Just shot a test roll of Kodak Gold 200 with my new-old 1957 Canadian Leica M3, and things look good!
Nothing artistic here, but there’s a whole lot of info telling me the camera’s rangefinder focus and shutter speeds are working well.
—Peter.
Film
One of the finest love letters to the Leica M3 [by Taylor Jackson].
2026, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Leica M3, Q&A, Teaching pointMy love of the Leica M3 has been shared for many years on this blog (including recently), both via photography and with words, but it’s nice to encounter a fellow admirer of this legendary camera who somehow manages to inspire me all over again.
I’ve seen this video a few times since it was released and, just in case you haven’t, do yourself a favour and watch it. Taylor Jackson does a stellar job of discussing why the Leica M3 still stirs the hearts of photographers everywhere, nearly three quarters of a century after its introduction.
—Peter.
The Pigeon Lady.
2024, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Me and Mark, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Street
The Protest (13 images) – Toronto – April 21, 2024.
2024, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Me and Mark, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Street
Honey Kissed by Light.
2024, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Within 200 feet of My House™
Seated and Drinking.
2024, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, StreetI like this because both women are outside, but it looks like they’re seated in the restaurant…
—Peter.
Honey in Repose.
2024, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Within 200 feet of My House™
The Girl Who Broke Her Leg (9 images).
2024, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Print, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Within 200 feet of My House™
Refuse, Apples, Wind Chimes, and Memories.
2024, Favourite, Film, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Print, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Within 200 feet of My House™
Honey Stare, Lounging, Profile.
2024, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Within 200 feet of My House™From the first test roll of this combo.
Everything seems to be in order, except for my aging eyes.
—Peter.
Fall Girl, 1.
2022, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Portra 400, Leica M2, Leica M2-R, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Voigtländer 35mm f/2 Ultron Vintage Line Aspherical II
↑ Leica M2-R, Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 35mm f/2 Aspherical II, Kodak Portra 400, and Plustek 8200i.
Fall Girl, 2.
2022, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Portra 400, Leica M2, Leica M2-R, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Voigtländer 35mm f/2 Ultron Vintage Line Aspherical II
↑ Leica M2-R, Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 35mm f/2 Aspherical II, Kodak Portra 400, and Plustek 8200i.
Window.
2022, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Portra 400, Leica M2, Leica M2-R, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Voigtländer 35mm f/2 Ultron Vintage Line Aspherical II
↑ Leica M2-R, Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 35mm f/2 Aspherical II, Kodak Portra 400, and Plustek 8200i.
Fall Guy.
2022, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Portra 400, Leica M2, Leica M2-R, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i
↑ Leica M2-R, Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 35mm f/2 Aspherical II, Kodak Portra 400, and Plustek 8200i.
Film is alive and well.
2022, Film, Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching point
Long live film.
—Peter.
We are the film (or a projection of it).
2022, Film, Inspiration, Teaching point“…the entire 3-dimensionality of space is a projection of a very distant horizon that surrounds us; we are on the inside of it. We… are a projection of this film-like thing that is on the boundary of universe.”
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So this theory unites Quantum Mechanics and Relativity… and also unites my love of film.
🙂
—Peter.
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Luminal.
2022, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Portrait, Print, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Street, Voigtländer 50mm f/2 APO Lanthar
↑ Leica M3, Voigtländer 50mm APO Lanthar f/2, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Plustek 8200i.
The Boys.
2022, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Me and Mark, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Voigtländer 50mm f/2 APO Lanthar
↑ Leica M3, Voigtländer 50mm APO Lanthar f/2, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Plustek 8200i.
