Getting More, With Less Leica describes the 75mm as a short tele, but what does that mean? Caught somewhere between a tele 90mm and a standard 50mm, the 75mm proved to be more versatile than its name leads us to believe. It can handle a range of subjects without weighing you down. ‹ Introduction › Before [more...]
Field Tested in Venice & Padua This is not a review in the classic sense of the word. Laboratory testing is for scientists. I am a photographer. This is a guide to “What can you do with a 35mm Summicron.” Over the course of a week I used the lens to uncover its strengths and [more...]
Small, Simple, & Pre-ASPH Standing on a balcony outside of the Magnum Office’s in New York, Tina Ruisinger photographed Inge Morath and her Leica M6. The beat up hood of the 35mm Summicron, made me wonder, why the most famous pictures were taken with equipment that looks like it went through a war? I wanted [more...]
Leica 90mm Summicron Review Pre-ASPH f 2.0 Traveling has a way of sharpening the senses. Surrounded by new sights and strange sounds, the world can feel like a completely different place. For a close up view, Leica’s 90mm Summicron is the portrait lens of choice. But even more than a lens for faces, it proves [more...]
A Week In Tamil Nadu Hey Guys, Its 4:45 AM here in NYC. In ten minutes, I am leaving for the airport on my way to India for a week. When I get back there will be some exciting new updates. Photo Village was nice enough to lend me a Leica 90mm Summicron F 2.0 [more...]
Testing New Lenses At the PDN Photo Expo here in NYC, Leica was on hand with an arsenal of lenses. It was a great place to handle some of the new equipment and take the images home thanks to my M9. [ Leica Boutique ] The crowd at the PDN Photo Expo looked very different [more...]
Revisiting A Legend Venice is the perfect backdrop for testing Leica’s classic lens. Often under rated, the Summicron is more than a stepping stone in the Leica line up. Like its Italian counter part, this lens has resisted the test of time, earning its place in the canon of great glass. -The Basics The Venetians [more...]
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