While cleaning up my Lightroom catalogue I came across these two lovely shots and wondered why I never included them in my review of the Summilux-TL 35/1.4. And while looking at the images I also wondered why I never bought the lens. It’s such a nice piece of glass. If the Leica CL were my […]
Author Archives: Joeri
The Panasonic 24-105/4 OIS L has some use in the studio too
I thought you might be interested in my experiences with the Panasonic 24-105/4 OIS for the L-mount. I didn’t buy it to replace any of my lenses. It serves its purpose on assignments where I don’t want to swap lenses because I don’t have the time to do so, or because the environment is not […]
Q&A: Leica M8 as first rangefinder?
Today I received this email: “Hello, Joeri, I very pleased to have found your review of the Leica M8. I would very much appreciate your advice. I’m a relatively recent user of Leica and have upgrade the Q for a Q2. I love the camera for all the usual reasons but for me there’s the […]
I bought the Leica Summilux-R 80/1.4
I reviewed this lens a couple of years ago and I really liked it. Last week I had the chance to buy it from The Analog Camera Store and I decided it was too good to let go. It’s not an everyday lens, but on the other hand, I might just leave it on my […]
My Leica M8 is for sale!
Sometimes you have to let go of things you thought you’d never part with. However dramatic that sounds, I once had a Leica M8 that I used as a backup for my Leica M9. I sold it, after I bought a second M9-P (which I still have). After that, I started to miss the M8 […]
Guest post: Paris through a Leica lens
A few weeks ago I received an interesting email from Ed and I decided to post it on my website. Enjoy! In 2009 I found myself on a chartered plane headed to Kuwait. I was on a one year tour as a U.S. Soldier in Iraq. The mission was to train and assist specific units […]
Q&A: focus shift with 50 cron
Last week I received this email: Hello Joeri, My name is R. and I’m a photographer in New Orleans, USA. I stumbled upon your blog and wanted to ask a question. Thank you for writing about the 50mm Summicron lens and posting great photos! I got one of these lenses V5 (the current one) and […]
Q&A: Lux or Cron?
Last week I received this mail: Hi Joeri, Considering switching to the M system I have bought your “Working your Leica M” book and have started exercising with a used Leica body and an old 50mm Summicron without a tab. From you experience would you recommend a lens with a lens tab for developing a […]
Q&A: Do I need the IR-filter to shoot B&W with my Leica M8?
An interesting question today: Hi, Great write up on the Leica M8 (8 Reasons why you should buy a Leica M8). You mention that the Leica M8 is also called the “poor mans Monochrome.” Is it better to take photos with or without an IR cut filter when shooting with monochrome in mind? Or does […]
Featured #9: Andreas Jorns
I came across the work of Andreas Jorns and I was impressed with his studio work. He was kind enough to share his photo’s and story with us. 1) Can you tell a bit about your background (as a photographer) ‘Photography has been a hobby for many years as I had a job as banker […]