by Ben Carpenter | May 19, 2022 The Leica M10 - A Value Proposition Could the Leica M10 be the greatest digital M camera of all time? Maybe the value proposition of this camera makes it worth a look in today's market! We think the Leica M10 is, as they say, "Everything you need and nothing you don't." Continue Reading
by Ben Carpenter | February 25, 2020 Jack of All Trades, Master of All: The New Fujifilm X-T4 Most recently, with the X100V and now with the X-T4, Fujifilm has been accomplishing some incredible updates with their most recent iterations of popular mirrorless X system cameras. The Fujifilm X-T4 builds on the foundation of previous Fujifilm X-T(1,2 &3) cameras but now with a new level of performance, ergonomic refinement, and overall usability. Continue Reading
by Ben Carpenter | February 4, 2020 First Impressions: The Fujifilm X100V We tried the Fujifilm X100V and loved it. Read more about this exciting compact digital camera from Fujifilm. Continue Reading
by Gabriel Binder | February 9, 2018 The Rewind #2: Voigtlander Bessa II Welcome to the second edition of the The Rewind, a blog series in which I field test some of the most fascinating pieces of film equipment at Camera West. Continue Reading
by Gabriel Binder | January 25, 2018 The Rewind #1: Hasselblad 501CM + Planar 80mm f2.8 CFE The Hasselblad 501CM is a medium format SLR camera that makes 6x6 cm images on 120 or 220 film. It accepts interchangeable film backs and leaf shutter Carl Zeiss lenses, as well as a variety of prism finders and other accessories. Hasselblad produced the 501CM from 1997 to 2005... Continue Reading
by Adam Miller | December 12, 2017 The Fujifilm X-E3: Initial Thoughts and Impressions Overall this is a great revision to the X-E series of cameras. I really enjoyed my time with the camera, although it was short as I was only able to use it during the day.... Continue Reading
by Ben Carpenter | November 23, 2017 The Leica CL: First Impressions We received our Leica CL a few days ago in our Rancho Mirage store, and I decided to take it out and run it through it's paces. Read my first impressions here! Continue Reading