The Engineer 1957 | The TAO of Leica
The British once had an excellent tradition in engineering, optical technology and photography. I found in one of the issues of 1957 this picture that I wish to share with you…….
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Interview with Thomas Menk in The Inspired Eye magazine
Inspired Eye Issue 11 I was delighted to be interviewed for the amazing Inspired Eye magazine this week :) Inspired Eye is an online PDF magazine written by photographers for photographers. Unlike most other photography magazines, Don Springer and Olivier Read more …
Using a Leica MR4 meter | Leicaphilia
The MR4 meter is a reflected light meter that couples to the shutter speeed dial of many M cameras. It has a sensitivity range of EV +2 to +18. That means with a film of ISO 100 It will give you readings from F1.4 @ 2 seconds to F16 @ 1/1,000th of a second. That covers pretty much of what most pe…
Meet the Leica Meet: Stephen Cosh, The Old City |
The Leica Camera Blog
This interview is part of a series in which Olaf Willoughby talks with Leica Meet members about their photographic projects, their stories, goals and learnings along the way. Here Olaf interviews Stephen Cosh, a photographer from Scotland who, inspired by a book, has embarked on a long journey to…
Leica 24/1.4 M Summilux ASPH Introduced As Part Of Special |
The Luminous Landscape
On May 22, Leica introduced one of those special finish, special edition sets they’re known to create from time to time. These, of course, are luxury items that primarily sell to collectors. This one celebrates — in their words — „100 Years of Leica Photography“. I seem to recall that this set,…
Leica M Monochrom: User Review | Lisa Robinson
First things first; this is not a technical user review. Anyone can look up facts about the nuts and bolts of this (or any) camera, therefore I’m not going to waste time with that. I’m concerned with the user experience, which happens to be unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I’ve wanted to re…
Wide Lux Monochrom | David English
If you have an M Monochrom camera, should you use a Summilux lens? The Monochrom performs quite well at high ISO settings, so why spend the extra money when you could buy a Summicron or Super-Elmar at the same focal length? The answer is versatility. Once the sun sets, or you go inside, you can o…
1928 – The Leica Story | Andrew Spencer
Before you close this thinking, „Great, another Leica fan boy post showing off his new camera“….. read on, hopefully you’ll think differently at the end. If you follow my blogs, you’ll know I like cameras…..and I own a few. Mainly Read more …
Tibet with my M9 | John Kurniawan
I am a frequent visitor of you side after I got my first M9+cron 35asph. I have not using rangefinder type of camera for 20+ years since my FM2 rest inside the drawer as I am busy building up my Read more …
A Leica M6 and Tri-X v. the Leica Monochrom | Leicaphilia
In resolution and detail the digital files are superior, but I prefer the rendering and the particular dynamics of the film – the rendering from highlights to shadows and grain distribution over various tones looks more pleasing to the eye, fuller, warmer, Read more …