inside_market_data Jonathan Eastland

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Kodak's new Portra 400 film on test

Kodak is making bold claims for the latest version of its Portra negative film, which ditches the NC and VC variants of old in favour of a single choice with finer grain

Accessories 18 Mar 2011

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Voigtländer prime lens offers close focus benefits

The Voigtländer 90/3.5 Apo-Lanthar SL II Close Focus prime lens for 35mm format cameras is a gem, finds BJP's reviewer Jonathan Eastland

Prime Lenses 06 Mar 2011

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Leica M9: Extended range

One year after first testing the Leica M9, Jonathan Eastland finds there's still room for improvement from this "nearly perfect" digital rangefinder. But short of some adjustments to body shape and JPEG...

Accessories 02 Mar 2011

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Ricoh GXR P10 tested

Ricoh’s unique modular compact system is one of the more adventurous cameras to come to market in recent years, including a range of interchangeable units, each containing a lens and sensor that can...

Compact Cameras 25 Jan 2011

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Back home on the range

Give me a rangefinder and I'm a happy man, says Jonathan Eastland, who argues they still can't be beaten for candid shots. And you don't necessarily have to spend a fortune to buy one, thanks to a healthy...

Cameras 28 Dec 2010

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Voigtländer 50mm f/3.5 and 50mm f/2 Heliar

Rangefinders have undergone a revival in the past decade, following Cosina’s acquisition of the Voigtländer brand. Jonathan Eastland tests two lenses, both made from nickel-plating and using the Leica...

Prime Lenses 22 Nov 2010

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Looking at the Leica X1

Leica has always taken an idiosyncratic approach, and the X1 is a typical example. BJP tests the compact camera, which sports a superb fixed focal length lens, and a price to match

Compact Cameras 05 May 2010

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Eight of the best micro cameras

While digital SLR cameras have surpassed their analogue forebears, there’s been little to match the best film compacts of old. Until now, with the arrival of a generation of micro interchangeable lens...

Cameras 03 Mar 2010

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Test: Leica M9

Leica once said it couldn’t adapt its legendary rangefinder camera for full frame digital capture. But now it has achieved ‘the impossible’. Jonathan Eastland finds out if the M9 is worth the wait...

Cameras 02 Dec 2009

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Modern classic?

One of the year's biggest surprises is the role-out of a medium format film camera - the Cosina-made Voigtlander Bessa III

Cameras 18 Nov 2009

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