Monthly Archives: December 2010

Leica M9 with Zeiss ZM 85mm Sonnar Lens Review

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My initial review of the Zeiss 85mm Sonnar lens for the Leica M9 Rangefinder camera was published as a guest article by Steve Huff on his very popular photography blog at SteveHuffPhoto. His site specialises in equipment reviews and articles on a wide range of cameras, but is a particularly excellent resource for information on...

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11 Inch MacBook Air and Leica M9 – Perfect Partners?

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First off let me say that I’m a WinMac LeicaNik guy. What does that mean? That means that, up to very recently, I used Nikon DSLRs and Windows computers running Photoshop exclusively. A few months ago I decided that I’d had enough of lugging two Nikon bodies, umpteen heavy lenses, a Windows 7 computer and...

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Leica Gallery on iPad and iPhone

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The Leica Fotographie International Galleries are now online with a recently updated application for both the iPad and the iPhone. The galleries have a very broad range of excellent photographic contributions by photographers from all over the world. It’s a great place to seek or renew your inspiration, whether you are a colour worker or...

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Taeppas Tump Morris at Wallingford Oxford

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Ladies Morris teams are a common site in the villages around Oxfordshire. In fact, it is said in some corners that Morris dancing traditions might have been lost had it not been for may dances and tunes being preserved by enthusiastic women archivists work over the past hundred years or more. This is a shot...

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Plum Jerkum Dancers

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Here’s a Plum Jerkum dancer having a puff after running out of puff dancing at Wallingford Bunkfest in early September. Plum Jerkum hails from Warwickshire, their name being derived from a cider made from the local Drooper plum. Apparently it has the local reputation of ‘leaving the head crystal clear while paralysing the legs’! Here’s...

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