It has almost been written and used to death. The ‘decisive moment’ has been the topic of many, many articles on documentary photography. And not just documentary photography. Even studio photographers talk about the decisive moment these days. In a way, there can be a decisive moment during a studio session, but I think that’s […]
Author Archives: Joeri
Look what I bought
I went for a 75 and came back with a 40… Review will follow.
The Thumbie is here!
I’m a big fan of Thumbs-ups on my Leicas. On both M9s that I own, the original Thumbs-up are almost permanently attached. I moved one of these to my new M240 when I bought it, but there is one big disadvantage with the current design: it leaves the EVF port useless and that’s inconvenient. If […]
Taking care of your batteries
Taking care of your batteries? Excuse me? Yes, I’m not kidding. Batteries need to be taken care of. And even more so if they cost 120USD or more. I learnt my lesson when I tried to shoot with my Canon 5D2 after leaving it in a bag for months. I had to recharge the battery, […]
Kid in Santiago
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Shot with Leica M9-P and Voigtländer 21/4 at 160 ISO. Printed on Fuji DP-2 Lustre on 30×20 cm. Signed and limited to 5. Sold! I was walking behind the old man, when I saw a little boy walking towards us. He was looking worried and I wondered what happened. I took […]
Glacier Grey
Glacier Grey, Patagonia. Shot with Leica M9 and Voigtländer 21/4 at 160 ISO. Printed on Fuji DP-2 Lustre on 75×50 cm. Signed and limited to 5. Sold! Printed on Fuji DP-2 Lustre on 75×50 cm. Signed and limited to 5: 200 USD, excluding shipping. 4 available. I took this shot on the fourth day of […]
The full Minolta MC Rokkor PG 58/1.2 review for Leica M240
As I said before, my photographic career started with the Minolta MD-system. Being an alpine climber in the film age, I was looking for a cheap, reliable camera with good optics and mechanical operation. I wanted a Leica M6, but couldn’t afford it. I bought a second hand XD-7, had the light seals replaced and […]
The Leica MM Ralph Gibson edition
It has been a while since the Leica MM Ralph Gibson limited edition has been released. It’s sold out, in case you’re interested. Those who did purchase one of the best looking Leicas I’ve ever seen, made a wise choise, at least, money wise. Just a few weeks after the release, one of the MMs […]
A poor man’s Noctilux I
The Leica M240 offers something we haven’t seen before: Live view! Although I thought I’d never use this feature when I bought the camera, I have found it to be incredible useful: when used with non-RF coupled lenses. I started my career in photography with a Minolta XD-7, also known as the XD-11. I needed […]
From Holland with love
You might know that Holland is famous for its flowers and to be more specific: tulips. Although this flower was imported from Turkey a long time ago, we have made the production of new tulips in to an art. A few days ago, I visited the region where the breeding of tulips is concentrated, quite […]