 (re-issue) – an appreciation for heritage

A hands-on and probably the most detailed review on the Leica Noctilux 50mm ƒ1.2 available with real life samples of its unique lens character.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Noctilux, Noctilux 50mm ƒ1.2, portraits, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on November 12, 2023November 12, 2023

An ode to the Leica Q2 Seal – Saying goodbye with 15 photos

A personal sharing of my most loved 15 shots from the Leica Q2 Seal I have owned for a year.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, Life / Musings, Photography Photo-essay, reviewsTags: leica, Leica Q2, Leica Q2 Seal, photography, reviews
By Keith Wee Posted on September 10, 2023June 1, 2026

Brightin Star XSlim 28mm F2.8 review – a true pancake lens with character to match

A widely discussed lens, the pancake Brightin Star XSlim-M 28mm ƒ2.8 for Leica M. Let us take a look at how this interesting lens performs in the review today while examining the pros and cons of this lens.

Categories: Blog, Gear Reviews, reviewsTags: Brightin Star 28mm F2.8, leica, Leica M10-R, M-mount pancake lens, reviews

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