![]() ![]() ![]() Initially this sounds a bit mad and certainly takes a bit of getting used to. ![]() You focus and compose through a window on the top right, just like on a disposable camera. This is because, unlike with a traditional camera, you never look through the lens. The actual picture area is marked by lines within that wider view. What you see in the through the camera is a wider view of the world than the picture you can take. If you’ve never used a range finder camera before, let me explain the BIG difference: Advertisements If you’re looking for other sources of amazing images, I recommend two (non-Leica) ones in a popular article called How to train your eye to take better pictures. I think the M8 and M9 galleries are my favorites and I like that strong graphical and street photography look in high contrast black and white. The gallery is a wonderful recourse to get inspired, view great pictures (including a few of mine) and learn to recognize that Leica look. Leica manage a wonderful curated gallery containing Leica users best photos called ‘LFI Master Shots Gallery’, its available FREE on the web or Apple devices. I went digital and forked out £6,800 for a used Leica M9 and a single lens! No zoom, no auto focus…what a culture shock! Still, first picture I took with it (below) was one of two of my photos which made last year’s Sony World Photography Awards. Leica cameras produce pictures with a wonderful aesthetic due to the amazing no compromise quality of their lens and the way the rangefinder forces you to rethink composition. I thought he was mad, but then I saw his images and my affair with Leica began. If that wasn’t enough, this article contains 2 x Leica style iPhone preset filters and several FREE Adobe Lightroom presets, as well as a generous helping of the expertise you’ve come to expect from Lightism.Ī couple of years back I was working on a Sony project with a chap who had shunned the usual Canon and Nikon’s hardware and had a Leica. Learn the Leica look, think differently about composition, retro pimp your iPhone and learn how to get the Leica look in your smart phones and cameras photos. If you’ve ever wanted to own an iconic Leica camera, but couldn’t afford to, here’s how to get the some of the best bits for a few dollars. ![]()
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