Archive for the ‘material’ Category
Simulation And The Apple Watch
June 28, 2015Being the hopeless fanboy I am, it was an unavoidable purchase. (more…)
Kodachromeâ„¢ for a New Age
January 19, 2014Though it looks to be one of a million digicams, the Sigma DP2 (and it’s DP1 and DP3 siblings) are a revolution in digital imagery. All on behalf of the Foveon sensor. (more…)
The Leica M Gestalt
February 1, 2013A film-loading Leica has it’s own Gestalt. (more…)
This Machine Photographs People
September 15, 2012The Ricoh GRD IV camera is a fluke on the market of small-sensor, compact digital cameras. It is made for photographers (more…)
All Wrong, But Fabulous*
May 12, 2012These are heady times for photo gear geeks like me. The day before yesterday, Leica announced (more…)
Another Dimension
May 5, 2012The second lens I got for my Nikon 1 V1 EVIL camera was the Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-Zoom lens. As you can see, this is no longer a compact camera system now, (more…)
Seeing What You’re Doing, Or Not
November 13, 2011Here’s another practical experience with the Leica M9 and the Elmar f/3.4 24 mm. I’ve been photographing a friend’s exhibition opening here in Berlin the day before yesterday. (more…)
The Leica in the Landscape
November 10, 2011Ok, sort of a reprise on the previous post. In coming to know the Leica M9 better, (more…)
Really Right For The Wrong Purpose
November 3, 2011Leicas are for street photography, right? Perhaps reportage and situational portraits, too.
But then, the newest incarnation of the Leica M Gestalt is one of the best digital cameras on the market. It’d be a shame to limit it’s potential to hand-held use. And as every photographer worth his salt knows, the simplest way to make your photos sharper is to use a tripod.
A Leica on a tripod is an abomination. But not with this: (more…)
From NAS To DRF
October 21, 2011Updates have been few and far apart on this site, but this is going to change. The day before yesterday, I traded in all my Nikon gear for a Leica M9 body. (more…)
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