Saturday, July 31, 2010

Kates Playground Gallery 2010

Leica M9


Exactly after two months of waiting, came the M9 "black paint".
Surely the "steel gray" was very attractive, but I have not had the courage.
I take it in hand keeping in mind (and heart) is still the M6 \u200b\u200bTTL, separating at least ten years .. and the feeling is the same: rugged, German-built short.
exact same finish .. more a 18 megapixel sensor, a shutter less metal (with vertical scroll).
's funny how in M \u200b\u200bLeica, the quietest was the "first", the M3 of 1954, rising with the models become progressively more noisy.
Undoubtedly, the M9 is noisier than the M6, the metal shutter can not be compared with the fabric, though, compared with the M8 .... the "nine" is equipped with an effective silencer.
The 18-megapixel CCD does its job very well, but we must take into account the modus operandi CMOS is markedly different from that Nikon and Canon have accustomed us.
what you pay in noise (but is much more similar to that of film) is returned in definition and color accuracy .
For the first time, having photographed a person, I have the impression of being at Madame Tussaud.

These are the first impressions after just one week of use, beyond a detailed review on this camera "Made in Germany".

Monday, July 12, 2010

How Soon Should I Apply For A Job

L'importante è sapere cosa NON si fotografa.

The viewfinder of a rangefinder camera with precision when compared to any DSLR comes out with broken bones.
was particularly struck by the parallax error that, although Leica is flaunting an effective correction, is present.
The advantage, however, the Leica viewfinder is that there is no blackout during shooting and that always shows as well as an outdoor area into the scene.
my D300, for example, has a magnificent sight, with 100% coverage, it means throwing in the eye, you'll see exactly what the sensor captures, needless to say that you can easily compose, controlling everything that is inserted into the picture.

But what happens outside ?
Framing with an SLR you will feel good scene because we are forced to move the camera in four directions, while with a Leica enough to look just outside the frame of focus.
The image that correlates to the article, you see yellow in the frame for the 35mm, while the white frame for the 135mm, the opaque rectangle in the center is the heart of the rangefinder system, shows that when two images are superimposed (as in the example) indicate that the image is actually in focus. Using
a 35mm lens the image will be captured only within the yellow frame.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Parts For Rival Slicer Model 1101e/7

Punto e a capo.


After exactly three years of use (and study) Intensive Nikon is about to close the first "era" of my photography, the next step will be totally different, and, in the words of De Andrè " towards obstinate and contrary."
There have been years of owning a Leica M was the only way to shoot a decent, but now with digital, the Japanese giant has obscured the supremacy of German technical and relegated to the Leica M to an ever smaller niche.
What is the reason that prompts me to spend on a car with a body of an old technology sensor (CCD) and with obvious limitations of usability compared to the habit?
photos with Leica M means no autofocus, zoom, right view of the scene and much more.
With what I've spent a M9 + 35mm f / 2 you might as well buy a full frame professional SLR, a 24-70 f/2.8 and a 70-200 f/2.8 stabilized targets of extraordinary quality that they can cover by only 99% of the "photographic situations."

So ... Leica M9 why?
compactness of the camera: the M9 has a large sensor dimensioni (24x36mm) in un corpo estremamente piccolo, ergo, sarà sempre (o quasi) possibile portarla con me.
L'assenza dello specchio, oltre a "silenziare" lo scatto, riduce la distanza fra l'ultima lente dell'obiettivo e il sensore, la differenza di volume d'aria, permette ad un obiettivo Leica di avere molta più nitidezza del pari-focale reflex.
Ultimo ma non per importanza.. il bokeh , in italiano: sfocato, gli obiettivi Leica sono progettati (oltre ad avere una resa uniforme ed eccellente) per restituire le parti dell'immagine fuori fuoco il più possibile simili a come le vede l'occhio umano.
Sottigliezze? Ovviamente sì.. ma non sono i dettagli che fanno the difference?

De gustibus ..
Leica M or love or hate.
From "Young" and the top Go reflex hyper when I read the characteristics of the Leica MP did not understand the meaning of that camera, film is completely mechanical and manual to a disproportionate price.
then "growing" I refined palate, did not think it serves a 10-300mm f/1.2, but that can easily become a 35mm, a 28mm with a step back and a 50mm with a step, that is to focus manually possible for those who started with autofocus etc etc..

not have to wait this blessed delivery scheduled for mid-August .. yes because for the M9 also expects much from Solms leaving only 35 per day, the entire production of Leica lenses (from 1913 to present) is lower than the annual Nikon lenses (!!!), the Germans? O handicrafts mechanically and optically perfect?