It was exactly five years ago that Leica stunned the world in Berlin with a most unusual camera — the Monochrom — and added an innocent-looking 50mm lens that cost an unfeasible amount of Geld. How have the pair fared? Mike has been trying out the old camera and even paid a visit to Berlin....
For those of us practiced in traditional silver halide photography, it’s obvious that b&w images (are there really any other kind?) made with film are different than digital b&w. Run your RAW files through any b&w film emulation program you desire and, at bottom, they come out looking different than a native black and white negative. It’s true: silver halide film is capable of certain aesthetic qualities that digital capture simply cannot match. It may be subtle at times, but it’s there, and unlike what some think, It’s not just film grain or lack thereof that constitutes the difference. - Leicaphilia
Eric Kim has tremendous enthusiasm for everything he tackles. What I like most about Eric is that when he tries something different he goes for it hook, line and sinker. No compromise.
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