Got a late call yesterday from a friend offering Hurricanes tickets. My outstanding wife Kitty offered to drive. The ‘Canes were taking on the NHL’s best, the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Yes, I know I should have thrown the Summicron 90 in my pocket, but I was tired and only grabbed the M8 and the Cosina Voigtlander 35/1.2. Can’t just hold the camera, so shot action from our fourteenth row seats.

It’s a bit heretical, but if you can get close enough to the action to avoid long telephotos, the Leica M with its fast reaction shutter may be the perfect sports camera.

We lost 3-2 after being unable to score at the end of regulation even when penalties gave us a 6-3 personnel advantage.