Anyone that follows my photography knows that I love the Leica M rangefinder system -using digital and film bodies – and the Leica glass is second to none in most instances. So, with 3 new M bodies, 10 new lenses and 4 new cases introduced at Photokina, why am I…
This is a loaded question depending on who you speak with. Some are tied to brands and some to focal lengths. The purpose of this discussion is to figure out what weaknesses a typical lens has and which of those weaknesses may be most important to have fixed. Finding a…
This describes the Noctilux f/1.0 lens… Night time sharpens, heightens each sensationDarkness stirs and wakes imaginationSilently the senses abandon their defensesHelpless to resist the notes I writeFor I compose the music of the night This is from the song, The Music of the Night, from the Phantom of the Opera. It remains…
I have an article on What Makes a Great Lens about half-way drafted. As I was working on it, I received back from Leica, NJ my Chrome version of the Leica Elmarit-M 24mm f/2.8 ASPH lens. I had it 6-bit coded and a CLA performed (as an aside, Josh Lehrer at Leica…
The monochrom is a joy to use no matter the occasion. In fact, it sits in my bag next to my fully loaded Leica MP. But something my black and white film work lacks that the Monochrom fills nicely is night shooting. Some refer to night shooting as long exposures…
It has been a brutal tax season this year, including extensions. Hopefully Congress and the Senate will not delay the tax law again as it hampers my photography time! After two months I received my M9-P and Monochrom back with all of my lenses. The Monochrom was out of adjustment…
I spent a week at the Outer Banks of North Carolina with extended family. I shot over 800 images using only two lenses – a Voiglander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 (newest version) and a Leica M 28mm ASPH f/2.0. The next few articles will be some reflections and experiences on this…
Borris. Borris is the name of our marshmellow cat. I found him sitting on the deck railing with the setting sun behind him. A perfect opportunity to test the APO corrections to the Leica-M 75mm ASPH APO lens. I think the test is passed. See for yourself. I also included…
Love the lens and love the color. Click the images to see the full size. I like the detail rendering with this lens. I was between 1 and 1.5 meters for most of these shots, using f/4.0. Notice the narrow depth of field in spite of the f/stop. The camera…
First, this is not scientific, but a simple review of two images to compare the flare in two Leica wide angle lenses. In order to make a more thorough conclusion, one would need to take multiple images at varying f/stops and conditions with more measurable data. I decided to make…