I don’t think about what camera I should use that much. I just pick up the one that looks nicest on the day — William Eggleston If you want to change your photographs, you need to change cameras. Changing cameras means that your photographs will change. A really good camera has something I suppose you might describe as its own distinctive aura. — Nobuyoshi Araki Cameras are wonderful little contraptions. By making photographs, they are tools with which one can express their personal taste and private sensibilities. At the same time they physically exist as expressions of these same concepts. The relationship one has with their cameras affects their approach to making a picture. People who shoot film simply do because they choose to, and the Photo Culture of Tokyo is full of film camera users. When I meet them out on the streets I ask to photograph their camera, and usually post it here the same day. All of the photos were shot with a Ricoh GRDII. I trust that this irony is not lost on anyone. These photos are meant for sharing. By all means, re-blog away. Clicking on the images will present you with a version 900 pixels wide to further enjoy. I also take other kinds of photographs as well. Contact / メール tokyocamerastyle (a) gmail.com var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-8556140-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @tokyo-camera-style)http://tokyocamerastyle.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l84a2oMSJd1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ginza</p> <p>Nobuyoshi Araki “<em>Ai no Jikan</em>” opening reception, Leica Gallery <a href="http://en.leica-camera.com/culture/galeries/gallery_tokyo/" target="_blank">Ginza</a></p> <p>Leica M7 with 50mm f2.8 M-mount Elmar </p> <p>Photographer: <strong>Nobuyoshi Araki</strong></p> <p>Araki is an absolute whirlwind of energy- I wasn’t about to ask him for a shot of his M7 while he was being filmed by NHK and giving a gallery talk to a rep from Leica.  He did mention/proclaim that this particular camera was a gift from Leica, complete with his name engraved on the top plate.</p> <p>The picture here is obviously a crop from a larger file and interestingly enough it was (accidentally) lit by one of the dozen other flashes going off from people with cameras next to me while he was speaking to the German guest about why he won’t shoot digital. </p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1052836010http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1052836010Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:18:24 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l849kryE8s1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ginza </p> <p>Leica M8 with 50mm Summicron (Canadian made) and M9 with 0.95 Noctilux</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1052802789http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1052802789Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:07:39 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8379xBB121qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ginza</p> <p>Contax T3</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1049633602http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1049633602Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:20:21 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wxaxJysC1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Leica M4 with Voigtlander 35mm Color Skopar pancake type II and vented hood.</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030664867http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030664867Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:59:21 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wwqtckxO1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Leica shoelaces. What?</p> <p>Other than the fact that these most likely are not sanctioned by Leica and probably not even made in Germany, neither I nor the fellow with them in his shows knew anything else about them.  Not sure what to think about <a href="http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030533102/shinjuku-takashima-times-square-leica-mp-with" target="_blank">this MP</a> now. The next time I see a $2500 camera with a shoelace for a strap I’ll be sure to ask. </p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030628857http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030628857Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:47:17 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wwgiMGZm1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Leica M2&3(?!)* with 35mm Summicron.  </p> <p>Repainted by <a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/Shintaro/top1.html" target="_blank">Shintaro</a>, but belongs to the manga artist K. Nakayama.</p> <p>* note M2 style button rewind and manual frame counter dial and M3 style window ridges </p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030610745http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030610745Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:41:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wwcc3im51qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Leica M(2?3?) custom details:  </p> <p>top:  Lever for better shutter speed adjustment when wearing gloves</p> <p>bottom: Flip up rewind crank lever.</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030603425http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030603425Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:38:36 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7ww1eaKM81qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku </p> <p>Leica MD with 12mm f.6 Ultra Wide Heliar</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030584735http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030584735Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:32:02 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wvxlI68o1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Epson R-D1 with 35mm f1.4 Nokton</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030578415http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030578415Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:29:45 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wvt6pECk1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Leica CL with 40mm Summicron</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030570901http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030570901Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:27:05 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wvrlqSYM1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Leica M4 with odd little 3rd party M soft release</p> <p>Picked this soft release up at the camera fair today.   It’s basically a cable release without the cable.   </p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030568401http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030568401Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:26:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wvh0ZbFD1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku Takashimaya department store 11th floor</p> <p>This afternoon I stopped by the annual classic camera fair at the Takashimaya in Shinjuku.  This was one of but many display cases containing photographic equipment totaling several times what I spent on my college education.  </p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030550373http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030550373Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:19:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7wv6jfQYF1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku Takashima Times Square</p> <p>Leica MP with Zeiss Biogon 28mm f2.8 and shoelace camera strap</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030533102http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1030533102Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:13:00 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7v6sydJxj1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Canon <strong><a href="http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/canonf1/html/odf1.htm" target="_blank">ODF-1</a></strong></p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1025184436http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1025184436Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:29:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7v6q9lBcn1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku, Konica Minolta plaza</p> <p>Canon F-1 </p> <p>Photographer: <a href="http://konicaminolta.jp/plaza/schedule/2010august/gallery_b_100827.html" target="_blank">Toshiyuki Maeda </a></p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1025179326http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1025179326Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:27:45 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7v6j9AvDO1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Cheap film at Kitamura camera, West Exit of Shinjuku station (and across from the burger king).  178 yen a roll (about $2.00 US) isn’t bad, but it used to be 100 yen a roll a year or two ago. </p> <p>This Kitamura shop has a good used equipment selection up on the 4th floor. The bigger shop is in Akihabara across the street north of the Yodobashi Camera there. </p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1025166256http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1025166256Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:23:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7tb1ncO3C1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Takadanobaba 1-hour photo window display</p> <p>Fujica Flash AF</p> <p>Photographer:  <em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPJCfwoW6JI" target="_blank">Ultraman</a></em></p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1019627585http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1019627585Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:05:00 -0400<p>Remember that Black Paint <a href="http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/987814888/shinjuku-leica-mp-with-35mm-summicron-since-the" target="_blank">Leica MP</a> with a well worn 35mm Summicron?   The owner was kind enough to send me some pictures of the M4-2 which that lens was mounted to and shot with for the past 31 years.  Check them out <strong><a href="http://kenshukan.net/john/archives/2010/08/25/three-decades-with-an-m4-2/" target="_blank">here</a></strong>.</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1008612684http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/1008612684Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:17:50 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7jzipyX3n1qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.sokyusha.com/index.html" target="_blank">Sokyusha Gallery</a> , Shinjuku</p> <p>Nikon FM3a </p> <p>Photographer: <a href="http://www.sokyusha.com/gallery/20100809_ohmori.html" target="_blank">Hiroshi Omori</a> </p> <p>Mr. Omori has recently published a book with Sokyusha entitled <strong><em><a href="http://www.sokyusha.com/" target="_blank">Hakei</a> </em></strong>(the cover is shown at the top of this link) </p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/992497476http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/992497476Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:18:25 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7jz2mylb51qzpwppo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shinjuku</p> <p>Leica M9 with 28mm Elmarit and vented hood 12504</p>http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/992470645http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/992470645Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:08:46 -0400