M in the Mountains – A Beginner’s Experience By Darell Miller **All photos were shot with a vintage 1961 50 Summilux I come alive in the mountains. The sense of silent power, crystal clear air, and hushed awe lifts all my senses. On a clear day the sky is a deep delirious blue that that [Read More...]
- – New lens reviews coming soon for Leica! Im busy shooting two Leica lenses I have never shot before. The Leica 50 Summarit 2.5 and the 90 Summarit 2.5. I am shooting and testing them on an M8 and M9 so we can see the differences between the two cameras. Lots of M8 shooters [Read More...]
- From Steve: Starting off this Monday morning with a cool little guest post by Mikael Tornwall. Coming this week…The M9 Contest Details, Pentax K5 review, some film stuff, and a look at the Panasonic LX-5. Enjoy! – Why a used M7 is more expensive than a new M9 The true cost of film by [Read More...]
Check out these amazing IR photos taken with an M8..WOW..Inspiring! Inspired by a “Faulty” Sensor By Konstantinos Besios – (See his Blog) The Leica M8 was “in trouble” when its high sensitivity to infrared light was discovered, M8 owners had to live with a UV/IR filter on their lenses, but when this cursed filter is replaced [Read More...]
The Leicva M8 and Zeiss Biogon 2/35 does Tyrolia By Felix Esser Today, I would like to tell you about my experience with the Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM on the Leica M8. As you may (or may not) already know, the 2/35 Biogon ZM is a very high-esteemed lens in the rangefinder world. If [Read More...]
A reader of this blog, Konstantinos Besios, sent in these two images in where he snapped the same scene with his M8 with a B+W 092 Infrared filter and his Leica M7 with Tri-X 400 and a B+W 091 Red Filter. The M7 was scanned on an Epson V500 scanner so it is not even [Read More...]
Ok, lets get back to business… Why the M8 might be the right rangefinder (for you)! By Robert Chisholm I am excited to be writing an article for Steve’s site! I have enjoyed watching the site develop and appreciate the genuineness of the site, with photographer-oriented articles, rather than pieces for pixel-peepers. Look, I’m a daily shooter, someone [Read More...]
How I became a rangefinder aficionado – by Felix L. Esser ABOVE: M8 + Nokton 35/1.4 First of all, I’d like to thank Steve Huff for giving me the opportunity to write a guest article for his website. I feel very honored, as there have already been many great articles by many great photographers here–besides [Read More...]
Is the Leica M8 Still A Good Choice? By Steve Huff (or, one hour with an old friend, the Leica M8) Hey guys! Still working on my film stuff as I am awaiting a couple of more rolls to get back from the lab. Having a lab process and scan this time and they take [Read More...]
The Decisive Moment – By Ashwin Rao “Photography is not like painting….There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer [Read More...]
Here is the conclusion of Ashwin’s journey to Vietnam with his Leica M8 and D-Lux 4! This was supposed to go up yesterday but I have been sick with some sort of flu for the past 2-3 days and slept most of the day. All better now so sorry for the delay! Enjoy! If you [Read More...]
I am pleased to present another superb article written by Ashwin Rao! This one is loaded with some really inspiring photographs and great writing and is being presented in two parts. Thanks Ashwin! Part two is now up HERE. Steve The Leica Travel Companion – Vietnam by Ashwin Rao Part 1 of 2 Destination: Vietnam [Read More...]
I Take Pictures. Every Day. By Amy Medina I have always been fascinated with taking photos of everyday things, and now I take photos of them every day. I was always a sporadic shooter. You might know the feeling: Going months without taking a single photo and then suddenly some blog (like Steve’s), or book [Read More...]
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 [Read More...]
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