Leica M10
Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH 6-Bit
50mm, Stich of several photographs 1/750 Sec, f/11, ISO100
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic
The Photography Show 2018 at the NEC
The Saturday was The Photography Show at the NEC. For once I had nothing I wanted, except to try out the Hasselblad and Fuji medium format cameras, more on those in another post.
We caught a few seminars which were interesting and saw a few of the more famous names in photography. As you can see above Frank Doorhof was also there.
Our first visit was to the Olympus stand so that Chris could get his OM bodies cleaned and serviced free of charge.
After that we were free to explore.
I got the chance to have a play with a few ultra wides for the Leica M, the Robert White stand had the range from 10 MM upwards of Voiglander glass. If like me you like the odd extreme wide angle but do not shoot enough of that focal length to justify your own brand glass then the Voiglander is definitely the way to go.
Chris did buy a Olympus 300mm but I did not buy anything.
At the end of the day Chris picked up his newly serviced cameras and we headed home.
Photo of the Month – February
Leica M10
Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH 6-Bit
50mm, 1/750 Sec at f/5.6, ISO100
Post Processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic
Leica Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH coming in April/May
Leica are slowly filling out there lens range and the latest new is that the new Leica Super Vario Elmar SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH will start shipping in April for availability in May.
Fuji are also filling out there lens range fast for their medium format camera, it seems Hasselblad will have some catching up to do.
Taking a break
Theres a lot going on in the Brown Family Household at the moment, and with all the extra demands on my time i’ll be taking a break from social media somewhat and this blog. I’ll still be posting the picture of the month and the odd update but they will be far fewer then they used to be.
Timmy’s Been to the Dentist
We dropped Timmy the Greyhound of at the Vets on Wednesday to have a few teeth out.
I collected him today and spent the day with him, working from home. Its going to be tough for both of us not giving in and giving him treats, but its soft food only for about a week now.
Falcon Heavy
I have been looking forward to Space X’s Falcon Heavy test launch. Its been hit my delay after delay, but in the end it was a wonderful test, an amazing launch, and landing two out of the three boosters was an amazing and fantastic sight to see.
Using the original Tesla Roadster as a test payload was also an inspired bit of advertising which will certain do Space X’s sister company Tesla, no harm at all.
SuperBowl
Today we have the day off as we spent the night watching the American Super Bowl. It was a classic match, while I wanted the Eagles to win, I did not expect them to be able to overcome the might of New England, especially with the Eagles having a back up quarter back. They surprised me and it was a great game with the Eagles pulling through.
Film Friday – Lincoln Market, Leica M4 and Kodak Tri-X
In Lincoln once a month in the castle square between Lincoln Castle and Lincoln Cathedral we have monthly farmers markets and also a monthly artists market.
I often have a wonder around with my Leica taking snapshots.
Noctilux 75mm in M Mount
We have seen a number of number of interesting new lens and another classic re-release recently from Leica for the SL range and the M range. We now have a few reviews starting to appear. Apart from the classic lens, the one new lens that does interest me is the 75mm Noctilux-M. To be honest I cannot justify the price of the 75mm but it is an interesting lens. If you want to know more check out Jonathan Slack’s website.