While the ‘true’ Leica photographer may already have frowned upon my praise of the Leica SL and the Leica CL, it gets worse from here for those people. Yes, I just acquired a (relatively) cheap zoom lens with autofocus from a non-Leica brand. The reason: I wanted a relatively cheap zoom lens with autofocus. Leica […]
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Grandad
I still have two grandads, one of them being 92, the other 90. The grandad in this picture used to work in the Dutch air force. When I was a kid, I wanted to become a fighter pilot and my grandad used to tell me stories of the Gloster Meteor (the first allied jet fighter), […]
With the Leica 24/1.4 Summilux in a bread ‘bakery’
I don’t exclusively shoot weddings. No thanks, I’ve been there and it’s too much stress. In fact, a part of my work involves visiting industrial companies and write about what they do. The text is usually accompanied by my pictures. As a former neuroscientist I have a ‘natural tendency’ to figure out how things work […]
Leica L-mount range expanded with affordable Panasonic lenses
We all know that the L-mount is no longer exclusively used by Leica anymore. They teamed up a few months ago with Sigma and Panasonic to create more lenses and cameras on the L-mount platform. And it now seems that the collaboration is already paying off. One of the biggest complaints about the L-mount platform […]
A corporate shoot with the Leica SL
This morning I went through a couple of my Lightroom folders and found a corporate shoot that I did in November last year. My subject was a very nice lady who is in the retirement funding business for employees that work in the ‘wheels and tyres’ business (yes, we have experts for everything here). Anyway, […]
A few shots with the new Voigtländer 50/1.2 ASPH
Last Friday I hosted a workshop in Delft, where my student had the new Cosina Voigtländer 50/1.2 ASPH with him. I borrowed the lens for a few quick (not really inspiring) shots, just to get a feel for how the lens renders. The lens is surprisingly light and small for such a fast 50. Focus […]
The Leica SL delivers perfect 2 by 3 meter prints
Some people complain about the resolution of the Leica SL. They think that 24MP is not on par with today’s standards. Although I always disagree with that, – in fact I prefer a sensor with slightly lower resolution because it keeps the files manageable and delivers better IQ at high ISO – yesterday we saw […]
The Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 ASPH review
It is finally here: the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75/2.0 ASPH lens. Long overdue, but better late than never, right? I’m not really dependent on native SL lenses myself. I do not own a single one of them. But that might change with this 75mm. Man, it’s good. Much better than I thought. If you’re looking for […]
Leica SL drops 1000 Euro in price
Today Leica announced that the SL will we lowered in price by 1000 Euro. That means that the SL will retail for slightly more than 6000 Euro. By now, it is significantly cheaper than the Leica M10. This is bad news for SL owners, as the prices of used SL cameras (not that I’ve seen […]
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, […]