A recent addition to my collection of work horses. A 1958 Leica M2 and Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4. Check out the weight! It’s a featherweight compared to a DSLR. Compared to the Canon 5D I had a long time ago it’s about 1/4 of the weight. Shooting rangefinder and medium format cameras has been the...
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Family and Food
I can’t believe how great the food is here in New Zealand, I’ve seriously been missing out! I’ve eaten like a king the last few days, been privileged to shoot an amazing wedding, and been able to catch up with friends and family. It looks like I won’t get the scans from the wedding until...
Packed up and home again
Here’s a couple of photos from just before I left Tokyo and headed back to New Zealand. The day after I arrived in New Zealand I shot an engagement session in Raglan, New Zealand. The next night was a pre-wedding dinner party and yesterday was the wedding day. It was an amazing wedding at Sarnia...
Zojoji Temple New Years Eve 2009
We saw the beginning of 2010 at Zojoji Temple and the releasing of over 3000 balloons into the air. Now, before any environmentalists keel over in disbelief I can tell you these balloons are made from what the Japanese call “Oblaat”. “Oblaat” is the thin clear material that surrounds medicine capsules that dissolve in water....
Holy Cafe
Eating, eating and more eating before I leave. This was shot at the ‘Holy Cafe’ in Daikanyama, Tokyo. Really nice all concrete interior which only the Japanese know how to pull off properly. Leica M7, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Fuji Pro 800Z film.
The Beast
I don’t think I’ve written anything about cameras for a while so I thought I’d post some of my thoughts from recently changing from shooting mostly digital to film. As some of you may know I have a Leica M8 also and recently tried my hand at shooting film. I started out with Canons, L...
A meal in the attic
I have so much personal work to blog! These past couple of weeks we’ve been going around cool cafes and restaurants spending our time hanging out, meeting friends and shopping. I’m really going to miss places like this, there are so many hidden treasures around Tokyo, hidden in seedy looking buildings on the eighth floor...
Light lights and more lights
Ok, I love this photo way too much to not post it straight away. As soon as I got recent scans back this one immediately jumped out. Leica M7, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Fuji Pro 800Z film.
Christmas in Tokyo
A few photos from Christmas. These were taken in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Every Christmas they put up a great light display which makes for some insane bokeh! Leica M7, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Fuji Pro 800Z film.
Portrait Session | Viviane
Here’s a couple more of the lovely Viviane. Don’t forget to check out her flickr HERE. Leica M7, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Fuji Natura 1600 film.