Here is one that I wanted to post back in December but somehow overlooked it. Yes, this was e-mailed to me on December 19th 2009! Sorry for the delay Joshlty! This was taken with a Leica M8 and a Voigtlander Nokton 40 1.4 and you can see more of his work HERE! Thanks Joshily!

I can not believe it is already going into the 2nd week of March! It really does seem that the older you get the faster time flies by. It’s Monday and I am hoping to be out all day shooting a couple of cameras I have here so I thought I would post some cool [Read More...]

These two images were sent in by Eric Peppin and they are pretty striking. HDR is not everyones cup of tea but I think these are superb. Eric sent these in with the following info:
Uprooted was a HDR using my D90 and the amazing Tamron 18-50 F2.8 with a Hoya Polarizer.
Decayed was captured when I [Read More...]

I have always been one to say that you can most certainly shoot a wedding with a Leica M9. Yesterday this site was low on the updates due to me being out shooting a wedding and yes, I shot it with my M9! I also brought along the 35 Lux and the 50 Summicron. In [Read More...]

This is so cool! How often do you see a shot like this taken with a Leica? This one was sent in by Paul Phillip Hug and here is what he said about the image:
“Hi Steve
We like your page lots. It helped us to make the choice for the Leica M9 including a 50mm 1.4. [Read More...]

The Leica 50 Summitar Classic Lens Review on the Leica M9 – It’s time for a classic review! Today I am writing about and showing samples from the 1942 Leica 50 Summitar lens. This is a classic! An oldie but a goodie and it was made before the 50 summicron for the old Leica screw [Read More...]

B&H PHOTO are once again taking orders for the Leica M9. They have filled all of their previous pre-orders and are ready for more it seems. Click HERE to pre-order the Black or click HERE to pre-order the Grey. Get in while you can!

Here is a nice shot submitted by Wim Van Gestel back in January! He shot this with an un-named Canon camera but tells me he is wanting to switch to Leica You can see more of his work at his blog HERE… Thanks Wim!

Many of you who have followed my blog and reviews over the past year know that I was a huge fan of the 35 Summilux ASPH on the M8. When I bought my M9 I decided to switch to a summicron and then the summarit for rock solid sharpness. I sure got it with both [Read More...]

“Hurricane” – Shot with a Nikon D3 by Filip Molcan. This is an AWESOME shot. I love t he colors, the composition and the DRAMA! Very cool Filip! Thank you for the submission. You can see much more at filipmolcan.com and i highly suggest you visit. Filip is a MASTER.

This Noktor 50 0.95 lens review diary should be read from the bottom up. The conclusion is up top, early thoughts and samples at the bottom so if this is your first visit to this review diary, start there!
Entry #11 – March 08th 2010 – 6:27 PM –
The lens is being sent back to [Read More...]

Just thought I would post these as they were shot at the same time as the other examples I posted yesterday. In other words, these were also shot in that first hour with the lens. Out of 20 images taken, only 2 or 3 were OOF. Not bad for a 0.95 lens! Again, these were [Read More...]

Be sure to visit my Noktor Lens review Diary with much more on this lens – Click HERE to check it out!

Ok guys and gals! It’s no joke, no hoax, and yes it has arrived! The NOKTOR 50 0.95 lens is here and I only had time to snap a few shots of my son [Read More...]

Happy Monday to all! Today’s pic comes from Cyrille Rabiller and was shot on Tri-x. Lovely tones. Here is what Cyrille had to say about this image:
Here a picture I took during the horse race called “Grand Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe”  2009, October the fifth J . It was a very nice day, and very crowdy too [Read More...]

MARCH/APRIL FEATURED PHOTOGRPHER
Lara Rossignol – piewacketblog.com
It’s March 1st and as promised I am back with another photographer interview! I stumbled upon Lara’s website/blog a few weeks ago and have been visiting it ever since. I really was drawn to her style, use of light, color, and even her blog design. I soon found out that [Read More...]