Tag Archives: Leica Lenses

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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Leica M9 Master Shots at Leica Fotografie International

For a recently converted Leica fan, there are a very few specialist on-line galleries where you’d want to have your work showcased, and Leica Fotographie International is perhaps the most prestigious. It’s the site I go to most often to be inspired by wonderfully creative images shot by Leica based photographers from all over the...

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Bronze Envy – Leica M9 at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford

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Having missed the grand opening of Oxford’s new Ashmolean Museum some months ago, I wanted to see what the project architect, Rick Mather, and sixty million pounds of refurbishment had delivered. There’s no doubt that he has created a wonderfully light and airy space with a stunning, eighty foot high, glass roofed, central atrium that...

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Leica M9 and Leica 24mm Summilux Lens in Devon

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Even in November, Devon’s fishermen are still hauling their boats into the sea to make a small catch to sell in the beach wet fish shop. This image was taken on the beach of a little fishing village called Beer in South Devon as a boatman was dragging a heavy steel hawser down to his...

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Lowepro Hipshot Bags for Leica and Zeiss Rangefinder Lenses

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Although these little bags are intended to be used to hold compact cameras, they make a very handy lens bag. Made of stretchy Neoprene and supplied with a detachable belt hook, draw string and toggle cover, they provide superb protection to Zeiss or Leica Rangefinder lenses when they’re not tucked up in the safety of...

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