More than a year ago, I mentioned my want of Leica. Well, I bought a Leica CL (what I could afford), but still it’s not a ‘real’ Leica. Photographer Frank Van Riper of the Washington Post writes about how it took him 40 years to get a Leica M6. Discouraging.
In case you’re wondering why people are still shooting film, check out Ken Rockwell’s post on why digital is dying. While I don’t agree that digital is dying, I wholly agree that digital still has major shortcomings in comparison with film. Film offers more range, better color, and more exposure latitude. A scanned transparency yields [...]
I mentioned the cult of Leica some time back. I joined the club. Here’s your chance: I’m selling a beautiful CLA‘d Leica CL on eBay.
Finally, a rangefinder. My monogamous relationship with 35mm SLR cameras has come to an end. Sure, I had my indiscretions with Holga, but we both knew that was only a fling. What I found with the Canon Canonet GIII QL17, however, is something real. This isn’t a novelty. This is an excellent camera with quality [...]
Scott is an editor living in Queens, New York, who enjoys language (specifically English). He is strangely fascinated with Web typesetting, if such a thing exists. Scott is married to Binita, for whom he once ghost wrote a blog about court reporting for almost two years. They have been married four.
