When you see secondhand Leica lenses in the 28-50mm range that are some of the renowned ones, like the Summilux 50mm F1.4 ASPH, the Summilux 35mm F1.4 ASPH FLE etc you really should just pounce if the price is right. That’s exactly what I did with respect to a mint Summicron 28mm F2 ASPH I …
Monthly Archives: March 2014
A sunny afternoon in Greenwich
This isn’t the only post I’ll ever write on this topic, in particular I reserve the right to post many more pictures of the beautiful sights of Greenwich 😉 , but in the meantime I wanted to record a visit last weekend which had just perfect weather. Unfortunately it felt like the rest of the …
A walk in the sun with the M240
I decided, since I was toying with the idea of selling my M240, to take it to London on a day with sun, to see what I had been missing. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js As it happens, I had been missing a lot. The M system is simply unparalleled in terms of optical performance. The A7r with 55mm …
Some street, some landscape and the Zeiss 24-70mm F4 FE
A dinner in town with work presented an opportunity to try out the 35mm F2.8 Zeiss lens and the A7 at 5000 ISO. I’m impressed by the performance of this combination. I spent some time using the 35mm and 55mm lenses for some street and environmental pictures. Basically the lesson here is in the comparison …
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