The first lens I procured for my Leica M3 body was a 1958 Summicron 50mm f/2 Dual Range (DR). The Dual Range is unique among Leica…
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Learning Journeys• Tutorials & Guides
Caffenol for Breakfast – My First Experiments with Homemade Developer – By Steven Bleistein
July 25, 2021I had never really pursued caffenol seriously because some of the first examples photos I had seen were less than impressive. Frankly, the "unpredictable flaws in…
Photos & Projects
Infrared Photography with an Unmodified Leica M240 and an R720nm filter – By Steven Bleistein
April 15, 2020Infrared photography has long been a subject of fascination for me. Last year, I wrote about my experience shooting and developing Rollei Infrared 400 film, and…
Photos & Projects
Images from the Last Normal Thursday in Tokyo with Meg Hewitt – Steven Bleistein
April 8, 2020Some months ago, I signed up for a workshop with Meg Hewitt in Tokyo for March 18-24 this year. Despite circumstances with the growing global COVID-19…
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Leica 50mm f/2 Summicron DR – Plum Blossoms – By Steven Bleistein
April 3, 2020About a month before Japan’s world-famous cherry blossom season in late March, is the lesser-known plum blossom season in late February. Plum blossoms in Japan are…
