2015
Taking a break, revisited.
2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Street, Undisclosed Lens #2
Mortal Combat.
2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Street, Undisclosed Lens #2This happens on Toronto streets all the time.
—Peter.
Taking a break.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Street, Undisclosed Lens #2During our evening walk.
This image was taken as a test shot.
In all the years I’ve photographed, there’s only been one lens I regretted selling (and I’ve bought and sold many!).
It’s this one.
It’s not exotic and it’s not fancy, but I regretted selling it the moment I did.
I finally have it again.
(Before anybody asks: My apologies, but I’m not telling… I want to try it out on film as well.)
—Peter.
Her new glasses.
2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Life's Little Moments, Portrait, Q&A, Scanner - Plustek 8200iNo golden hour light, no clever composition, no subtle symbolism.
Just a simple image of her… for us.
For posterity.
—Peter.
Angelic.
2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait
Boy.
2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Scanner - Plustek 8200i
Onward and Upward.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Print, Q&A, Undisclosed Lens #1A plane-against-the-evening-sky shot.
This is courtesy of my undisclosed lens, with the aperture wide open (focus set to infinity).
The image below represents a 50% crop of the original.
—Peter.
A pivotal moment.
2015, Baseball, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Q&A, Sports, Teaching point, Undisclosed Lens #1This was photographed tonight.
It’s another colour image taken with my undisclosed lens (well, eight of you now know which lens I’m using — I’m going down the list of people who donated to my site and revealing its identity as my personal thank you).
As you can see, the rendering — even wide open — is impressive.
—Peter.
Summer, bilingual.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Undisclosed Lens #1
Summer, linguistics.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Q&A, Undisclosed Lens #1All of the Summer images from this week were taken last Saturday afternoon with my focus-ring-broken lens.
I’m thinking I will keep it and get it CLA’d.
—Peter.
Summer, happy.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Undisclosed Lens #1
Summer, sweetly.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Undisclosed Lens #1
Summer, Super Soaker.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Undisclosed Lens #1
Summer, poetic.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Undisclosed Lens #1
Summer, wispy.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Undisclosed Lens #1Birthday Girl.
Summer.
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Q&A, Undisclosed Lens #1Background info:
The focus ring on my 55-year-old inexpensive mystery lens seized up yesterday morning and no longer turns (maybe that’s why it was priced so low).
I spent the whole day moving myself backwards and forwards to achieve focus at the the precise distance where the focus ring is stuck. I’m glad I did that for this shot.
I’ll post a few more images in the next few days.
In the interim, I need to make a decision: do I return the lens, or do I send it somewhere for adjustment?
—Peter.
Dandelion (100% crop).
2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Print, Q&A, Undisclosed Lens #1100% centre crop from a 55-year-old lens that costs less than a Leica lens filter!
(the focus point is right at the centre of the dandelion, and this was shot wide open… I kid you not.)
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And here is the original image (ISO = 1250, 1/180 sec, aperture = I’m not telling):
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Pretty cool, eh?
This is a lens that most Leica shooters would likely never consider.
My guess is that it’s due for a massive price adjustment.
—Peter.
Prosophos 