Posts Tagged ‘mamiya’
When I got started with photography, I regarded Little India as my training ground of sorts to improve my craft.
Armed with a Yashica GSN (rangefinder for poor people like me), I walked around the streets to talk to people and ask for their permission to take a portrait of them. It was a very rewarding time for me back then as I had learn a lot in terms of approaching your subjects.
Fast forward four years later, I was having midnight coffee with a few friends on Chinese New Year day and we decided to hit the streets of Little India for a short photo walk.
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Ever since Phase One acquired a major stake in Mamiya as well as buying over Leaf Imaging, it was just a matter of time before Mamiya and Leaf merged to become a brand of it's own.
Following the announcement today, the Mamiya Leaf brand is official to the world.
It makes sense anyway, since Phase One has its own digital backs to go with the 645 DF under the Phase One branding.
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I'll make no secret that I am quite the fan of Jose Villa and his approach to wedding photography, shooting exclusively on film and such.
So when Lydia and Shuohan came knocking on my door to help them with their ROM shoot, I jumped at the opportunity. It got better when Lydia was willing to experiment with film for the shoot.
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The brief was simple: photograph a group of Korean dancers on a white backdrop so that there's an option to edge them out if necessary.
But the first question that popped into my mind: Where the fuck do I find a studio big enough to photograph six girls against a white backdrop?
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That's not me in the picture with the Korean dance group. Rather a friend who had asked for my help with a shoot since he had limited budget.
I normally would reject such work from other people but since he's a friend and got my studio/camera rental costs all covered I told myself "why not"?
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I had the luxury of taking out the Mamiya 645 AFD ii and Leaf Aptus 22 digital back out for a walk today at the Botanical Gardens.Here's a quick poll. Which version do you prefer? The color or black and white version?
Inspired by a post by Kirk Tuck and news of Canon's EOS 1D X, I have decided to write this entry which has been on my mind for a while.
Sure. The Canon 1D X is a monster with 14 frames per second shooting at ISO beyond 102400 at 18 megapixels. However, how many of you truly need such a performance? Be honest with yourself on that.
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I have never owned an Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens (EVIL) camera until the folks at Sony came along and asked if I am interested to do a review of the Sony Nex C3.
I did have some hands on with the Olympus EP-3 (and EP-2) and the Fuji X-100 prior to this and was feeling quite good about comparing the Nex C3 to them.
That plan, however, went down the drain when I realized that all other big boys like DPreview and Digital Photographer School already wrote excellent reviews about the camera.
Therefore it was really pointless to write a matter of fact review and I decided to take a different angle when writing this entry.
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I spent the whole of Wednesday afternoon with the folks at Cake Studios and helping the out with a test shoot.
The thing I really enjoy about my job is that I get to make friends with photographers all over Singapore and provide them with opportunities and resources to shoot more photographs.
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If you are new to digital medium format photography or are interested in investing in one such system, this is a good introductory video.
Ignore the hard-selling part on Mamiya system though.
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