I spent the weekend in Toronto (amusingly it was only the sixth time this year I have left the village, and three previous trips were for dental appointments. I need a life, as my dentist told me.) But, for consolation I was able to take the first Leica M Monochrom in Canada with me on the trip. This is a digital camera with a monochrome sensor; no Bayer filter, no averaging of pixels, much greater resolution. It also has no anti-alias filter on the sensor, which means I might have to deal with some moiré in post-processing, but this is actually rare and again there is a further resolution gain. Coloured filters (yellow, orange, red, green) can be used to alter the spectral sensitivity just as they used to be in the days of B&W film. No colour mixing in monochrome conversion here, as you might be used to with a normal digital camera; get it right when you take it, or lose it. At the end of it all, such pixel peeping counts for naught, and capturing of souls is all that matters. Three humble efforts follow.
Pippa looking thoughtful, Leica M Monochrom, Summarit 75, f2.5, orange filter.
Our glamorous friend, Lucy, glowing more because of her 37 weeks' gestation rather than the supposed 'Leica glow'. Leica M Monochrom, Summilux 35 ASPH, yellow filter.
Zach, a wise and worldly jeweler who has come through his family's diaspora from Armenia, to the middle east and now in Toronto. Whatever you want, he can make it by hand and it will be perfect. Leica M Monochrom, Summilux 35 ASPH, yellow filter.
Chris
Three Portraits
Three Portraits
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Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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