Bridge to the Wharf

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1/2, ISO 400, RAW, 18mm (Voigtlander Heliar f5.6 12mm L)

More of the O2

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1/2, ISO 200, RAW, 18mm (Voigtlander Heliar f5.6 12mm L)

Westminster Pier

GXR A12-M, f8.0, 1/2500, ISO 200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Kent Walk

Went for a walk around Kent today from Edenbridge to Sevenoaks with a Meetup group, it was a very nice day out and I got the chance to use my two new lenses. I used only the Voigtlander 12mm and the Leica 90mm lenses but had to cut down the pictures to 5 so aside from one picture the rest are all taken with the 90mm.

Red Bike

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1 sec., ISO 400, RAW, 18mm (Voigtlander Heliar f5.6 12mm L)

Yesterday, I received my 12mm Heliar L lens but did not have too much time with it so I could only really use it today.

First impressions are very good, it is very nicely built and the quality is very good so far.
I really like the focus stops so you know when you got to infinity, 1m, 0.5m and 0.3m, this is great and I wish more lenses had it. Makes it in use a bit like the adjustable Snap AF on the other Ricoh cameras. Not that you need to worry about focusing much here anyway since at f5.6 and focus to 1m everything will be in focus anyway.
The field of view is great and despite the wide angle it is well corrected and very sharp, it also handles flare very well and has no visible CA or fringing. At f5.6 it is not super fast but you can easily handhold it at 1/30th and even lower without problems so this kind of makes up a bit for the slower aperture.

I can see this becoming my favourite lens in the summer when it's longer light outside. Need to find out if this can replace my CV 15mm, complement it or whether the 15mm is the better choice.

I.M.S. Agent

GXR A12-M, f2.0, 1/440, ISO 200, RAW, 75mm (Jupiter-8 f2.0 50mm L)

50 Degrees

GXR A12-M, f2.0, 1/48, ISO 3200, RAW, 75mm (Jupiter-8 f2.0 50mm L)

Taxi

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/48, ISO 3200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

GXR A12-M, f2.8, 1/125, ISO 1671, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm L)

Gong Xi Fa Cai everyone!

Hope you all had fun celebrating the Chinese New Year today.

The Light at the Entrance

GXR A12-M, f4.0, 1/73, ISO 3200, RAW, 135mm (Leica Elmar f4.0 90mm L)

Flat Tire

GXR A12-M, f2.0, 1/133, ISO 200, RAW, 53mm (Voigtlander Nokton f1.2 35mm)

Paint it Black

GXR A12-M, f4.0, 1/90, ISO 3200, RAW, 135mm (Leica Elmar f4.0 90mm L)

Look Right

GXR A12-M, f2.0, 1/1620, ISO 200, RAW, 75mm (Jupiter-8 f2.0 50mm L)

The Berlin Job

Before and after my meeting I had a bit of time to walk around Berlin and take some pictures, lucky the weather was as nice as in Zurich yesterday.
I like Berlin as a city, it is pretty chilled out and has some great mix of architecture. There is a lot of history there but it also feels modern and arty.

Stopover in Zurich

On my way to Berlin for work, I had a stopover in Zurich and a few hours to spare. The weather was fantastic and since I had the GXR with Nokton f1.4 35mm lens with me, I went for walk around and  took some pictures on the way.

Smoking in the Sun

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1/1620, ISO 200, RAW, 75mm (Jupiter-8 f2.0 50mm L)

After the recent b&w series, a bit more colour for today. I have also used a higher contrast for this than in some of my more recent pictures which had a lower contrast.

Smile in the Mirror

GXR A12-M, f5.6, 1/250, ISO 200, RAW, 75mm (Jupiter-8 f2.0 50mm L)


I like to take pictures of reflections and mirror images so when I saw a few mirrors at the Clock Tower Market in Greenwich, I waited around to get the right reflections in there. Although I wanted to post a colour picture after my recent b&w only picture, this just works better in b&w.

Daydreaming

GXR A12-M, f4.0, 1/125, ISO 2934, RAW, 135mm (Leica Elmar f4.0 90mm)

This was actually just a test shot while trying out a few lenses at Camera Cafe but I quite like how it came out so decided to use it as my picture for the day.

Waiting for the Bus

GRD, f2.4, 1/20, ISO 200, JPG b&w


Another b&w and square format picture today. I took this while on my way to work.

I have to say, the GRD I still impresses me with the quality of the files and mostly the character. It also leads me to a different way of shooting. I take more spontaneous shots, I worry less about the technical details and just take the pictures. As good as other cameras are, the GRD I still remains in my opinion the best camera for street photography.

At the Barbican

GRD, f7.1, 1/640, ISO 400, JPG b&w

Continuing my square and b&w series it's another picture from the GRD I taken at the Barbican, I liked the light so decided to take a picture and this was always meant to be in square format.