Review: Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH (11879) – Balanced Perfection

February 19, 2020.Reading time 19 minutes.

If I had to choose just one lens out of the plethora of lenses in the history of the Leica M mount, it would be the first aspherical version of the 35mm f/2 of the legendary Summicron line of lenses, and in my personal opinion, it’s Leica’s best lens. We’ll go over why.

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Virginia State Fair (2018)

September 30, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

It seemed like not long ago when Amy and I went to our first State Fair together around this time last year. It was a fun experience and it was something that we would not mind going to every year as the Fall season begin to roll in with the crisp air, lack of humidity, […]

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Zeiss Biogon 35mm f/2 ZM – Morning Hike – Beaverdam Resorvoir

April 29, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’m an outdoors guy in general. To me, there is nothing better and relaxing than being outside and absorbing all the visceral senses. The warmth of the sun. The wetness from the rain. The breeze against your face on warm day. This penchant for sunlight and fresh air partially led me to photography in the […]

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A Short Vacation – Weekend in New York City

March 30, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

It was one of those rare weekends when I had a gap between my graduate class ending and before starting my next class. To take advantage of this free time, Amy and I had decided to take a trip to New York City (Chelsea to be specific) for the weekend since we both wanted to […]

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First Impressions: Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2 PRO

December 15, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Olympus recently announced two new flagship prime lenses for their professional Micro 4/3 collection of lenses and I was able to pick one up today to compare to my excellent Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH. I took the lens out immediately after picking one up and here are two examples with my E-M5 […]

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Day off Work: DC Street Photography (11/22/17)

November 26, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I’m going to try something different going forward and just post photos and let the pictures carry the blog update. Washington, D.C. | 2017 Leica Q Instagram: @cosmotographer

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Launch Day: iPhone X – Smooth Apple

November 5, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

I was some of the lucky people that were able to pick up Apple’s new iPhone X on launch day without waiting 4-6 weeks because I was fortunate to be eligible under the Apple iPhone Upgrade Program. This allowed me to reserve a pre-order spot for the specs of my choosing ahead of the Friday […]

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Olympus PEN-F – Virginia State Fair: Day Date with Amy

October 2, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Recently I’ve been suffering from GAS with my penchant for fine glass(es) for my Olympus PEN-F and the currently flavor that I’ve been obsessing over are the Leica lenses that are available for the Micro 4/3 camera systems by Panasonic. If you’ve read my previous blog post about the exotic Leica DG NOCTICRON 42.5 f/1.2, […]

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