A few rolls of film spent, processed and scanned with my Leica M6 TTL. It has been a very rewarding experience. I shot a 36 exp Trix-X 400 at box speed by mistake and developed it in Diafine. I used a rented Zeiss 50mm 1.5 lens. Images came out developed well with just some minor water marks on negatives, but the tones are amazing.
I wanted to burn through the roll to make sure the camera is functioning as it should, shutter speeds are up to par and just to shake it out. So I took pics in the house, low light, outside after the rain stopped. Plus, patience was wearing thin on getting into the development solution with Diafine. ...Read More...
Categories: Camera, Photography Tags: 35mm, 50mm, diafine, epson, film, fuji, fujicolor, leica, m6, photo, processing, scan, Summicron, tri-x, ttl, v700, zeiss
As a annual tradition I take my kids to Disneyland on their birthdays and take a point and shoot camera. Last year I took my Nikon D300 and had many great pictures. This year I took my Panasonic Lumix LX3 which is now over 1k pics taken. I am still not willing to upgrade to any of the micro 4/3 cameras as that would complicate the reason for compact camera.
My thought was small compact and I was planning to shoot in iA (Intelligent Auto Mode). As I keep taking photos with this camera my trust for the auto mode has grown and I started to feel more comfortable with letting the camera decide. I just wanted to have fun with my daughter. ...Read More...
Categories: Camera, Product Review Tags: bokeh, disneyland, leica, lumix, lx3, motion blur, panasonic, park, point and shoot, review
I wanted to try and shoot film and instead of one of cost effective solutions – purchased a Leica M6 TTL. I figure like this: Anything worth doing, is worth doing with style.
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Categories: Camera, Photography Tags: 35mm, 400, 50mm, architecture, Camera, film, leica, lumix, lx3, m6, panasonic, pasadena, Photography, Summicron, tri-x, zeiss
I love lists and love to follow them even more. One of my faves for lists is Amazons Best Selling Camera and Photo list
The have a list for everything! The number one is the Flip UltraHD which I have had for a few months now and I like it quite a bit. I will publish a small review this coming Monday. Other Panasonic cameras on the list are: ...Read More...
I have only had 3 point and shoot cameras. I started with a Sony Cybershot then a DSC and a year ago a Canon SD-750. I wanted a camera that can be carried every day and everywhere without weight and attracting attention like DSLR would.
The cameras I considered: ...Read More...
Categories: Camera, Photography, Product Review Tags: 285, Camera, e-p1, e-p2, flickr, flickriver, gf1, leica canon, lens, lx3, panasonic, Photography, point and shoot, review, s90, strobe, vivitar
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