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...]
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: 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...]
Canon 50 mm TV lens f0.95 for Leica M by Konstantin Mihailov The “Dream Lens” – that’s what they often call it. Of course, the famous Noctilux is also a dream lens but I get the feeling it is not only a dream lens because of how it renders but also because every Leica user at [Read More...]
A Day at the Zoo with my Leica M9-P and 50 Summitar f/2 Since I live in Phoenix AZ I get to enjoy mild and beautiful winters. Full sunshine, and mid 60′s in December makes for a perfect time of year to head outdoors. In the summer when the heat rises to a blistering 105-115 [Read More...]
Voigtlander Nokton 35 1.2 Aspherical II Lens review on the Leica M9 By Steve Huff With the rising costs and seemingly impossible chance of seeing the “IN STOCK” notice on current Leica lenses, those of us who shoot with a Leica M camera are constantly on the lookout for used deals, bargains, and some of [Read More...]
The Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super Elmar Lens Review by Alwyn Loh Introduction After switching to the Leica platform a few months ago, I was keen to add a high performing ultra wide angle lens specifically for landscape, travel and outdoor daylight photography to my lens kit. I almost settled for the 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit Asph, [Read More...]
The Ricoh GXR A12 M-Mount Review – The Digital CL Reborn? By Ashwin Rao Visit Ashwins blog HERE – His Flickr HERE - Steves GXR Review HERE Hi, friends and fellow photographers, today I am bringing to you my real world perspectives on the new Ricoh GXR A12 M-Mount module. For those of you who [Read More...]
Crazy Comparison – Sony NEX-5n and Leica M9 Image Quality! Ok everyone, here it is! You know I have been shooting the Sony NEX-5n with my Leica 50 Lux ASPH via an adapter but I also have been shooting with my M9P as well. You all know I LOVE MY LEICA M9P and I will [Read More...]
The Sony NEX-5N Digital Camera Review It’s a MONSTER full of features! See my NEX-7 review HERE! NOTE – EVERY image in this review was shot as a JPEG. At the time of this writing Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom does not support NEX-5n files. So every picture here was shot as a JPEG and all of the [Read More...]
- Just spoke with SLR Magic/Noktor and was told that the new lens they are releasing soon is indeed a Leica M mount 0.95 50mm lens. This is an all new lens by Noktor and is made for the full frame Leica M9 as well as Leica M film cameras. The previous Noktor lens that [Read More...]
The Leica 35 Summilux DOUBLE ASPHERICAL (AA) Lens Review - A Classic FULL of Magic! By Steve Huff Video Correction – This lens was introduced in 1990-1991 and only 1000-2000 were made. The much more common ASPH was brought out in 1994. So, this lens was NOT released in the 70;s as the video [Read More...]
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