Through this path to find the perfect classic Sonnar I'm fast coming to the conclusion that all I'm actually doing is simply collecting Sonnars. I have no less than 8 already,…
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The Smena 8M – Sometimes you just have to play – Guest post by Carlos Argott
In photography, as in life, it is easy to take ourselves too seriously. Once you go beyond being a simple snapshot photographer and move unto the realm of finer craftsmanship, the…
- Guest Musings Inspiration Photo-Philosophy
Finding my way in photography part 1 – Guest post by Nick Holt
I defected from digital three days ago with the purchase of my first film camera; a Hasselblad Xpan. My decision to move to film was arrived at slowly, although reading some…
- Lenses Thoughts on Lenses
Selling my Leica 90mm Elmarit-m and closing the door on modern Leica lenses (in favour of Zeiss)
I've gone off Leica glass - the newer stuff at least. I touched on this in a roundabout way in my 28mm Elmarit-M review, but since then it's become ever more…
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Most of my work is social documentary work, usually dealing with the urban landscape and the environment. One of my projects is centred around the Detroit neighbourhood of Delray. I’ve spent…
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Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar Part 6 – My fluked success at modifying a Jupiter-8 for use on a Leica Rangefinder
In the last post in this series I talked bout how viable it is to use an unmodified Jupiter-8 on a Leica rangefinder - following on from that, I thought I…
- Guest Musings Inspiration Thoughts on Cameras
Reflections on my early use of single-use cameras – guest post by Tobias Eriksson
Taking a good or great picture with a single use is really all about composition. Other parameters, like light or contrasts, are in the hands of the lab. Motion blur is…
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Finding my Perfect Classic Sonnar Part 5 – The viability of an unmodified Jupiter-8 on a Leica Rangefinder
...I thought I'd write this about how well a few unmodified later model, easy to find, imperfect focusing Jupiter-8 lenses work when used on a Leica rangefinder. Really, this is just…
- Thoughts on Shooting Film
A Lomochrome Turquoise Experience – Guest post by Hugo Mireles (Gran Angular)
Around December 2015 I decided to try a roll of LomoChrome. I went with my good friend Hugo Alvarez (Lomo Ambassador in Mexico), and thanks to the discounts I gave myself…
