Photography

Henri Cartier-Bresson, the “father of street photography,” believed that the mission of the photographer was to patiently and deliberately wait with camera in hand for that unique instant that will never again be repeated. He identified this time as the photographer’s Decisive Moment. Whenever a photographer travels, taking a picture of the Eiffel Tower or Saint Peter’s is…

Cosina has announced the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1 Aspherical lens for VM-mount, which is the fastest lens it has ever produced for full-frame. The 50mm f/1 lens is constructed of nine elements in seven groups and features a “grinding aspherical surface” (GA) element that Cosina says was produced in-house and used on the first element of the lens. The company says that it was…

Leica has officially launched the Q2 Reporter, which is visually similar to the M10-P Reporter edition that was announced in January. Like many Leica designs, it is visually different but functionally identical to a standard Leica Q2. Leica says the new Q2 reporter continues a tradition of cameras that it produces that are geared towards more challenging working environments of reportage…

Five-packs of Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros II black and white negative 135 roll film are currently on sale at Adorama for $25, which is 50% off the regular price and is their lowest ever. Right now, Adorama is offering five-packs of the film for $25, which it tells PetaPixel is the lowest it has ever been available (this same five pack has been sold for as low as $30 in the past); it is…