The Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 lens gives L-Mount photographers an impressive, ultra-wide option that is both sharp and fast. If you fancy exploring the creative opportunities to be found at the wide end of the focal length range, this is a superb tool for the job.

Squarehood is a small supplier in Sweden and offers accessories for Leica, Fujifilm and Ricoh cameras and lenses. We tested their replacement lens hood for a Summarit 2.5/35 or 2.5/50.

Paul Reid, an award-winning British photographer, has chosen to focus exclusively on black and white photography, particularly emphasizing street portraits, shot on Leica Monochrom cameras.

Farhiz continues his exploration of Tawang, the land chosen by a horse...

The success of the L-Mount means it is increasingly difficult to remember just what lenses are available. The handy reference table sorts models by focal length to make things easy...

Our weekly news round continues with a new M-Mount lenses featuring an automatic depth-of-field scale. There's also a w(eir)dly named, vowelless panoramic digital full-frame camera with “viewfinder” aspirations, a design for a Lego M6, and a reminder of desirable Leica camera/lens bundles. We are also bringing tips on Leica’s perspective control, and news of the worst product name of the year...

Monkey business: The Panasonic S1 and 24-105 f/4 in full auto: Lazy photographers of the world unite....

William revisits the photographs his father took, at the age of 23, immediately before the start of World War II. The remarkable thing, he says, is now life was continuing absolutely as normal, despite the impending doom.

Sony announces the new Alpha 1 camera, claiming high resolution, high speed and technological advanced design...

It pays to look around for the best electricity supply deal, especially if you own a battery electric vehicle. Mike untangles the enticing tentacles of Octopus

Erwin explores the photography principle that dwarfs everything else, the fact that light matters.