Btw, here is my current "alternative" kit: 5D, Leica 50/2, 90/2, 135/2.8. A 35/2 and a Zeiss Jena 20/2.8 are on the way... Do any of you others have pics of your "alternative" kits?
Paul, you've got some serious dust bunnies on your sensor :)
Another really Alternative Image taken with (dare I say it?) a PowerShot S70. It's the sharpest P&S camera I've yet come across.
Milano seen from the Duomo.
Speaking of P&S, here is one from Albi, France, taken with the excellent "prosumer" Olympus C-8080.
The building to the right (with the eye-sore crane behind it) is the magnificent cathedral.
I recently tested a series of normal lenses with wide apertures. I wanted one that I would only use for selective focus, ie wide open. Here are a couple of shots and a link to the whole gallery. This was a very unscientific test, all handheld, most on different days. The only thing I tried to do was to take several of the images from the same viewpoint.
All on a 1ds2, the file name tells which lens;
OM50 = 50/1.2
SMC50 = 50/1.4
55 = OM 55/1.2
50 CZ = 50/1.4
I didn't test the Nikon 50/1.2 or the rather expensive 58/1.2, and I kept the SMC and the OM 50/1.2.
Lastly, I noticed that excessive use of adaptive controls on RSP make bokeh look worse, having said that most of the conversions on the gallery do use RSP
Time for something different. Here are some shots from my first camera - A Hassleblad 2000FC. Loved that camera. Damn, why did MF backs have to be so expensive!
Looking at these images makes me laugh that we work so hard to qualify various new cameras and lenses for our work. Your Hassy takes marvelous images and particularly considering its age. Just goes to show that the lenses of the past 50 years are really marvelous. Some of the older lenses actually create images that I think are potentially superior to the aspheric models of today. Depends of course on what kind of image you want to create of course. Some images really need the super sharpness of the asperical and exotic glass of modern creations but sometimes that sharpness gets in the way as well. Example would be portraits...........I would always prefer the look of the Contax 85 1.2 to the Leica 100 elmarit even thought the elmarit is a much sharper lens.
Anyway, I ramble on too much. The point is that older systems can hold their own even in these technology driven times
Looking at these images makes me laugh that we work so hard to qualify various new cameras and lenses for our work. Your Hassy takes marvelous images and particularly considering its age. Just goes to show that the lenses of the past 50 years are really marvelous. Some of the older lenses actually create images that I think are potentially superior to the aspheric models of today. Depends of course on what kind of image you want to create of course. Some images really need the super sharpness of the asperical and exotic glass of modern creations but sometimes that sharpness gets in the way as well. Example would be portraits...........I would always prefer the look of the Contax 85 1.2 to the Leica 100 elmarit even thought the elmarit is a much sharper lens.
Anyway, I ramble on too much. The point is that older systems can hold their own even in these technology driven times
Just sharing my daughter's 4th birthday party here, shot with simple 400 Kodak Gold film on the Leica R8, used the 50 and 90 crons and my wifes Pentax P&S. I am sure you guys will pick the Pentax shots from this lot.
These were shot on Sunday, developed and scanned to CD on Monday. It is nice not to have to play in photoshop. http://www.flytestrom.com.au/personal/Party_Jessica_4th/
Some more great photos here. Graham I hope you kept your hb 50mm, it is a great lens (speaking about the 50 fle)
Lotusm50, indeed a very nice shot, your dog seems to inspire you a lot
Here is one I posted already on the big thread, I made it while out walking my girlfriend ;-)
photoArne wrote:
Les Calanques, near Cassis, (just east of Marseilles) France.
Nikon D2x with old MF 2,8/24 mm Nikkor lens.
Great shot Arne. Love that place. Would really like to go back. I might get one of those lenses to. Looks really good. I wonder how it performs on fullframe...
carstenw wrote:
Btw, here is my current "alternative" kit: 5D, Leica 50/2, 90/2, 135/2.8. A 35/2 and a Zeiss Jena 20/2.8 are on the way... Do any of you others have pics of your "alternative" kits?
Paul, you've got some serious dust bunnies on your sensor
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