Sergey Blog

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...

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...

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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