Tokyo is notorious for its morning commute rush with most Tokyoites enduring packed trains for an hour or more—which is precisely why I try to avoid peak hours as much as…
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5 frames with...5 Rural Japan Frames with a Leica M6J, a Summilux 50mm f/1.4 pre-asph., on Kodak T-Max 100 – Steven Bleistein
The Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 remained basically unchanged in its second version from 1961 until 2004, after which the aspherical model replaced it. Only the barrel design changed over those years.…
While bokeh often fascinates the photography enthusiast, it is only lesser photographers who worship bokeh, venerating it to such a degree as to displace the art of photography with engineering prowess.…
5 frames with...5 Candid Portraits in Paris with a Leica M3, Summicron 50mm f/2, and Kodak T-MAX 100 Film – By Steve Bleistein
I love Paris. While I live in Japan, my business often takes me to Europe, and whenever it does, I always spend a weekend or so in Paris before moving on…
5 frames with... Uncategorized5 Frames with a First-Gen Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4 Wide Open and a Leica M240 – by Steven Bleistein
About two years back I was perusing Leica lens offerings on eBay and came across this gem, a first generation Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4. It was the black chrome version and…
5 frames with... Lenses5 Candid Portraits with the Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 eight-element and the Leica M240 – By Steven Bleistein
The first generation Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 eight-element lens with attached optics, often called goggles, were made for the Leica M3 to convert its .91x 50mm finder frame, the widest it…
5 frames with...5 Frames with Film Never Die IRO200, a Leica M3, Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 – By Steven Bleistein
On a recent trip to Melbourne, Australia, I decided to drop several of the city’s fine analog photography shops, including Film Never Die store on Bourke Street, a stone’s throw from…
5 frames with... Experiments with Kodak P32005 Frames with Kodak T-MAX P3200 (Pushed to 6400), a Leica M3 and v1 35mm Summicron – By Steven Bleistein
The other day, I was shooting in Tokyo’s Tsukiji outer market on a dark and drizzly morning. Not only was it overcast, but I was shooting in the shadows of buildings,…
The Minolta CLE had always intrigued me as a lighter body alternative to my heavier Leica M bodies, like the M3, M6, and M7, while still being compatible with my Leica…
