Category Archives: Technical

In a previous post – you can see it here – I mentioned Dr. Pratt’s developer in passing. A web search for it yields no results. I’d like to give the formula and instructions for its use here, so that … Continue reading →

No, that’s not “Landscape Lite”, as in lo-cal, dumbed-down, mindless eye candy. It’s light, as in easy-on-the-back, footloose-and-fancy-free, spontaneous, fluid, and instinctual. The key is leaving the tripod at home, and restricting your total equipment weight to five pounds or … Continue reading →

When I started putting Leica lenses on the Sony NEX-5, I assumed that just about any Leica lens was going to be a big step up from the Sony 16mm that comes with the camera (you can also get the … Continue reading →

In Wag the dog, part 3, I pronounced the Novoflex adapter’s flange distance perfect. That seemed to be true for the Tri-Elmar, but further experimentation with other lenses shows that some focus beyond infinity to a greater or lesser degree. … Continue reading →

I decided to complete my testing of Sony and Leica lenses on the Sony NEX-5 by comparing some Leica lenses to the Sony 18-55 mm zoom. I used three Leica lenses for the comparison: The 16-18-21 mm Tri-Elmar, set at … Continue reading →

I did some lens testing this week: The Sony 16mm f/2.8 on the NEX-5 The 16-18-21 Tri-Elmar on the NEX-5 The 18mm f/3.8 Super Elmar-M on the NEX-5 and, just for completeness: The 16-18-21 Tri-Elmar on the M9 The 18mm … Continue reading →

I got back from New York City yesterday – among other things, I was working on a new series done in the subway – and waiting for me was a new NEX-to-Leica-M-series adapter. This one was made by Novoflex, and … Continue reading →

I’m a day into this experiment (using the Leica 16-18-21 mm Tri-Elmar on the Sony NEX-5), and I have good news and bad news. First, the good news: The lens is really sharp. That’s no surprise. What is a surprise … Continue reading →

What’s this? A multi-kilobuck lens on a body that costs a tenth as much! Isn’t that crazy? Maybe not. Put that lens on an M9 and you won’t be able to use the perfectly good focal lengths between the click … Continue reading →

This post is to illustrate a point I made in a comment to the preceding post. If you’re not following that thread, don’t worry; you’re not missing much. Setting rendering intent in Photoshop: Setting color rendering intent in Lightroom: Setting color rendering intent … Continue reading →