Scenes Seen… Analog Therapy Tag Along: The GFX 50R & Duke Gardens.

Scenes Seen… Analog Therapy Tag Along: The GFX 50R & Duke Gardens.

Subtitle: A digital camera with a soul.

First off, that subtitle…

A bold statement. But one I stand behind.

This is not a spec-driven assessment. On paper, it does not impress.

• No IBIS.
• Contrast only AF.
• No eye detect AF.

But… Specs are not everything.

This is an across-media stills camera Venn diagram camera.

With its rangefinder-ish form factor and excellent manual AF aid…

…it became not only a viable option to the Leica M I had…

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…but surpassed it.

Why?

I am glad I imagined that you asked.

In addition to mimicking a rangefinder experience, slap on the GF50mm f/3.5 and you have a viable alternative to the gor-jus GFX 100RF.

Throw on a fast GF lens, and you have a nearly peerless portrait solution.

Slap on a vintage lens, and the images have a wonderful film-like look to them.

And with 50MP there is plenty of resolution to spare when you want a bootleg X-Pan experience.

The lens this day.

Lens Arrival: Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm f/1.2 – Digital Edit.

A lens purchased to replace an M mount lens that I liked. But I moved on from that lens once I no longer had any M mount camera bodies. And this has been an excellent replacement. One that also works with a favorite SLR.

Lens Arrival: Minolta MC Rokkor 58mm f/1.2 – Film Edit.

Anyhoo. Enough of that.

The setting.

Took it along while pursuing some analog therapy.

Analog Therapy: Lomography MC-A – Ilford HP5 – Duke Gardens.

The pics.

Before arriving.

With the setup, I will take a photo of anything.

While running errands.

Arrived at Duke Gardens. A beautiful day=a mess of people, so I did my best to work around them.

Thoughts.

A wonderful pairing. One that completely satisfied my one time obsession with M mount rangefinders.

Happy capturing.

-ELW