Hey everyone,

It’s like 4:30am, and I am having a little trouble sleeping so I thought I’d make quick post.  For those who don’t live on the East Coast, it was raining like crazy today.  I heard some parts of the East Coast also received a little snow.  I was completely soaked.  [continue reading…]

Introduction:

For those waiting for a Fuji X100 lens hood (I’m one of those people) or want a cheaper alternative than the one that Fuji sells, there are several options that can be found on Ebay or Amazon.  Wanna spend less than 25 bucks?  Amazon has one by Rainbowimaging that includes the Adapter Ring, Metal Lens Hood, and a 49mm Pro1D SMC UV Filter for 22 bucks (which can be found here)!  The X100 lens hood that I recently bought, and that I’ll be talking about today is made by JCC and it sells for $34.99.  It comes with both the lens hood and adapter ring, and you can find it here on Amazon. [continue reading…]

Here’s a really quick post for you all.  I was in Chinatown last night for dinner, and I took a couple of quick snaps.  These photos are from Manhattan’s Chinatown.  For those who don’t know, there are three main chinatowns in New York City: the one in Flushing Queens, the one in Sunset Park Brooklyn, and the one in Downtown Manhattan. [continue reading…]

The 75 Summilux:

Let me start out by saying that this IMO is one of the most temperamental lenses in the Leica catalog but also one of the greatest! The 75 Summilux, the 75 lux, Dr. Mandler’s pride and joy…whatever you may call it…it’s big, cumbersome, has focusing issues, and it was one of the most expensive lenses back in its day but when all is well with this lens, it can give you spectacular photos. I’ve been waiting a long time to write a review of this lens because I wanted to do this lens justice. [continue reading…]