NEW YORK NEW YORK – Lovely light out my window.
Day 2513 od one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1783): Woods.
Tag: Manhattan
NEW YORK NEW YROK – Still shooting very wide with the Carl Zeiss 15mm.
Day 2512 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day six years ago (day 321): Water tank. A ubiquitous sight here.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I shot wide today: I strapped my 15mm Carl Zeiss Distagon lens on to my Leica Monochrom today and took it for a ride (actually a walk) in the city. This thing really is very wide, is lovely to work with but is a handful, especially in bright sunlight because when it takes in the whole scene it also takes in the whole dynamic range. It’s actually a blast to shoot with.
Day 2511 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year day 2146: Ferry.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Walking around today in pretty good light I ran into a fashion shoot. Shot with my Leica Monochrom and a 50mm Summicron lens from 1972.
Day 2504 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day six years ago (day 313): BBC Crossing.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – An only ok day: the light was flat and uninspiring and it’s frankly a bit hot to be walking around with a camera. Both images taken with my Leica Monochrom and an 50mm Leica Summicron lens from 1974. As you may have noticed I like the look of vintage Leica lenses.
Day 2503 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day six years ago (day 312): Kenya.
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Wednesday August 17, 2016
NEW YORK NEW YORK – Back to shooting with my Leica Monochrom. Overall it suits my shooting style better than the Sony so I guess that I’ll stick with it despite the issues with service. Just ok images today.
Day 2498 of one photograph every dy for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1768): Spain, near San Sebastian.
NEW YORK NEW YORK – I’m shooting with different equipment for the next week. I’ve become very concerned about Leica service, particularly through their New Jersey service center. In April I sent Leica: my 50mm Summicron Asph. lens for cleaning, lubrication and adjustment (after three years of hard, daily service – this why I’m shooting with different 50mm lenses now); my 135mm for “six bit coding” (a routine Leica service); and my new second Monochrom body to have the frame lever replaced because it had fallen off. Here we are in mid-August and these items still haven’t been returned. Only pro-forma communications. They don’t return email. You can’t leave a voicemail message because their voice mailbox is full. This is frustrating enough that I’m considering alternatives to Leica.
Starting today for a week I’ll be shooting a Sony a7rii, the current leader among mirrorless “SLRs”. The terrific thing about it is that adapters exist for almost every type of lens ever made, so it opens a broad range of legacy glass. It has a good 42 meg sensor that delivers resolution comparable to the Leica Monochrom. I own this camera for the occasions when I absolutely need to shoot color, when I really need autofocus, for odd legacy lenses (like my rangefinder Carl Zeiss lenses from the ’30s and ’40s) and when I need a backup. I’ll converting images to black and white.
Here is my first day’s effort with the Sony, starting in the kitchen as I defamiliarize myself with the Sony’s overly complex controls.
Day 2492 of one photograph every day for the rest of my life.
On this day two years ago (day 1763): Classic.
