Tousled Reflections.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya 7/7II, Mamiya 80mm, PortraitAt the interface of Spring and Summer.
Man, oh man, that sweet M9/M-E CCD.
Inspiration, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Q&A, Teaching pointOkay, I’ve made no secret of my appreciation of film over all things digital.  I’ve always felt this way, but as I’ve gained more and more experience over the years with digital and film images from various gear, that appreciation has only grown.
Similarly, in returning to the Leica M9/M-E a few days ago, my appreciation for that magical Kodak (now Truesense) CCD has grown. After photographing with various CMOS sensor-based cameras this past year (including the Sony RX1R, Leica M240, Nikon D800E, and Nikon Df), I can honestly say that the CCD sensor in the M9/M-E is still superior to them all.
—Peter.
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Related posts:
- About the M240… the image quality is a step down.
- The M9 and CCD sensor.
- Leica M9 vs. M240
- M240: More Thoughts
- Leica M240: Final Verdict
- Leica M9 sharpness vs. Sony RX1R, Nikon D800E, Fuji X100s
- My camera of the year for 2013
Bitter-Sweet.
Inspiration, Life's Little MomentsDo any of you go back and look at your old photographs?
I rarely do (something about the passage of time gets me down).
No, I make images for others.
The act of photographing, however… I’m pretty sure I do that for myself.
—Peter.
Centre Island.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Portrait
M-E, myself, and CCD.
Inspiration, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Q&A“Why don’t we take off alone,
Take a trip far, far away,
We’ll be together on our own again,
Like we used to in the early days…”
—John Lennon, (Just Like) Starting Over
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Related posts:
Waves crashing.
Inspiration, Leica 24mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Life's Little Moments, Portrait
The beautiful game – wispy.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya 7/7II, Mamiya 80mm, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120, Sports, The Beautiful Game
Portrait at the Fair.
2014, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya 7/7II, Mamiya 80mm, Photo Shoot, Portrait, Street
Andy Gemmell Photography.
Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching pointLong-time friend and contributor of this site, Andy Gemmell, has just launched his own photography site:
Andy Gemmell Photography
Many of you have seen Andy’s work on my site, and have benefited from his frequent and always thoughtful commentary.
(So, we’re expecting big things from you Andy and you’re off to a great start with your first article!)
Congratulations Andy,
—Peter.
Up.
Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Photo Shoot, Portrait
Father’s Day, Part 2.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya RZ 110mm F/2.8, Mamiya RZ67 Professional Pro II, Portrait, Q&A, Scanner - Plustek 120, Teaching pointPart 1 was presented a few days ago here.
Glow.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya 7/7II, Mamiya 80mm, Photo Shoot, Portrait, StreetAt the Fair, Part 2.
CCD sensor in a new M body… is Leica listening?
Inspiration, Q&ASort of.
Two individuals have alerted me (thanks Dave and Aaron) to the fact that the Leica Rumors website is reporting a refresh of the Leica M-E may be coming which involves taking the current M240 body and wrapping it around the KAF-18500 18 MP CCD Sensor many of us know and love.
It’s not quite what I requested in my Open Letter to Leica (it’s not an updated CCD sensor), but I would be very pleased if this were true.
In the meantime, if you haven’t already done so, please consider signing my Open Letter to Leica.
(over 240 signatures so far… )
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Concentration and Celebration.
Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton
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At the fair.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya 7/7II, Mamiya 80mm, Photo Shoot, Portrait, Street
Father’s Day.
2014, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya RZ 110mm F/2.8, Mamiya RZ67 Professional Pro II, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 120Sunset in his eyes.
After 4 months with the Mamiya RZ67 & 110/2.8…
Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya RZ 110mm F/2.8, Mamiya RZ67 Professional Pro II, Q&A, Teaching pointAfter four months with the Mamiya RZ67 and Mamiya RZ 110/2.8 lens, I can say with absolute certainty that this gear (together with Kodak Tri-X 400 film) is superior to anything I’ve ever used before for portraiture.
To think that people are practically giving this film equipment away is very telling of our instant gratification-based culture.
Sometimes, the results are truly worth waiting for.
I’ll be posting new images soon, but in the meantime, please have a look at some of the photographs the combo has yielded for me so far:
—Peter.
  
 
 
