Back in the day, limited access to information meant many excellent cameras flew under the radar. Nowadays, information is everywhere—yet it’s easier than ever to be swayed by trends. A Ricoh APS-C gets hyped to the skies; a plasticky Fujifilm rangefinder-style camera is talked about as if it outperforms full-frame models (｡ì _ í｡).
That’s why I remind myself never to chase what’s popular.
Take Nikon’s old CCD DSLRs, for example—they have a certain texture that feels strikingly film-like. Even when you push the shadows and noise emerges, there’s a graininess to it that, combined with the subtle rendering of a Leica lens in low light, closely mimics the look of film.
