Mobile Street Photography

With the rise (ok, it has risen since a few years back...) of smartphones and improving technology of a shorter shutter-release lag, mobile photography has taken a new meaning. I have seen on forums that some people are ditching their (real) cameras for smartphone cameras.

Everyone's on their phones

To me, mobile photography has a few advantages:

NEX5N and Leica Summitar

Recently acquired a second hand Sony Nex-5N, so decided to do some test shots using a Leica Summitar 50mm F2 Collapsible. Heard that this lens is very sharp even wide open at F2, so decided to test it out. Also not forgetting that this lens give a wild swirly bokeh, so makes me drool even more!

Street Photography

Seems like street photography is gaining popularity here in Singapore. I see many people hanging their DSLRs and Micro 4/3 cameras on their necks out in the streets and just bursting away. I've long grown out from the bursting mode and

ALPA 12 TC

Check out this uber cool camera, the ALPA 12 TC, made by Swiss studio, Estragon, for ALPA of Switzerland. This monster is a 60 MP camera! It is also a film camera! It is a hybrid, depends on what body you fix your lens to. It takes 6x9 roll-film. This baby is customisable, meaning that you can change the handle and add on accessories like spirit level, flashlight, exposure meter and others. This is just one of the camera bodies available. There are others like the ALPA SWA, ALPA WA and ALPA METRIC. Check out ALPA's website for more!