I had an opportunity to handle a Nikon D810, a Pentax 645Z, and a Sony A7RII yesterday.
Previously, I’ve owned a D800E, a 645D, and an A7s, so I was familiar — in a general sense — with each manufacturer’s offerings.
Ultimately, I had abandoned all of those last generation models, for one reason or another.
Care to guess which one of the latest generation offerings I found the most desirable? The least?
—Peter.
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Ouch. This might actually kill the company.
Is there anybody left at Leica doing “reality checks” during company meetings?
—Peter.
Mamiya RZ67 Pro II + 110/2.8 @ f/4 + ND filter + Kodak Tri-X 400 + cute model again.
(Related: Pure — Tenderness)
—Peter.
Mamiya RZ67 Pro II + 110/2.8 @ f/4 + ND filter + Kodak Tri-X 400 + cute (but quick moving!) model.
—Peter.
Technical: Mamiya RZ67 Pro II + 110mm @ f/2.8 + Kodak Tri-X 400.
—Peter.
A roll of 120 film on the Mamiya RZ67 allows for exactly 10 photographs.
I used 3 of those frames tonight to photograph Honey — just because I love shooting the RZ67, and I hadn’t for a while, so I was itching… because good things happen when I pick up the RZ67.
(and Honey makes for a willing model)
More to follow.
(currently scanning the images… 9 out of 10 are worth keeping)
—Peter.
In celebration of the Jays’ win tonight to even the series 2-2, here’s one more from Game 1.
Back to Toronto they come to play the deciding game on Wednesday.
Does anybody want to donate their tickets to a family of 5?
—Peter.
In remembrance.
The Arboretum, Guelph.
—Peter.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost again today.
Texas deserved to win.
(This image is from the first game, hence the title.)
—Peter.
The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated by the Texas Rangers.
—Peter.
Yes, I did it.
I managed to burn a hole in my M3 shutter curtain.
After all of these years… this is a first. I had read about it but never really worried about it.
As far as I can tell, it was caused by not having the lens cap on while I was outside in intense sunlight (at the Blue Jays game). My uncapped lens likely focused the rays of light onto a small area of the shutter cloth and — voila! — a hole was created.
This is what the hole was doing to all of my film images:
(iPhone shot of a scanned image on my computer screen)
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Fortunately the curtain can be easily repaired/patched.
Now I have to reconsider my w(hole) modus operandi for shooting. I have been using my lenses with protective hoods and filters but no lens caps.
—Peter.
Sometimes, you just have to hang on.
—Peter.
Technical: 1/30 sec.
Technical #2: My Leica M3 is broken (curtain issue). I thought the (now sold) 50/2 Jahre was flaring badly, but the same bright spot I was seeing in its images appears in the centre of most of my images with 35 Summicron ASPH. Bummer! Thank goodness I took two quick images of this scene and this (second) image was okay. Thank you also to my friend Mark (If Time Stood Still) for help with the diagnosis.
Prosophos 