Year: 2011
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First Impressions: The Rangefinder Character
It’s been a long time since I’ve used a rangefinder. My first camera was one, a little Minolta. It was a 35mm camera. I remember when I got it I wanted an SLR. I thought I would prefer focusing on the full image rather than aligning the “dots” in the viewfinder. When I first got…
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First Impressions: Lens Size Leica M9
My reference point for this comparison is a Micro Four-thirds (M 4/3) standard camera, specifically the Panasonic DMC-G1. Cameras in this class compare favourably against the larger cropped and full-framed Canons and Nikons. Favourable in terms of size and weight and only favourable if you believe a smaller size and lower weight is preferable. One…
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New Gear
I’ll confess to having acquired some new camera equipment. I have started posting a few shots, and while I expect it will take a little while to become full conversant with the equipment, I already see the improved quality that comes with a full-sized sensor. The ease in separating the subject from the background is…
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Snow
There has not been too much snow this year. It’s landed all around us…to the north, south east and west. Today we get a bit: 8 or so cms so far. M9, Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH, ISO 160, f/5.7, 1/125 sec May be a sojourn into Maple Valley Park is called for later…
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Will #2
I took a couple of shot of the boy today. Leica M9, Leica Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH, ISO 640, f/2.8, 28mm, 1/60 sec