street portraits

[Erik van Straten]

A very nice but almost forgotten Voigtländer lens is the Heliar Classic 5cm F2. It is a collapsible lens, made (mostly) in black. Mechanically it is a miracle, but the optics are very good too. There are often bokeh-balls in the background, not as nice as those made by the Summar, but quite good.


Van Baerlestraat, Amsterdam, 2022

gelatin silver print (heliar 50mm f2 collapsible black) leica mp

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait


Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f0.9 Aspherical (X-Mount) lens
February 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait

Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f0.9 Aspherical (X-Mount) lens
February 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait

Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f0.9 Aspherical (X-Mount) lens
February 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Dogman]

This one above is really beautiful, Mike.



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[Yokosuka Mike]

This one above is really beautiful, Mike.



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Thank you, Dogman, much appreciated!

All the best,
Mike

 

[JoeV]

Ethan by Joe Van Cleave, on Flickr

Ethan of Cameradactyl and I get together about once per week. Lately we’ve been sampling the fast food burger competition. This photo was made at a nearby Burger King. Thus far, nothing beats the Whopper!

Ricoh GRiii.

 

[Michael Markey]

Q3 43

 

[Michael Markey]

Q3 43

 

[Michael Markey]

Bit of a cheat. She was a journalist who stopped me rather than the other way around. Q3 43

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait

Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF 23mm f2.8 pancake lens
March 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait

Sony A7III camera
Voigtländer 40mm f1.2 Nokton II Aspherical VM lens
March 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[yossi]

HP repair guy at Little India, SG.

Leica IIIB/ltm Canon 35mm f2. Kodak Double-X in HC-110B.

 

[RS2]

Chinatown Sydney
M10 + 50 Summilux v2

20260324 049b by Ron Smith, on Flickr​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait

Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF 33mm f1.4 lens
March 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait

Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF 23mm f1.4 (version 1) lens
March 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait

Sony A7III camera
Voigtländer 40mm f1.2 Nokton II Aspherical VM lens
March 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

street portrait

Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF 33mm f1.4 lens
March 2026 - Yokohama, Japan​

 

[JoeV]

Untitled by Joe Van Cleave, on Flickr

While waiting for a friend who ran into a neighborhood liquor store (to get a bottle of soda water, not booze — you perverts!) this lady walked across the street in front of my car. I only had my iPhone 13 with me, so shot this through the windshield. Only later did I notice the “0 mph” in the heads-up-display superimposed on the image. Oh well.

 

[underlord]

Vintage Shop by Philip McAllister, on Flickr