My “Open Letter to Leica”…597 signatures so far.

Inspiration

I keep getting signatures for my Open Letter to Leica… including today.

Click on the graphic below to see:

Prosophos Open Letter to Leica

 

Many of you are realizing, every day, the wonderful qualities of the CCD sensor.

Unfortunately, I know that Leica has abandoned it.

But I also know that if anybody can resurrect it , it’s Leica.

Just read some of the comments on the list of signatories, and you’ll know why they should…

BRING BACK CCD.

—Peter.

31 of my Favourites for 2015.

Inspiration

My favourites amongst my images this year, for one reason or another.

Thank you for your continued interest.

(Posted in no particular order.)

—Peter.

 

window-light-portrait

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warm-ebrace

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tousled

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the-sunlight-in-my-universe-part-3

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the-sunlight-in-my-universe-part-1

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the-sunlight-in-my-universe-part-2

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the-prince-of-snow2

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the-moment-before2

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the-mermaid-of-lake-huron

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the-long-faces

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the-green-room

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swing

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summer-solstice-soul-still

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strands-and-curls

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she

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rolling-stone

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relaxation

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pure-tenderness1

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paranoid-android

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not-so-wicked1

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honey-3

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her-new-glasses2

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her-fathers-tree

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happy

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electric

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coach

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camouflage-skin-tones

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boy-of-summer-first-hit-ever

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boy-of-sombre-summer

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angelic

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a-christmas-scene1

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Cameras used:  Leica (M9, M8, M3, 240), Mamiya (7II, RZ67 Pro II), Nikon D810, Sigma DP3M.

Cameras remaining: Nikon D810.

Resolution: Sony A7RII vs. Leica SL vs. Nikon D810 vs. Canon 5DS R.

Inspiration, Q&A, Reader Smackdown, Teaching point

I’ve always found DPREVIEW‘s studio comparison tool useful when evaluating cameras for resolution.

Here is the entire scene (I’ve added the numbers with red circles):

Studio Scene

↑studio comparison tool © DPREVIEW.

 

Now here is the comparison I ran with four cameras of interest (using RAW files).

I specifically focused on the numbered areas above.

Let me know what you think…

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(1):

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(2):

2

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(3):

3

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(4):

4

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—Peter.

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Related:  Leica M9 sharpness vs. Sony RX1R, Nikon D800E, Fuji X100s.

Blue.

Inspiration, Nikon 58mm f/1.4G, Nikon D810, Portrait, Q&A, Teaching point

This image was taken at the same time as all of my other recently posted images, before I realized that my 58/1.4 lens was front-focusing.

The intended focus here was the near eye, but the actual focus ended up being on the front of the hat.

Still, I like this image.

(Andreas: the background buildings are the same yellow-ish buildings 🙂 )

—Peter.

Blue