Category Archives: CV 35/1.2 Nokton 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…  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… 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… |
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