From the Blog
Buying guides, comparisons and tips for getting the best deal on used camera gear.
Hasselblad XCD 55V
The Hasselblad 55V is in a bit of a weird spot for me, I spent many years with the Leica Q series cameras and so the 38V was a natural replacement and that's the lens I pick up when I want to document. So whenever I've used the 55V it's because I haven't used it for a while, and I'm looking to remind myself why I have it.
Read more →Hasselblad XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5 E
A short-lived purchase, spurred by the need for a wider lens. The pitch was tempting: maybe the 20-35E could cover a range of uses while delivering that "exceptional" image quality it promises.
Read more →Hasselblad XCD 80 1.9
I chose Hasselblad knowing one day I would own this lens. This is my Noctilux, this is everything I wanted from a digital medium format system.
Read more →Hasselblad XCD 35-100mm f/3.5-4.5 E
I bought the XCD 35-100mm hoping it would become my event lens. One zoom covering the range I shoot most, on a camera whose files I love more than anything else I own. It didn't work out, and I sold it. But "I sold it" is not the same as "it's a bad lens," and if you're weighing one up on the used market, the reason it left my bag might be the exact reason it belongs in yours.
Read more →Filters are here: browse used cameras and lenses
For a long while I've been wanting to do something with the UsedLens database that felt obvious in hindsight but took a lot of groundwork to make possible. Up until now, a used camera listing was basically a name and a price. "Canon EOS R5 Body Excellent Condition - Boxed" sitting next to "Leica M10-P Silver Chrome Boxed with Strap 11ae." Each row in the database, a string of text and a number. Useful if you already knew what you were looking for. Not much help if you didn't.
Read more →Smarter Search, Product Pages, and London Camera Exchange Returns
A few things have shipped on UsedLens over the past couple of weeks that are worth talking about.
Read more →The UK Used Camera Market Right Now: 154,000+ Listings, 43 Retailers, and Where the Deals Are
April 2026 - UsedLens started because I got tired of checking MPB, then Wex, then Park Cameras, then eBay, then losing track of what I'd seen and where. That was 2020. Six years later, the site scrapes 40+ UK retailers daily and I've got a decent view of the used camera market as a whole. I thought it was time to actually write some of it down. This is a snapshot of where things stand right now. I'll try to do these regularly.
Read more →The Next Evolution of UsedLens: New Servers, Features, and AI
UsedLens has a new home, a rebuilt alert system, and a brand new comment section. Find out how I'm using AI to scale the site I built from scratch, and get a sneak peek at the smart search engine currently training on my desk.
Read more →The future of Usedlens.co.uk
UsedLens is moving to new infrastructure and a redesigned search interface — here's what's changing and what's coming.
Read more →Leica M9 with vintage lens
First impressions of the Leica M9 paired with a 1950s Nikkor H-C 50mm f/2 — and why the CCD sensor still matters.
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