After a few weeks shooting daily with the Monochrom, I have begun to remember some of the film training I have not used in a number of years. I spent a cloudy morning on the greenway looking for suitable lighting, contrast and subjects. This is some of what I found…
So many times I read reviews of the Monochrom in which the reviewer says that the Monochrom is a niche camera. They are correct, the Monochrom is a niche camera, even in the world of Leica. However, the reasons I see for reviews placing the Monochrom in a niche are…
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…
First, this is not a review of the Leica Monochrom – there are many high quality reviews already completed. This is the beginning of a new series that is considerably more important than a review of a new camera. The Monochrom is a photographer’s tool unlike any other tool in…
I got it today, about 10:00am. The package was well sealed and took a careful moment to open. Josh at Dale Photo & Digital had just received two Lecia M Monochrom(s) – remember, the same owners run Leica Store Miami. I have been studying this camera for about 4 months to see…
All the new Leica M(240) hype, which is well deserved IMHO, and the new great higher ISO yield compared to the Leica M9, led me to test the CMOS in the Leica X2. This isn’t a scientific test, but more of a show and tell. I showed a much earlier…
We spent several nice days in the middle of China Town in San Francisco during the summer of 2012. It was a great test for our family as we travelled around San Francisco and back and forth to Yosemite without renting a car. Public transportation in California is superb. I…
I do not switch between matte and glossy paper often with my Epson R2400 because of the loss of ink. However, recently I did make the switch and put my PK cartridge in after running the ink out of my matte cartridge. Alas, the printer driver on my iMac, using…
Does modifying a digital image change the authenticity of a photograph? Introduction There are purists and there are artists. A purist would define a photograph as original if the photographer used slide film, which does not offer much in the way of manipulation. An artist, on the other hand, would…
This article covers the Metadata section of the Smart Collections Workflow and is part of the complete Smart Collection Workflow for Lightroom. While it has been awhile since I have added more content to the workflow, time has helped the cause. Adobe Lightroom has continued to improve the workflow characteristics…