May 21 2013
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Asakusa, Tokyo
Two Leica MPs
May 20 2013
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Asakusa
Canon EOS 55
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Twin Canon EOS 7s bodies with 50mm and 28mm lenses
The last time that we met was at a festival in Fukugawa in 2012.
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Asakusa
Leica R8 with Summicron-R 50mm f2 lens
May 19 2013
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Asakusa
Pentax K1000 with 50mm f1.8 lens
This was being shot by a visitor from Thailand- the K1000 is known as THE ubiquitous student camera seemingly everywhere in the world but one that’s somewhat rare in Japan. Indeed, the only ones I’ve ever seen in Tokyo have been around the necks of foreign visitors. For whatever reason Japanese student cameras are usually Nikon FM2s. Can’t go wrong with a solid Pentax like this, though.
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Leica R7 with Vario-Elmar 35-70mm f3.5 zoom lens
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Last iPhone Asakusa shot of the day—
I have over a dozen rolls of film to develop from today and at least a dozen camera shots for this blog which I’ll be posting over the next week. Not bad for about three hours of shooting. There’s some real treats on the way- Tokyo Camera Style is almost five years old and I still can’t believe some of the gear I see out being used here…
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The best shooting today in Asakusa might be a few blocks East of Sensouji temple away from the touristy hustle and bustle, and on the more local backstreets that lead into Yoshiwara. There’s a lot if men hanging around for the Gesisha who work here to step out onto the streets.
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Today’s the final day of Asakusa’s Sanja festival- and is the place to be with a camera or two.
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Leica M3 with 35mm f2.8 Summaron lens and MR meter
