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The Stourton family, the Barons of Stourton, had lived in the Stourhead estate for 700 years when they sold it to Henry Hoare I, son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717. The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1720 and 1724. Over the next 200 years the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection.
In the world of modern photography, where specs and megapixels often steal the show, there's a quieter magic at play, the way light and shadow sculpt a scene, and how a subject is gently separated from its world. This is the realm where the Zeiss Otus 50mm 1.4 lives. The version ised for these photos is the ML Z model ( for Nikon ) , a more compact and nimble lens designed for mirrorless systems. To call it just a lens is a disservice. It feels more like an extension of your own eye, an instru ... Read the story
Does living in a small industrial town at the beginning of the 21st century represent going backwards, walking in a dream, looking for fragments of the past - as a possible escape from what is to come tomorrow?
Left without the beliefs with which they fed their lives, people were thrown out on the street like dogs,
to find a piece of bread and the right to life.
The collective, solidarity, society tailored to the individual - the foundations on which generations of workers built their e ... Read the story
I just finished a deep dive re-evaluation of the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 ZM on the Leica M11. While the Summilux FLE is the "bench-mark," I’ve found that this 10-year-old Zeiss design actually pushes the 60MP sensor much further in terms of micro-contrast and 3D pop. I skipped the MTF charts to focus on real-world results from surgical portraits to landscape clarity.Check out the full com... Read the article
The "rangefinder experience" is about more than just a camera type. It’s a way of seeing. Whether you’re a classic M-mount purist, a Fujifilm X-series enthusiast, or a Leica Q devotee, there is a specific rhythm to the way we shoot. To celebrate that, I’ve launched PureRangefinder.com.
Why join Pure Rangefinder? We’ve built a dedicated space that cuts through the noise o... Read the article
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