York Cemetery with Leica M8

Despite it being a horrible cold January afternoon I ventured out and met with my friend and fellow photographer Graham at York Cemetery.

I decided to take my Leica M8 while Graham had his Canon 5D2 and Canon 70-200m L F4.

After about half an hour of shooting my Leica decided to stop working, the battery despite being fully charged when I set out was depleted, probably due to the cold. Grahams Canon, however was still working. Japanese engineering triumphs again.

Out of the 20 photos I took a couple warranted a tweak in Lr. the rest were junk.

Leica M8 Elmarit 28mm

Leica M8 Voigtlander 15mm f4.5

Canon 100mm f2.8 USM and Canon 5D2 tethered

I received my Canon 100mm f2.8 USM today. First class service as usual from MBP in Brighton. Lens looks as new and was had at a saving of £150 over buying new.

As a quick test I put a couple of pocket watches in the light tent with a Canon 430 EXII Speedlite each side fired by the Canon ST-E2. All tethered to my MacBookPro with Canon Utility 2.

I'm impressed by the sharpness of the lens and it works well tethered.

Canon 5D2, Canon 100mm f2.8 USM, Canon 430EXII x2, tethered with Canon Utility 2

Canon 5D2, Canon 100mm f2.8 USM, Canon 430EXII x2, tethered with Canon Utility 2

Canon 5D2, Canon 100mm f2.8 USM, Canon 430EXII x2, tethered with Canon Utility 2