We went to a wedding yesterday, and my wife took this image.

(It’s not often I have proof that I am a part of these wonderful kids’ lives 🙂 )

Incidentally, the camera used was a first generation Sony RX100 and after all of these years, I am still pleasantly surprised by the output of this small (and small sensor) camera. Compared to my Leica M9 images – in this light – you’d be hard-pressed to discern the difference at web-size output, unless you were looking for differences in depth of field. The M9 files are more robust with respect to post-processing, but that’s certainly expected.

—Peter.

Coach.

2015, Baseball, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica - LHSA, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Sports

Bubbles, 2, 2.

2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Port Elgin, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Undisclosed Lens #2

Bubbles, 2.

2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica M3, Port Elgin, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Undisclosed Lens #2

Wipe-out!

2015, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica - LHSA, Leica M3, Portrait, Scanner - Plustek 8200i, Sports, Undisclosed Lens #2

There is fungus among us.

Inspiration, Mamiya RZ 110mm F/2.8, Q&A, Teaching point

My newly-acquired Mamiya-Sekor Z 110mm f/2.8, which was used to take these recently posted images here, here, and here, has fungus in it.

A lot of fungus.

It was described as “mint” by the seller in Japan.

To his credit, he has sent me a replacement lens. It’s not quite as nice cosmetically, but the glass is clean (other than dust, which all of these Mamiya RZ lenses seem to attract in great quantity).

Yet, I wonder if I should keep and pay for the eukaryotic-exotic first lens?

It seems to perform spectacularly.

Myco-graphy anyone?

—Peter.