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Leica also patented, and built to proof of concept, the first autofocus system as far back as the 1960s. Never commercially produced. Everyone acts as though Leica is lagging. They're just waiting for everyone else to catch up...
I read too much. I guess that's better than watching too much TV. Or watching sports on the internet. Lately I've been trying to get through books about successfully retiring. About meaning in life. About dealing with loneliness --- and it dawned on me that the perspective of most of these articles and presentations are aimed very specifically at people who had or have regular jobs. And by
While the APO Summicron 50 SL is big and heavy it's also a spectacular lens. Especially so when attached to the front of an SL2. But then photography isn't a sport for sissies. It's heavy but not as heavy as the Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.4 Milvus lens I had in the early part of 2024. A great lens in its own right but so front heavy it was uncomfortable to use for any extended length of time. If you want
The Leica CL is a solid, little camera. Pretty much the ultimate expression of a compact but powerful camera for the format. It's an APS-C sensor-sized camera. Leica built a whole little system around this camera and its sibling, the TL series. This camera and the TL were responsible for the genesis of the L mount we enjoy today. The CL was introduced in 2017 and discontinued by Leica in
We could discuss argue about which camera or which format or which lens is the one blessed most by the holy saints of photography or we could just go out to various places and have fun making photographs that appeal, at least to use. I took a vacation and went to Montreal. Everyone told me it would be cold and bleak but of course it was sunny and temperate. I went to the markets and had fun
I was stumbling around on South Congress today, I think I overdosed on staying home and doing chores earlier. I escaped. I brought along a small and discreet camera and paired it with a nonsensical seeming lens; the 28mm f1.4 M lens. The camera was a Leica CL; a small APS-C mirrorless camera. The young woman in the two images above was sitting outside in front of a coffee/juice shop
Decided to become "re-interested" in the Leica CL camera. Why? Because I suddenly realized what a fast 28mm lens is ultimately good for. It's for use as a 43mm "normal" lens on an APS-C camera. And you know what? It works really well...I was focusing on the tasseled loafers in the mid-frame...
Nothing quite like a brisk Spring day, bright sunshine, deep, rich colors and a steady hand with a camera in it. It's gray and cool in Austin now. Today. About a week and a half since I returned from my fun trip to Montreal. An okay day to swim. But not a great day here for photographing bold colors and blue skies. Swimming is so sweet. Gliding through the water is akin to flying. Flying is
The bakery in Lisbon, Portugal that was featured in the thrilling novel,"The Lisbon Portfolio." My favorite question about the novel: "Was this really fiction?"Every once in a while I get flustered by robots scraping this site for content in order to make actual, human writers obsolete by using their own work against them. My knee jerk reaction is to shut down the blog and walk away.
All images photographed with either a Leica SL2 or an SL2-SAnd, with either a Leica 35-70mm R lens or a 50mm Thypoch lens.
