I'm a big fan of ancient Egyptian art, and even think about traveling to Egypt for a photographic safari hundreds of times. When I was in San Jose last month to do my business, I came across this landmark museum from local interest map. Before I left there back to NY, I determined to carry my Leica M8 for a visit. I can't believe there is such a marvelous Egyptian museum in a place full of industry smell. For me, it may be the 1st time that I can get so close to a few real ancient Egyptian gems such as the old mummies, wood coffins and stone tablets. This museum even built a mini tomb inside for you to experience the beauty and mystery of ancient Egyptian culture. And the real amazing thing after this visit is how vivid the images from M8 turn out to be. I know there are lots of posts and discussions online talking about how Leica M rangefinders can produce stunning images with a particular "3D" look, which I never paid special attention to or simply I don't care before. But when I checked these "travel" quick shots, I was completely blown away by the quality (sharpness, details, contrasts, etc.), and especially the feel of "3D" from those artifacts I've photographed. Even at extremely low lighting situation, the noise particles resulted from relatively high ISO (>=1250) didn't kill many image details compared to any DSLR i've used, and you may notice that from several mummy images below.
It is indeed a great visual experience to travel with this little camera, as I may always find some surprising details from the frames I took but may have completely missed throughout the journey. I believe you will agree with me for the statement above after checking the frames below, enjoy ~~~
All of the images were taken by Leica M8 + Summarit-M 35 f/2.5 in ambient light.
