Why I (Still) Love Leica | Leicaphilia
In a world where most manufacturers have abandoned all-metal construction and favor automated assembly, Leica M bodies and lenses continue to push the envelope of supremely compact, superbly constructed, photographic tools. Their newest optical offerings, the 24/1.4 and 28/1.4, continue Read more …
Why Shoot Film? | Leicaphilia
Why shoot film? In a digital world of instant information and communication, there is something very appealing about a medium that requires one to slow down, focus and delay, (thus enhancing) gratification. There is nothing like shooting a roll of Read more …
Why B&W Photography? | Leicaphilia
I really like Robert Frank. If I have a photographic mentor, it would be Robert Frank. He’s known mainly for The Americans, but I prefer his earlier European work – Valencia and England/Wales, both of which have a raw immediacy and Read more …
The Cult of Leica | Leicaphilia
Fifty miles north of Frankfurt lies the small German town of Solms. Turn off the main thoroughfare and you find yourself driving down tranquil suburban streets, with detached houses set back from the road, and, on a warm morning in 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…
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 …
Justifying the Purchase of a Leica | Leicaphilia
In one version of our lives, childhood is a series of deprivations and desires whereby we want things we can’t have, some of which we grow out of or just forget. In my case, I was seized with heartache when Read more …
Anatomy of a Leica | Leicaphilia
Cutaway Diagram of a Leica. (The Cine-Technician, Sep-Oct. 1939) See on leicaphilia.com