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Making Contact
One man’s toy is another man’s tool — at least that seems to be the case with my adaptation of the toy-like, budget-friendly Lomography Smartphone Scanner, which I’ve found to be the quickest way yet to create digital contact sheets from my 35mm negatives. What’s that? You say you don’t need no stinkin’ contact sheets…
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 3)
In this, the third and final installment in my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I wrap up my review of the camera’s imaging characteristics, then dive deeply into the psychological aspects of the camera.
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 2)
In this, the second of my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I take a good long look at the camera’s various imaging characteristics, including tonality and “filmishness” — whatever that means.
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 1)
3 installments! 4 dozen images! 10,000 words! And enough photographic fetishes to qualify as camera porn! In this, part one of my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I discuss the kinkier mechanical aspects of the camera.
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ePub-a-Dub-Dub
In this article, I offer the generous gift of a stand-alone ePub version of my 10,000 word Leica M Monochrom review, “A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom.” In exchange, I ask only that you read my bellyaching about how annoying it is to create such a thing.
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Terrible Parables
In this article, I explore the idea of a “photographer’s parable,” and soon realize why there are so few of them out there.
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((P)re)incarnation
Reincarnation is a romantic notion, but no one ever bothers to consider the dark-side: What happens when your new life begins before you’ve achieved all the desires of your previous life? Fortunately, I’m here to tell you. Not only that, but I even manage to offer up a quasi-review of both the Leica IIIf and…
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Red v. Green
Red cameras are intriguing — not just for filmmakers, but for still photographers as well. But they’re also expensive. Even a complete “entry level” Red Scarlet system is likely to cost as much as a brand new fully-loaded compact automobile. Which is precisely why, when I set out to see how a Red camera might…
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Hatch Battening
On May 10th, Leica Camera announced the M-Monochrom, a modified version of my beloved M9, which contains a monochromatic (rather than color) digital sensor. It’s the camera I’ve dreamed of owning for over 6 years. So why am I having nightmares? Because I’m trying desperately to convince myself I don’t actually need it.
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Glam Cams
In this article, I struggle with the idea that my rugged, he-man camera of choice isn’t peddled in a depot, market or shop — but in a boutique! And I attend the opening of the first Leica Boutique in Canada in an effort to get to the bottom of it all.
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Rodinal Jones
Chemical dependency is defined as an addiction to a mood-altering chemical. If denied access to the chemical, the dependent person is unable to function properly, and lives only for the chemical and the relief it brings. I never thought it would happen to me — but that was before I discovered the magical developing powers…
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Resurrection: AE-1
At this very moment, there are likely thousands of Canon AE-1’s languishing in boxes, drawers and cabinets all around the world. Pity. Because this is as wonderful a camera today as it was when it was first released in 1976. This is the story of my Dad’s AE-1, and its resurrection from a 30 year…
