Just bear with me while I get through the equipment wanker stage.
[photo courtesy Steve Lewis] For the record, Leica M6 TTL in black chrome, 35mm Summichron f/2 ASPH.
Some say this combination is God’s own camera. If that’s true, I hope he doesn’t want it back any time soon.
So why has the photo to geek ratio taken such a turn around here recently? I think it’s because in the geek world I can’t seem to find anything new to talk about. Everything that was new or unknown or exciting a year ago is now just an assumption and talking too much about any of them is simply rehashing tired threads. Weblogs, RSS, CSS, Flash, Open Source, you name it.
Here’s what happens when you’re used to shutter lag and try to snap a speeding firetruck. See that blur on the right? That’s the truck coming into the frame.