There are many reasons to love Paris, one of the main reasons in our book is the food. Farmer’s Markets, street vendors, causal dining, formal dining, it doesn’t matter where you go or how much you want to spend, it seems that every meal in Paris is a good meal. If you’d like more details…
pantheon / paris / photography
After a few years of renovations, the dome has been restored and is now open for visitors looking for sweeping views of the city. It’s not as high as other landmarks around the city, but it is still well worth the 200 step climb. The groups are led up the steps every half hour and last…
gear / Leica / paris / photography / typ 109
I have to admit that the Leica Typ 109 in Solid Gray is one of the best looking cameras I’ve ever seen. I’m not saying good looking cameras take better pictures, but I do appreciate the esthetics of good design. Up to this point, the Ricoh GR has been my little heavyweight. Big sensor, compact…
Black and White / france / Leica / m9 / paris / photography
vs the color image Modern cameras create beautiful photos that accurately represent the colorful world as we see it, but for some reason I keep coming back to black and white as a way to express what I’m seeing. I like the simplicity of black and white; I think I like it best because texture,…
18mm / leica m9 / photography / Tokyo / wide angle / zeiss
This is a fun lens. It takes some getting used to and shooting without a finder is a little challenging, but it’s fun. At 18mm you are taking in a lot of the scene and getting a huge depth of field, even at f/4. If you feel like stopping the lens down to f/5.6 you’re…
I read a lot about this lens and saw a few sample images and decided this would be a solid purchase. However, the thing that solidified the deal was being able to try it out at Bic Camera, Shinjuku store. I shot a few images, brought the camera home and loaded the fired up Lightroom. I was…
This lens is one of the reasons I wanted to give the Fuji X Mount system a try. The first lens I picked up was the 35mm f1.4 and I was impressed, but not nearly as impressed as I have been with the 56mm f1.2. I have had the chance to shoot with it a…
Cities are my space. I like the speed, the hustle of the traffic and pedestrians. It’s no secret the Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris) is one of my all time favorite spaces. Central Park (New York City) is an amazing, diverse space and now I’m getting around to a few different parks in Tokyo. In this…
Black and white can be just as striking. Images captured around Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden with Leica M9, Zeiss 18mm ZM and converted with Silver Efex Pro 2.
In the last post I had only spent a few hours with the Zeiss 18mm f/4 ZM and wanted to hold back judgement until I spent more time shooting it. After a long weekend with it on the FujiFilm X-T1 (and the Leica M9) it’s not a stretch to say that it’s quickly becoming one of…
After spending a little more time with this lens and getting to know it better I’ll share more of my thoughts about what appears to be a fun combo. I’ve only had the Zeiss 18mm f4 Biogon for a few hours and was desperate to grab a few shots on the Fuji X-T1. After mounting it with…
It’s always fun to wander around the city.
