Earlier this year, in an attempt to maximize context in my photos, I purchased a swing lens Widelux F7. Its 120 degree horizontal field of view provides me with far more context than I’ve yet been able to use effectively. Sane people would be perfectly satisfied to stop here. So what would insane people do? Purchase a Lomography Spinner 360, of course. | Read all about it in this article.
Archive for Film Photography
In this, Part 2 of my lengthy look at the classic Widelux F7 panoramic swing lens camera, I discuss the anatomy of the camera, its various eccentricities, and my ultimate delight with its unique view of the world around it. | Read the article.
The Widelux F7 takes WIDE photographs. It delivers DEEP focus. And, apparently, writing about it requires LONG articles. In this, Part 1 of my look at this classic camera, I discuss the various photographic needs that drove me to consider panoramic cameras, and my rationale for choosing this particular model. | Read the article.
Most anachronistic people were fashionable once. One day, they’re the epitome of style. The next day, they’re passé — victims of passive indifference to the fickle tastes of humanity. Me? I’ve been a photographic anachronism in every time. Twenty years ago, I jumped through flaming hoops to photograph digitally. Today, I’m jumping through a whole new set of hoops to photograph on film. To be unfashionable throughout one’s entire life takes dedication, thick skin, dogged determination and more than a touch of masochism. | Read the article.
Categories : f/Egor (Leica Blog)
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Short of taking photographs, few things excite a photographer more than planning their next major camera purchase. Conversely, short of a trip to the dentist, few things excite a photographer less than contemplating a backup camera strategy. But all it takes is a single camera failure to nullify the years of hard work you spent building your reputation. Clients don’t want to hear “Sorry, my camera broke.” They’re not paying for excuses — they’re paying for images. But here’s the thing — backup cameras don’t have to be boring. In fact, choosing the right backup camera may actually unlock a world of previously untapped photographic possibilities, while simultaneously helping you avoid the potential pitfalls of the single camera gamble. | Read the article.
Categories : Gear Talk, Techniques
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Unless one’s soul is carved from stone, the Rollei 35 is the sort of camera that will infect both photographers and non-photographers with a powerful case of gear lust. I first saw this marvellous mini in the late 1970′s — before I had even the slightest hint of an interest in photography — and I remember thinking “now that’s the camera I’d have if I had a camera!” Flash forward 35 years (and at least that many cameras) later, and one of those funky little beauties is finally mine. In this article, I discuss how logic — not madness — drove my decision to purchase one, and how the Rollei functions in comparison to the superfluity of digital compacts on the market today. | Read the article.
If you ever logged into iTunes in hopes of downloading some groovy new organistrum music, then you’ve run right smack into “it.” If you ever went to your local camera shop in hopes of trying out a new rangefinder camera, film camera, or even to buy some film, then you’ve also run right smack into “it.” “It” is the invisible wall that separates your tastes from a generation’s. “It” is a mile thick barrier of public opinion that stands immutable between you and your goals. “It” should never exist, but “it” always shall. | Read the article
With the bulk of Part 1 spent justifying the use of film cameras in today’s world, Part 2 dishes on all the good, bad, and curious attributes of the Leica M6 TTL and why, maybe, you should consider adding a film camera to your own bag o’ tricks. | Read the article
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