Camera and Lens Reviews

Double Vision (Leica Stemar 33mm f3.5 Stereo Lens)
Double Vision (Leica Stemar 33mm f3.5 Stereo Lens)
Stereoscopic imaging was first developed in the early 1800's and it wasn't long before it was adapted to photography through the use of stereo lenses. In the days before moving pictures... Read more...
The Best of Both Worlds (The Black Paint M3)
The Best of Both Worlds (The Black Paint M3)
  The Leica black paint M3 is probably the most coveted and most desirable of all rangefinder cameras that Leica has made. ...but why? The M3 has imprinted itself in... Read more...
Not Quite A Leica Lens (Taylor-Hobson Summarit 50mm f1.5)
Not Quite A Leica Lens (Taylor-Hobson Summarit 50mm f1.5)
What do you get when an optician, an engineer and a business man meet at a bar? The birth of one of the oldest and greatest lens manufacturers in the... Read more...
The End Of An Era (Leica R9 w/ 35mm F2 & 90mm F2)
The End Of An Era (Leica R9 w/ 35mm F2 & 90mm F2)
Back in 1964 Leica noticed that rangefinders weren't the hot ticket they once were and an emerging market of SLR bodies coming out of Japan were slowly taking over their turf.... Read more...
Spring Is Here & It's Time To Get Macro (125mm Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar f2.5 SL)
Spring Is Here & It's Time To Get Macro (125mm Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar f2.5 SL)
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... Read more...
Has Film Become Obsolete Yet?
Has Film Become Obsolete Yet?
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... Read more...
A Tale Of Nikon's Classic Design (Nikon FM & FE)
A Tale Of Nikon's Classic Design (Nikon FM & FE)
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... Read more...
The Watch Makers Camera (Alpa 11si w/ Kern 50mm F1.9)
The Watch Makers Camera (Alpa 11si w/ Kern 50mm F1.9)
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... Read more...
A message from the owner
A message from the owner
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... Read more...
Less 'Hassel' with the Hasselblad ArcBody
Less 'Hassel' with the Hasselblad ArcBody
In the past, professional landscape photographers complained about the bulkiness of large format cameras. Architecture photographers also needed more perspectivecontrol for their shots. You can eliminate all those 'hassels' by... Read more...
Nikon SP black paint Limited Edition set…Very cool retro remake!
Nikon SP black paint Limited Edition set…Very cool retro remake!
Nikon is not known to make special editions unlike Leica, but they hit the nail on the head with this one. A remake of the original black paint SP with... Read more...
Leica M7 Hermes ETOUPE + 35mm F1.4
Leica M7 Hermes ETOUPE + 35mm F1.4
Of all the special editions, this one ranks up there as one of my favourites and by far one of my favourite M7 cameras. Leica made 2 versions of the... Read more...