FE 1.8/85 has just arrived. Rolling Review starting soon. So far the lens seems to be at least very sharp although I can see some purple fringing and some ghostings.
philber wrote:
Dale! Not only is this superb, but that is the last lens I would have thought of to shoot flowers! Hat off to you!
Thanks! It is literally the last lens I thought to use on flowers. My wife had suggested we take pictures of birds and then at the last moment changed her mind in favor of flowers and I was caught with only a single lens. Now I know that the lens provides an interesting and heavy option for flowers. I am amazed at its sharpness! I have spent my whole life with low cost telephotos and this is a constant surprise.
philber wrote:
Ha! Dale with only one lens! It sounds just as funny/unlikely as saying Philippe with talent. Ha!
Philippe, you are not only a talent, you are a teacher and a constant source of encouragement. My challenge is laziness. That is why I often have only an single lens with me for a day of shooting. Speaking of single lenses, here is another single lens visit to the "Painted Desert" at Petrified Forest National Park. A7RII with Leica WATE
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Fantastic shot Werner !
Superb as always Rene and Joshua
Great shot Dave
Really nice Helena and Derek
Thank you, Ronny! Your images from Lofoten do not stop to amaze me
philber wrote:
Werner, Joshua, Helena, Ronny, Gregg, Derek, and René (again, for most of you) my hat off to you!
Philippe, thank you! I cannot imagine the details you did get with the Otus + extension tube
To change the pace - here is an image I took at the Valley of Fire (some 45 minutes north of Las Vegas - thank you, Adam (snappy)) A friend of this girl was taking her pictures and politely I asked whether I could also take a few shots. Both said yes and so I did. After some 12-15 images or so, she asked me whether it would be OK for me to take her picture while jumping from a rock. She was wearing a long dress but she had sneakers on. Well, here is the result. It was all good and fun.
AGeoJO wrote:
To change the pace - here is an image I took at the Valley of Fire (some 45 minutes north of Las Vegas - thank you, Adam (snappy)) A friend of this girl was taking her pictures and politely I asked whether I could also take a few shots. Both said yes and so I did. After some 12-15 images or so, she asked me whether it would be OK for me to take her picture while jumping from a rock. She was wearing a long dress but she had sneakers on. Well, here is the result. It was all good and fun. ...Show more →
Great shot! Looks like the 24-70mm GM makes for a really good 35mm lens. Bokeh even looks very nice at 36mm. I'm seeing a lot from that lens in your shots - speaks very well of it's usability. Got me thinking.
Gunzorro wrote:
Awesome, Joshua! Such diverse subjects, and all fantastic!
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Hospital Surgeon's Home
Loxia 35, tripod, LRCC.
This lens and Lightroom make a great combination, IMO.
Thank you, Jim! The Loxia 35mm looks great in your hand - excellent image!
darbo wrote:
Great shot! Looks like the 24-70mm GM makes for a really good 35mm lens. Bokeh even looks very nice at 36mm. I'm seeing a lot from that lens in your shots - speaks very well of it's usability. Got me thinking.
Thank you, David! Well, yes, the GM is a really superb performer and being a zoom lens, is very flexible. And yes, to a certain degree, it can replace 2-3 prime lenses. We know all that, however, in Venice, I used that lens only twice, when I was on the gondola taking pictures of a model and at night on tripod when I just needed a single lens without the opportunity to change lenses. For the remaining 3.5 days, I only used fast prime lenses.
Jannik...thanks for the review(in advance)! I plan on checking it out tomorrow.
Joshua...great shot!
Ronny...super super stuff last!
Jim...nice house!
A7rll and Leica R 35-70/4
Thanks Gregg! Nice road -- good travels to interesting places.
Here's another nice house in Aberdeen, in early morning light, robins on the chimneys. (You see a pattern developing here?)
Once I got the Loxia in hand, I seldom used my other lenses -- enthralled without ever knowing for certain things would turn out right. Fear's over now.
Looking across Simon Pond
Tripod mounted A7r and Minolta CLE MC 40mm f2 M-Rokkor lens
ISO 100, approximately f11, 1/250 second
Exposure corrected by +0.24 Stops; processed in LR6.9
October 3, 2015
On east side of north bound New York State Route 30 near the Raquette River and on the opposite side of NY SR 30 from Tupper Lake and Raquette Pond, Tupper Lake, NY in Adirondack Mountains
Such diverse subjects, and all fantastic!
Bokeh even looks very nice at 36mm. I'm seeing a lot from that lens in your shots - speaks very well of it's usability. Got me thinking. 
