René Burri was not only a Magnum photographer, but an inspiration to many photographers. Swiss born in 1933, René Burri passed on October 20, 2014. There is much written about him and his photographs surround the internet. His wikipedia article can be found here. Here I leave my tribute to…
I took the X to Charleston, South Carolina for the weekend to see how it might perform. Overall, the focus was fast and write speed was so quick I had no hold-up in writing to the SD Card while shooting photographs. I still have to get used to the changes between…
Hopefully, if time permits, I will get several parts out for this review. For now, this is a quick look at some out-of-camera JPEG’s (OOC for short). I looked carefully at the same OOC JPEGs in the Fuji X series and was pleased. Let’s see what we find here in…
I love the concept of an LCD-less digital camera. I have been amazed at all the negative hype for such a concept. Now, the Leica M60 is a special edition stainless-steel camera beyond the reach of most to purchase. Besides, after spending that money, who would want to scuff it…
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…
In continuing with the celebration of 100 Years of Leica, I added this image to my collection. It was 28 degrees and I walked through downtown Rock Hill where my office is. The snow was beginning to fall again in what would later be almost a foot. For this part…
Admittedly, I live in the south. But, I grew up in the mountains and I love a good snow in the winter. I would not call our first snowfall ‘good’, but some is better than none for photography! The snow started very late in the day and was a…