jbush.... resistance is futile. I should know. I HATE heavy lenses, yet I go out each day with the Otus 55 and the APO 135. And I have the even larger and heavier Otus 28 on order... resistance in futile...
You might be right. Given the lack of exif data, I have to remember best I can. The first one looks wider than 35, to my eyes. But I could be wrong.
ManuelLaMantia wrote:
Sure? From light sun stars seems 1st and 3rd CV 35 and 2nd FD 24... I have the newFD 24 and here I learned to recognize CV sun stars
Manuel
puckman wrote:
You might be right. Given the lack of exif data, I have to remember best I can. The first one looks wider than 35, to my eyes. But I could be wrong.
Those stars around the bright light sources are a certain differentiator. If your lens has a even numer of aperture blades your star will have as many points. If it has an odd number of aperture blades it will have twice as many points as it has aperture blades, so a lens with 7 aperture baldes will create a 14-pointed sunstar.
Since the Canon has 6 and the CV 10 aperture blades we can be certain which image was taken with the Cnaon and wich with the CV.
Photo of Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia taken at 8:07 AM on June 9, 2015. Part of the meadow is being bathed in fairly early morning sunlight as the morning mist is clearing and moving through the meadow. The lighting was changing as the mist rolled through. Image taken with my tripod mounted Sony A7r and my Leica M WATE set to 21mm; ISO 200, lens set to probably f8 for 1/125 second. Processed in LR6.
A7 II with Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L (with the FW update, this really is a viable lens to use for everyday use with the A7 II...and a heck of a lot cheaper than the FE 70-200...even including the adapter).
Phillip - wonderful images as always! Congrats on 4 years on FM. Made me go and look to find out I've been an FM member for more than 12 years!
Puckman - wonderful cityscapes with the CV Ultron 35/1.7
Jon - Thanks for your comments. I'll try removing the powelines but I kind of like them!
Philippe - Oh you and those 'heavy' Otus'. If they get too heavy, I'll carry them for a while!
Werner - Love your use of the Trioplan
Agentbird - Wonderful silhouette
Toshiro - I love the B&W sunrays shot
Rich - great peaceful landscapes
Michiel - Ahh, old Amsterdam
Jordan - Love the bokeh with the Canon 70-200/4
Dseelyjr - Great capture of the essence of OBX
A few more from me from yesterday all with the Voigtlander Ultron 35/1.7. I like the character of this lens.
Wilfred - that second shot is amazing (though I'd do some perspective correction to straighten the verticals on the house). Beautiful composition, exposure...really everything.
Another quick shot from this morning with the A7 II and Canon 70-200/4L:
More images from San Miguel Allende - from mostly green to reddish pink mixed with green to mostly reddish pink.
The first one was taken at the hotel I stayed for 5 days. Nothing unusual but it is a quiet and nicely shaded spot. Although my room was on the ground floor but it had some kind of balcony since the level in the rear is quite a bit lower. Outside there are tall poinsettia (native to Mexico) plants that almost reached the balcony. Hence, the second image.
The third image is of a flower vendor in one of the side streets. As soon as she saw me with a camera without even pointing it at her, she covered herself with her scarf and looked the other way. Ironically, I prefer it that way .
Sunrise this morning. I actually came to the lake a little late but still able to catch some morning color.
A7rII + Voigtlander Ultron 35/1.7
4-shot Pano
Bob, you have the FE 35 f:1.4, the CV 35 f:1.7 and the Loxia 35 f:2.0? Or am I missing a dozen or two? And how do they stack up. As to the heavy Otus, you are right of course. Or, as they say in English, touché!
Joshua, more delightful stuff. And the flower verdor is a great find/catch...
Philippe - I sold the Loxia 35 when I bought the FE 35/1.4. While I really love the images it produces, the large size made me want to try something smaller. Since I know what the loxia is like, I thought I'd try to Voigtlander.
The Loxia and FE35/1.4 are similar in that they both provide a Zeiss 'look'. I can't quite put my finger on it but the Loxia does have more 'character' even though the FE35/1.4 is 'stellar'. The voigtlander, on the other hand, has a very typical Voigtlander look. More vignetting (which I love), a character that almost feels like colors are less saturated and at the same time the images pop with sharpness. This voigtlander is very very sharp, yet when you step back from the image, it has a pleasing smooth look to it.
At the end of the day, I will likely keep the FE35/1.4 because it is 'stellar' AND has AF. However, the Voigtlander is small, compact, sharp as hell and delivers a Voigtlander moodiness that I love.
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