An Old Photographer and a New Store

Three photographers and a minder

Yesterday evening, I was at an event at the Leica headquarters in Wetzlar. Jürgen Schadeberg was inducted into the Leica Hall of Fame and a new Leica flagship store was opened. Here’s a series of photos I took with the M Monochrom as the proceedings unfolded:

I Screwed Up

Choosing from a menu

Just coming back from a day trip to Hamburg with my father. We had

They don’t make them like they used to

I get nostalgic for old film cameras.

Like this Leica M6 TTL in chrome. It sat in the second hand glass case at my dealer when I was visiting yesterday.

A Lens with Qualities

Diffraction stars at f/3.4. Wait, what?

Uh-oh!

En route to a workshop in Neuss, I went by the Leitz-Park again.

In the Leica Store on the premises, they had a used Summarit-M f/2.5 50 mm that I couldn’t resist buying.

‘cron

Free, Joel? Really?

As big a Leica fanboy as I am, I have seldom bought a Leica lens for new. The penultimate time was long ago, with a MP a la carte came my Summicron 50 mm that still serves me well. The last time was yesterday.

Double Chinaman

When asked “Why two hats?” he answered “For advertisement.”

This was one of the first times

Shots From Düsseldorf

The Rhine

Like every year, I’m at a week-long CME event in Düsseldorf. When I’m not sitting in lectures and workshops, I roam the city in search of pictures:

Motography

More than passing through

For the longest time, I’ve been trying to combine my two passions: motorcycle riding and photography. And failed at it, miserably.

Gear Disclosure

Klick through, I’m not posting this on the front page!

Color Loss and Gain

Ice Abstract

A word of warning first. You loose something when you get a Leica M monochrom.