Photo of The Day: Sunset at Roosevelt Island With My Fuji X100:
Hey everyone. This is a photo I shot with my Fuji X100 taken at F4. I used 200 ISO. This was a RAW file with very little tweaking, and no filters added. I was doing a little more exploring around Roosevelt Island, and I manage to take a quick shot of the sunset before it quickly vanished, which was beautiful btw. The calmness of the water, the slight mistiness of the atmosphere, and the nice overall glow kind of reminded me of one of my early morning days fishing during Spring. It was a very rainy day but I guess it ended pretty good :).
As some of you know, these are going to be some of my last shots with the Fuji X100 because I’m selling it to help fund a new Fuji X-E1. It’s almost hard to believe but in many ways, I’m looking forward to the new X-E1 even more so than my pre-order for the new Leica M, which is kind of weird because I’m a huge Leica fan. I have no doubt that the Leica M will be phenomenal! But the X-E1 is $1000! Plus it has the same sensor as the X-Pro1, which I completely love (you can check out my X-Pro1 review). I’ve been reading a lot of great things about the X-E1, and while the X100 definitely still has a place in the Fuji X-Series lineup, I think I would just have more use for the X-E1.
I’m thinking that I will be very productive on FindingRange.com this Fall with so much to write about, and so many photos to take :)! Only a few more weeks before the release of the Fuji X-E1 in the U.S., and a few more months until Leica releases the sucessor to the M9: the Leica M. I can’t wait! Take care everyone!
Panorama Shots With The Fuji X100:
I’ve been using my Fuji X100 quite a bit for these past few weeks mainly because I’m about to sell it in order to help purchase a Fuji X-E1. I put up an ad for it recently, and I was actually quite surprised at how many responses I got for the X100. It made me second guess my decision for a bit but in the end, I really want an X-E1, and there is no point in keeping the X100 if I get one. Since I don’t have to worry about whether someone will buy it, I have decided to take the ad down, enjoy the X100 a bit more, and sell it after or near the release of the X-E1. [continue reading…]
Photo of The Day: More Film Shot With a Leica M3:
I hope everyone has been doing well. Here is another shot I actually took when I was a lot younger…in high school actually :). I always liked this photo, and I thought I might as well scan it. In fact, I’ve been scanning a lot of my older photos into my computer just for the heck of it. It’s been really fun…I’ve been going scanning crazy lately :). I plan on processing my next roll of Kodak Ektar this week so stay tuned for that. This photo was taken with a Leica M3, 50 Summicron and Fujicolor Superia 800.
I’ve been having a blast shooting film! It’s weird because when I went digital, I thought that I would never look back. But film has proved to be both rewarding and very challenging. I am definitely more aware of what I’m shooting because I only have 36 exposures per roll lol. Man, I can’t believe I even shot with medium format back in the day, which only has 12 to 10 exposures per roll. I still want to improve on scanning the film but I guess that just takes practice, little experimentation, and a bit of patience.
I plan on taking my Leica M3 out again soon. I still think it’s absolutely the best Leica out there, and if you’re a 50mm guy, it’s probably the best M for you since it has a 0.91x magnification. It’s just a bit harder to use now because my hand held meter died from years of storage, and my guessing isn’t as good as it use to be since I’ve been relying on modern technology to do the work for me. Well, I hope everyone had a good weekend. Thanks for stopping by!
My First Film Scans Taken With My Leica M6:
As the title says, these are my first film scans ever. I grew up during the film age (you can check out my About Me page) but once I went digital, I never really looked back. I never scanned film before nor do I consider myself an expert at it in any way. But I am definitely eager to learn more about this part of photography. I can’t believe how much fun I’m actually having! BTW, it’s great using a Leica film camera again. [continue reading…]
One Quick Rainy Visit to Roosevelt Island With My Fuji X100:
Hey everyone, the weather sure has changed quickly, hasn’t it? It got surprisingly cold over the last few days here in New York, which is what I was hoping for I guess. Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I have been running around the city a lot, which has been cutting into my photography time. I have been carrying around my Fuji X100 though. [continue reading…]
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