Leica Photography
In the past fifty years I have used several types of camera produced by different manufacturers. My first was a secondhand Agfa VP Speedex folding roll-film camera with a Solinar lens. A few years later I bought my first serious camera - a new twin-lens reflex MPP Microcord II; this was followed by a Hasselblad system and 35mm Pentax. However it is the Leica brand which has held a special place in this lineage ever since I bought my M3 new in 1966.
I still have and use that Leica M3 and contemporary lenses today. I wonder how many consumer items from the 1960s can claim that distinction today, particularly in the digital era? An M6TTL, a compact CM and a Digilux 2 were added and more recently the remarkable digital M8. I say remarkable because few cameras today can work with lenses up to seventy five years old? Rangefinder Leicas have always been backwards compatible which adds to their enduring value, utility and appeal. Unsurprisingly, modern Leica lenses clearly out-perform their elderly ancestors and increase user satisfaction! However old lenses have a rendering charm which still entrances some current photographers.
In January 2010 I received a Kodachrome film, exposed in the CM and processed in the USA. Yes, I still get a thrill from my Leica film cameras!
The Digilux 2 continues in use, even today, despite the arrival of the new M8. In fact the older camera has achieved cult status by virtue of its fine ergonomics and outstanding Vario-Summicron lens. (See my Evita" portfolio for extreme examples from this camera.
However my immediate task (February 2010)is to trial my latest small compact camera, the eagerly awaited Leica X1. So far I have been greatly impressed with its design, manufacture and image quality. I shall be even happier when I receive the relevant viewfinder and hand-grip. The X1 has great potential. I will progressively add pictures taken with this camera.
My Leica portfolio shows pictures representative of the thousands from my collection, both old and current. I will change and add to them from time to time.
Please note that thumbnails are shown in convenient square format. However, when you click on them, they expand into the correct shapes for viewing. Try it!
I still have and use that Leica M3 and contemporary lenses today. I wonder how many consumer items from the 1960s can claim that distinction today, particularly in the digital era? An M6TTL, a compact CM and a Digilux 2 were added and more recently the remarkable digital M8. I say remarkable because few cameras today can work with lenses up to seventy five years old? Rangefinder Leicas have always been backwards compatible which adds to their enduring value, utility and appeal. Unsurprisingly, modern Leica lenses clearly out-perform their elderly ancestors and increase user satisfaction! However old lenses have a rendering charm which still entrances some current photographers.
In January 2010 I received a Kodachrome film, exposed in the CM and processed in the USA. Yes, I still get a thrill from my Leica film cameras!
The Digilux 2 continues in use, even today, despite the arrival of the new M8. In fact the older camera has achieved cult status by virtue of its fine ergonomics and outstanding Vario-Summicron lens. (See my Evita" portfolio for extreme examples from this camera.
However my immediate task (February 2010)is to trial my latest small compact camera, the eagerly awaited Leica X1. So far I have been greatly impressed with its design, manufacture and image quality. I shall be even happier when I receive the relevant viewfinder and hand-grip. The X1 has great potential. I will progressively add pictures taken with this camera.
My Leica portfolio shows pictures representative of the thousands from my collection, both old and current. I will change and add to them from time to time.
Please note that thumbnails are shown in convenient square format. However, when you click on them, they expand into the correct shapes for viewing. Try it!
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