Just got this info from Tony at popflash.com. It appears Leica is changing the covering on the black M9 and the black and chrome M9-P due to the fact that the vulcanite covering is no longer available. It is being changed from a vulcanite to a “leatherette” which is more smooth.
The Ancient – M9, 35 Summilux ASPH II, ~f/2.8, 1/350s, ISO 160 USER REPORT: Landscape Photography with the M9 Aravind Krishnaswamy I am a nature photographer. For several years that meant I mostly photographed Avians and Wildlife with some Landscapes thrown in for good measure. I recently started moving away from Avians to concentrate more on Wildlife [Read More...]
The workshop attendees shoot the SLR Magic 50 LM T0.95 Hyperprime on the M9 and NEX-5n Since I am now back home at my desk I can go over more images that were shot at the workshop using the new SLR Magic lens. These were shot by me and a few others at the workshop, [Read More...]
SLR Magic REALLY IS Magical…the LM 50 T0.95 ROCKS WOW! So today was the last day of the workshop in Los Angeles and I have to say that this was the most amazing workshop to date. It was a jammed packed weekend with lots of cool guest speakers, many amazing passionate attendees and lots of [Read More...]
The SLR Magic 50 T/0.95 in the Studio – Noctilux vs Hyperprime So here we are at Day two of the LA workshop and everyone is having a blast. The day started with an amazing talk and presentation from Jay Bartlett on studio portraiture. Everyone took to the studio with their M9′s, E-P3′s, Fuji X10′s and [Read More...]
Day 1 Workshop Report: Night shooting with the Hyperprime 50 T0.95 Woo Hoo! Day one of the Los Angeles workshop has wrapped up and with over 30 of us in attendance it was an amazing night! This is gearing up to be the best workshop yet and today we all gathered at Hatakeyama Studio in [Read More...]
Bokeh and Sharpness with the SLR magic LM 50 T0.95 on the Leica M9-P You guys have already seen what I posted last night from the new SLR Magic 50 T0.95 lens on the M9-P and I wanted to get out to day to get some shots but ended up getting stuck inside again working [Read More...]
World Exclusive 1st Look! SLR Magic HyperPrime LM 50mm T0.95 - For Leica M Mount Yes, it is true. Leica has some competition in the high end 50mm market…and competition is good! It looks like a Nocti…feels like a Nocti…does it perform like a Nocti? (pic below taken with iPhone) – Hello to everyone! [Read More...]
USER REPORT: A stitch in time … with an M9 by Kefyn Moss One thing I don’t see very often are stitched images using a Leica camera. Maybe this is anathema to many Leica users or maybe it’s just that the camera is so often used for a different subject matter that doesn’t suit them. [Read More...]
LINKS: The FIRST Fuji X-Pro 1 review, PIC of the new Olympus OM-D and more. So the 1st Fuji X-Pro 1 review is online. It has been translated with the help of Google so it will note read perfectly but you can get an idea of what the reviewer thought about it. Thanks to Vlad [Read More...]
USER REPORT: My time with the Leica M9 by Matt Draper FIRSTLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK STEVE FOR ALLOWING ME TO CONTRIBUTE TO HIS EVER GROWING SITE, HIS RESPECT OF OTHERS OPINIONS AND SKILL LEVELS ARE VERY HUMBLE TO SAY THE LEAST. SECONDLY IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ ANOTHER M9 USER POST [Read More...]
USER REPORT: Vintage Glass is Fun a Mini-Review of a 1961 Leica 90mm Elmarit f/2.8 by Amy Medina – DangRabbit Photography – Nothing too technical here, I just wanted to share my delight with a recent lens I got for my upcoming birthday (yes, I got my gift early!). It’s an old version 1 [Read More...]
Let It Snow! By Allen Liu Hi Steve, Hope you had a great new year! Here is my second blog entry to your great site (you can find my first blog entry about my trip to Hong Kong here…). A few weeks ago, Julie and I decided to spend our winter vacation in Montreal, QC. [Read More...]
Check out the interview B&H Photo did with me for their insights blog, posted today! -
Another Open Letter to Leica By Ashwin Rao Hi Leica, It’s me again, Ashwin (from my last letter about a year back… I hope you had a chance to read it). Well, it’s that time of year to read the tea leaves of wish aloud on the interwebs, Thus, here I am again, thinking it’s [Read More...]
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