by meanmrbear | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog, Leica M10
Week 4 with Leica M This has been a difficult week for me, I had been struggling with the 7Artisan 35mm f1.4 lens and the potential lockdowns looming over my head all week while worrying about food supplies and covid tests. I know it is really hard for...
by meanmrbear | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog, Leica M10
Week 3 with Leica M Week three with the Leica M system has been fun. I think Leica should change its motto to “Putting the fun back into photography” as all my shoots with the Leica M10 have been fun so far. Sure there are some growing pains...
by meanmrbear | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog, Infrared photography
Trying Infrared photography I have never really paid much attention to IR photography before. I have seen some black-and-white work with IR cameras but I never liked it all that much, especially when compared to film. Black and white film is just way...
by meanmrbear | Nov 12, 2022 | Blog, Leica M10
Week 2 with the Leica M This week will be a simple test week, weather and covid permitting. I took my weekly covid test yesterday, so I should be allowed to travel within the city and shoot some photos. This week’s goal with the Leica M10 will be testing...
by meanmrbear | Oct 30, 2022 | Blog, Camera, Leica M10
China lockdowns and swimming down the Leica rabbit hole. It has been nearly a whole year since my last update on the website and there have been many reasons why I stopped blogging. The two biggest reasons were that China decided to use a new “Zero...
by meanmrbear | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog
The importance of persistence One of my biggest weaknesses as a photographer is persistence and patience. As a music photographer, the moment only lasts a split second, and then it is gone forever but outside of work, that is seldom true. Sometimes...
by meanmrbear | Nov 4, 2021 | Blog
Coming out of Lockdown in China About two months ago, covid-19 decided to show back up near my based city in China and the whole province went back into lockdown again. Being a foreigner with a camera meant that I was put into serious lockdown and I...
by meanmrbear | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog
Photography is more about access than cameras I was listening to an interview with photographer David Yarrow and he said that “Photography is more about access than cameras” and that really struck a chord with me because what he said was so...
by meanmrbear | Aug 14, 2021 | Blog, Leica, Leica Q2 Monochrom, Ricoh, Ricoh GR iii
Leica Q2 Monochrom Vs Ricoh GR iii We have just gone back into lockdown here in China so while I am stuck at home, I figured that I would compare the Leica Q2 Monochrom and the Ricoh GR iii as they both have a similar field of view with their lenses and...
by meanmrbear | Jul 28, 2021 | Blog, Leica, Leica Q2 Monochrom
Leica Q2 Battery Life While I am still in the honeymoon phase of the Leica Q2 Monochrom, I am enjoying the hell out of my time with the camera. I can’t remember a time when I was so enamored by a camera. Even in bad weather, I want to go out...
