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  • Well, if I wasn’t, I certainly had a funny way of showing it! Choosing Foma Ortho at any time is a recipe for contrast and that is certainly what I received. Being Ottawa and being the first day of Spring, we were treated to a tidy little snow storm – Winter’s reminder that it’s merely…

  • The third (and last) Leica I ever used was also the oldest camera to take 35mm film I have ever used: a Leica I Model C (“Leica 1C”) from around 1931. While I didn’t exactly find it in myself to nail focus (and my framing was off in most cases), I don’t remember feeling all…

  • The second of a total of three times I’ve used a Leica had me using the Leica R8. Sure, the R8 (and succeeding R9) is not the most attractive modern SLR, but once I began using it, I was pleasantly surprised at what a joy it was to actually use. Unfortunately, at least by my…