Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!)

Born in 1928.

Inspiration, Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH f/2.8, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Life's Little Moments, Street, Teaching point

I seldom engage in street photography, because moments like this are few and far between.

However, if one is able to capture an instance like this — a moment of serendipity — and manage to frame it in a nice way, it’s a euphoric experience.

—Peter.

Born in 1928

↑Leica Monochrom and Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH @ f/4.

My current equipment.

Inspiration, Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH f/2.8, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica 90mm Summicron APO f/2, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Q&A, Teaching point, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton

I’m asked this almost weekly (even though I name the gear used to take each image I post, below each image I post).

For the record, these are the cameras/lenses I’m currently using.

—Peter.

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Cameras

Leica M9:

Leica-M9

Leica Monochrom:

Leica M Monochrom

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Lenses

Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH:

Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH

Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH:

Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH

Leica 90mm Summicron APO:

Leica 90mm Summicron APO

Voigtländer 40mm Nokton:

Voigtlander Nokton 40 1.4

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Monochrom: Test Shot [2].

Inspiration, Leica 90mm Summicron APO f/2, Leica M Monochrom (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Q&A, Teaching point

Well, the Leica Monochrom is living up to its reputation for exquisite tonal rendering, high ISO capabilities, and sharpness (please see the 100% crop below).

However, it’s also living up to its reputation for requiring a radically different approach to processing files (vs. the M9).  So far, I’ve played with only a handful of images, but I’m thinking it’s going to be a long time before I even get anywhere near where I want to be.

This all underscores what I’ve previously written:  with a new camera there is often an initial drop in photographic output.

Please bear with me while I sort this out.

—Peter.

Test Shot-Monochrom

↑Leica Monochrom and Leica 90mm Summicron APO @ f/2.