From Steve: Today I have a treat for you guys! A wonderful article on the M8 by Micky Faas, a 21 year old artist living in the Netherlands. This one is heavy on the photos, just how I like it! I hope you enjoy it as well. Micky obviously has loads of fun with her [...]
“BOKEH – subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens”
Ok guys! I had a few e-mail requests to whip up a test showing the bokeh from a lens on the Leica M9 and then the same lens on the Olympus E-P2 with adapter. This will not only show you [...]
Here is something different! How about an Iphone image? This shot was taken by a brave Martin Wapenhensch and here is what he had to say about it:
“It depicts a “starting paraglider” at the peak of the Tegelberg mountain in Germany which is the mountain where the famous castle Neuschwanstein is located (http://www.neuschwanstein.de). It was [...]
Here is an image by one of this sites terrific guest writers, Ashwin Rao! Ashwin submitted this a few weeks ago and I was amazed by the clarity, the color and the brilliance. Super shot Ashwin! He said the image was taken at 7:35 AM, just before sunrise with the Leica M9 and 75 Summicron [...]
Was out today and whadda ya know! It started snowing really bad! Since I had my M9 in hand I told my wife I wanted to get some shots of her (to later convert to B&W) with snow falling all around her. Well, just as I was about to press the shutter button the snow [...]
QUICK OUT OF CAMERA JPEG COMPARISON BY STEVE HUFF - Olympus E-P2 with 20 1.7 and Leica M9 with 50 Summicron - all at F2
It’s been raining all day but last night I had a dream that I went out and did some oddball comparison with the Olympus E-P2 and 20 1.7 at F2 with [...]
Another weekend is upon us and I am planning on going with the family and some friends to see Avatar 3D at the local Imax. I have already seen this movie in standard 3D and it was amazing. I am not usually a fan of sci-fi films but this one is a masterpiece!
Anyway, I stumbled [...]
It’s been so cold and nasty in my neck of the woods that when I saw this picture I lit up with a smile. Since I have a while before warm weather hits I thought I would post this one today so I can think happy thoughts Submitted by Darren Martin and shot [...]
Ok, I am trying out an experiment and it may succeed and it may flop! Today I have just launched the “Leica M9 Worldwide Image Database” where YOU can upload your M9 photos direct from this site. What I am trying to do here is create a page that will feature a “database” of M9 [...]
Lucky guy!
Vlad Dusil over at purseblog.com just posted his very cool “unboxing” of the Leica M7 Hermes Edition in Orange! Many will say that this camera is just for show or gaudy in the orange color but man, I am digging that color combo! The orange leather and silver 35 Lux…sweet! Click Here to check [...]
Voigtländer 50/1.5 Nokton Review by James Klotz
We all know the drill. You just dropped a big chunk of change on that shiny new M8 or M9, and then started looking at the prices for the Leica glass. You read Steve’s reviews, poured over the other review sites, poked around in the forums, and what happened? [...]
Ok, are you guys ready for a treat? This is some amazing photography and I remember seeing some of this work last year but when this one flowed in to my submission inbox I HAD to post it. This image was shot by Francois Regis Durand and you can see his website with much more [...]
NEW OLYMPUS Micro 4/3 Lenses Officially Announced!
Olympus finally announced the long awaited 9-18 F4-5.6 wide angle lens for the m4/3 system. Coming in at 2/3 the cost of the Panasonic 7-14, the little Oly is welcome addition to the lens lineup. This will be an equivalent of an 18-36mm lens and I think it is [...]
Wow, another week flew by already! I must get 20-30 questions a day in to my inbox and yes, I do try to answer them all. I get all kinds of questions on cameras, lenses, processing, dealers..you name it. But keep in mind, I am not a guru or expert on all things photographic so [...]
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