Category Archives: CV 35/1.2 Nokton

Not fair… A mixed bag

Blackheath Fair
Last time I photographed Blackheath Fair I think I had a Nikon D200 coupled with the Nikkor 85/1.4 AFD. I used absurdly high shutter speeds to keep the aperture as wide open as possible because I really like the quality of the out-of-focus areas areas produced by this lens  (ie bokeh, a qualitative term...

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Playground shapes

I’ve been out and about with the camera less this week due to demanding dog duties and the relative lack of freedom imposed by how far the dog can walk. The radius is more limited at the moment while we get him used to walking and lead-work.
So I’m revisiting some old haunts and re-taking some...

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Second walkies

There is no visual record of Gizmo’s first proper walk. Why? Well I took the photos, processed the negs and when the great moment arrived, I took them out of the developing tank to find them totally transparent… what????!!!!
I used the effing fixer instead of the developer… both Ilford and both in white plastic 1...

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Leake Street, London, SE1

Leake Street runs under Waterloo Station. The entrance makes it fairly clear what is in store…

Graffers welcome!
Photographing graffiti is just a bit too easy since a straightforward representation of the graf usually becomes derivative art for which the photographer inevitably takes some credit. Just look at all the Banksy ‘art’ rips online. It is too...

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Nokton!

It has arrived! A Cosina Voigtlander 35/1.2 VM Nokton. Yep, f/1.2 – tis the fastest lens I’ve ever owned. It is a Leica M mount so I’ll be using it on the Bessa-T.
It is a large diameter lens (there is a lot glass to let enough light through wide open) so it blocks the viewfinder...

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