As housing prices dip, so do DSLR values – and I say that’s a beautiful thing. True photographers never abandon gear just because it’s affordable. Like beer: you don’t dismiss a great lager simply because it’s reasonably priced.
To me, CCD sensors are that frosty-cold craft beer on tap, and street photography? That’s pure jazz.
So when I stumbled upon these streetball players lighting up a neighborhood court, I knew what to do: my Nikon D200 (CCD glory) paired with a manual-focus Leica Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8 (≈42mm equiv.).
Shot on Standard JPEG straight out of camera.
The results?
Crisp. Gritty. Soulful.
Like that first sip of a perfectly poured German pilsner.
