Street Photography by Guido Steenkamp » Leica M9

Berlin Kreuzberg, 2011-10-23

Guido — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:56:52 +0000

Berlin Neukölln – Bystanders

Guido — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:02:00 +0000

some more hard drive findings

Guido — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:32:28 +0000

summer 2010 – Berlin Neukölln

M9 Firmware 1.138 released

Guido — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:41:16 +0000

The improvements in the Firmware Version 1.138 are described on the Leica Blog

Poor man’s Summilux

Guido — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:37:27 +0000

Since i bought my first Leica M, i have always been torn between using a focal length of 35mm or 50mm for my street photography. I own both, the Leica 50mm Summicron and 35mm Summicron ASPH but have been thinking about upgrading to Summilux lenses (f 1.4) lately. Instead of spending a huge amount of money on two Summilux lenses, i decided to give the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f 1.4 a try.

This lens only costs a fraction of what a Leica lens would cost. At least on the paper, the Nokton 40mm looks like the perfect lens for me. It was in the mail only this morning so i haven’t had a chance to try it on the streets, but as you can see, it looks nice on the M9. I will post a couple of pictures taken with this lens as soon as i have some time. What i found out so far, is that focussing is a bit stiff (compared to a Leica lens) and that the build quality seems to be ok but not even close to Leica standards.

BERLIN NEUKÖLLN – 2010-07-30

Guido — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:07:16 +0000

early morning sun – Berlin Neukölln

Guido — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:41:13 +0000

Some images i took today before i went to the office. I should do that more often. Early morning sun makes street photography quite easy as even the most banal situation looks spectactular.

color street photography slideshow

Guido — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:42:26 +0000

I put together a slideshow of color street photography images that i took over the last 12 months. I am not quite sure if color street photography is what i want to do in future. I am really looking forward to see what the responses to this slideshow will be.

The video is also available on youtube and, in much better quality, on vimeo.

Leica M9 and the missing anti-alias filter

Guido — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:32:22 +0000

I took the picture below this morning using my Leica M9 and a 24mm/f3.8 Elmar lens. Almost every digital camera on the market uses an anti-aliasing filter while the M9 doesn’t. The lack of an AA filter normally translates into appreciably higher resolving power but may in some cases also lead to aliasing.

I took 6323 images with the M9 before this happens for the first time. I have no clue why the aliasing can be seen in frame 6324, maybe it’s the lens in combination with the structure of the wall in the background. Whatever the reason is, as long as it just happens every 6000 images i don’t worry too much.

Berlin Neukölln – 2010-06-26

Guido — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:34:03 +0000