Monthly Archives: January 2011

Jan31

Day @ Chinatown

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Y H Wong

Went shooting in Chinatown with my Leica M3 and a roll of Kentmere 400.

Yong tau fu stall at the basement of Chinatown market. I was attracted by the big ??? signage, looked so unreal in a Singapore market. The man at the left did not appear too happy with me taking a picture of his stall. After I was done, I just smiled and walked off quickly. Love how the shot turned out, especially the lighting and shadow around the stall.

He knew I was watching him as I took a while to wait for the crowd to clear before taking the shot. When I finally lifted up my camera, he put on a really sweet smile. *nice*

Jan14

B&W Tiong Bahru

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Y H Wong

B&W Tiong Bahru

Went through a roll of expired (2005) Kodak Professional BW400CN film on the Leica M3. The film came free with one of the earlier camera purchase on eBay. Have to say that I like this film very much, very fine grains and rich tones. Development was done at Fotohub and scanned at 16 base high res.

Jan4

Leica – that I can’t have

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Y H Wong

Leica – that I can’t have

Well, clearly I want a M9, but surely I can't afford it. Probably I should consider a M8 or M8.2. But why should I spend so much for a digital camera? Afterall it's not going to last a lifetime, as of how a traditional Leica should.

So I'm back thinking of film. A MP will be nice (still too expensive), M6 is at the very attractive price range of US$1.5K-$1.8K, but M7 is probably right at the sweet spot now, aperture priority auto exposure, TTL, around US$2.5K.

I "need" a black M7.

Leica M7