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...
by meanmrbear | Jul 16, 2021 | Blog, Leica, Leica Q2 Monochrom
Editing Leica Q2 Monochrom raw files When I first ordered the Leica Q2 Monochrom, I thought that editing the raw files would be very similar to editing a film scan. You just bump the contrast a little, sharpen, and export, but this is not the case at all....
by meanmrbear | Jul 10, 2021 | Leica, Leica Q2 Monochrom
Leica Q2 Monochrom Vs Film Seems kind of crazy to compare digital images to film shots. Obviously, a digital image would have more resolution, especially when comparing it to a 35mm film shot but shooting film is not always about resolution. It is about...
by meanmrbear | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog, Leica, Leica Q2 Monochrom
Leica Q2 Monochrom Viewfinder I think that one of the best features of the Leica Q2 Monochrom is the EVF. Unlike the Leica M10 Monochrom, the EVF gives you the ability to preview an image before you press the shutter button. This is really helpful at...
by meanmrbear | Jul 5, 2021 | Blog
Is film getting too expensive? I love shooting film and my Nikon F2, but I am almost exclusively a black and white shooter. I have been shooting black and white film for many years now and it is what I enjoy doing outside of work. But during the rapeseed...
by meanmrbear | Jul 4, 2021 | Blog, Leica, Leica Q2 Monochrom
Leica Q2 Monochrom and the rain Summer in China is crazy hot. I usually wake up around 4 AM from the heat in my apartment and I use this time to go for a long walk and I always take a camera with me. Usually, it is the Ricoh GRiii but now I am taking the...
