A few weeks ago, Acarilia sent me an email with the request for an introduction workshop. She got interested in the Leica system after she ditched her big and heavy Nikon DSLR. She was also in doubt which M would be most suitable for her: the M8, M9 or M240. Since I have all three, […]
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A short video shot with the Leica SL
While the SL is primarily a stills camera, it is also capable of capturing very good video. The 120 frames per second frame rate of the SL is praised, even among serious videographers. I laced up my inline skates, mounted my Leica SL on a Glidecam and shot this video. Leica SL, Minolta MC 58/1.2, […]
New: Leica Store Amsterdam!!
It was about time. I think my home country was one of the last European countries without an official Leica Store in the capital. But today, this will change. After the summer, we’ll be able to shop in the brand new Leica Store in Amsterdam. I’ll probably be seeing you in Amsterdam soon.
First look: the TvO ventilated lens shade
I just received a ventilated lens shade for my Leica Summicron-M 35/2.0 ASPH (version V) from Thorsten von Overgaard. I think the Leica M9P in black is still the sexiest Leica ever made, but with this ventilated lens shade, it definitely looks even better. A more elaborate review will follow soon, but I just wanted […]
Check out my Flipboard magazine
I’m a big fan of Flipboard. It’s a nice way to read interesting articles on mobile devices without having to zoom in, click and do other things that are impossible on your iPhone. I’ve been following a few Flipboard users, but now its time to create my own online magazine. If you like the content […]
Arend
I took this picture on July 1st 2014 in the back garden of our friends in Amsterdam. Susannah, mother of Arend, wanted some pictures of her two sons and the children of her day-care centre (very small, just a few kids, organic food, playing outside, lovely!). Just before we left on our canoeing trip through […]
Among ferns
We have seen a lot of fjell area in both Sweden and Norway: harsh, barren country where vegetation is limited to slow growing small plants. But here, on the Padjelantaleden we suddenly came across some kind of outburst of ferns. Lovely. Oh, and the Leica M9… the way the sensor renders colour and details. It […]
225 grams of tele sharpness
I’ve said it before, the Leica Tele-Elmarit 90/2.8, made in Canada, gets you a lot of tele sharpness in a tiny package with an even better weight: only 225 grams. While I lug my Noctilux to almost every wedding that I shot in the last year, on trips like these I truly appreciate the weight […]
See what you can do with the Leica X-U
The Leica X-U is a great camera for everybody that is into outdoor sports. For canoeing, it’s even better. The X-U is the only camera with a big sensor that can be used while wearing it on the strap in your canoe. In this movie you can see it in action at 3:50. But of […]
Why saving weight isn’t always a good idea
Last week we made a trip through Rondane, a beautiful national park in Norway. While in our canoe, weight is not the most important thing, on a hike it is. In order to save some weight we decided to bring one camera for filming and photography, so we took the Sony A7S and a few […]