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The ‘Match Technical’ Advantage
Last year, the Leica rangefinder replaced the SLR as my ‘go to’ camera for reportage, street, documentary, candid, travel, and just plain ‘fun’ photography. It changed the way I approach these subjects, and made me a better photographer for it. I took to the Leica instantly — coming to grips with its myriad quirks, methodologies,…
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The M8ing Ritual (Part 3)
In this third and final entry into my “working” review of the Leica M8, I discuss image fidelity. Specifically, I discuss the obvious visual benefits of shooting a camera without an anti-aliasing filter. I take Leica to task for recording 12-bits of data, but downsampling the RAW files to 8-bit. I conclude with a discussion…
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The M8ing Ritual (Part 2)
In Part Two of my report on the Leica M8, I discuss such things as the camera’s ergonomics, its shutter noise, and whether or not it succeeds in making me “invisible” on the streets. Granted, they’re not the normal topics one discusses when reviewing a camera. But there’s nothing “normal” about the unique requirements of…
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The M8ing Ritual (Part 1)
With my street photography proclivities showing no sign of waning, this article finds me continuing my quest for the “perfect” camera. Earlier this year, I opted for a hybrid approach — mounting rangefinder lenses on a Panasonic DMC-G1 MFT body. The experience was reasonably successful. In fact, it was so much better than my previous…
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Like a Leica (Part 2)
In this article, I discuss why a rangefinder is ideal for street shooting and, as such, why a street photographer might actually consider a return to film.
