Camera and Lens Reviews

While I'm not sure about the rest of the planet it did take spring an awfully long time to arrive here in Ontario. But luckily it did just in time for the Victoria Day holiday weekend and the trilliums were in full bloom. So I took the opportunity to take some pretty photos of flowers (and nature in general) with one phenomenal macro lens. The Voigtlander 125mm Apo-Lanthar f2.5 SL lens is a pretty powerful beast but before I go into its performance I would like to touch upon the history of the Apo-Lanthar line. Voigtlander the company originated in...

Back in 2011, I had a great conversation with a frequent customer at the shop about the quality of film versus digital. I had told him that I was planning on doing the photography at my own wedding since it was going to be a tiny event of only 20 people. He was quite adamant that I be sure to take my photos on film and not digital. Aside from all the technical arguments one could make, he made one excellent point which I still cannot argue against: the longevity of film vs a digital file.    Nikon F100 w/ Nikon...

What comes to mind when I think of Nikon cameras is ‘classic design’. Their original S rangefinder and F reflex lines were things of beauty. Drawing inspiration from Bauhaus and Art Nouveau architectural design Nikon cameras were things of both function and beauty. And in 1977 they continued this trend and released one of my favourite 35mm film cameras of all time: the Nikon FM. Don’t let the small stature of the Nikon FM fool you into thinking that this camera cannot perform. Simple in design it packs everything one would need for basic film photography. A body designed so perfectly...

What would you get if a high end Swiss precision watch maker suddenly decided to design and build a reflex camera? Well back in 1939 Pignons S.A. asked that very question and jumped head first into the emerging 35mm film camera market. With that they went on a 50 year journey that ended with the same amount of camera bodies that could be produced today in a factory over the course of a few weeks and bankruptcy.     Alpa cameras are an anomaly in the film camera world. Extremely well built with hundreds of individually hand crafted and hand...

Hello and welcome to the brand new Setadel Studios online store. I wanted to build a website that allowed everyone the opportunity to have a first hand look at what is happening at Setadel Studios. Our new blog section will include: write-ups, reviews and demos. With the "WHAT'S NEW" page you will see the latest and greatest items through our store. Also, we now have a "FEATURED" page, which includes some of my personal picks of unique and speciality items. And who can resist a bargain with our new "SALE" page. Easily view all our products with great discounts to give you the best pricing on selected merchandise....