One for the motoring enthusiasts, lol. Carl Zeiss 35-70/3.4. The valley goes for 100kms like this, then it deteriorates. For scale, a woman bottom left is wearing red and blue with an orange head cloth.
zhangyue wrote: HelenaN wroteFamiliar scenery, but this time with A7 and the 50mm Russian Monocle/Monolens:Helena, is this lens more expensive than Leica Tamba?
Joke aside, Your images are getting better and better, approaching perfect balance on timing, lighting, composition, and process.
Which lens exactly it is. focal length? Max aperture?
Thank you very much! That means a lot, especially since I have quietly admired your photos for some time now.
Monolenses, called Monocles in Russia, only have one glass element. This means lots of aberrations which gives an interesting glow of old times and are more about capturing the atmosphere/mood than documenting the scene. Many people make their own using old lenses, but mine is from here: http://monolens.ru/models/
(There's a Google translate button under the menu.)
First I had the cheaper (~$110) 50mm/2 on the second row. I liked it a lot, but had just sold a few lenses, so I decided to upgrade to the first one on the page. It's a 50mm/4 which they have created themselves from scratch. Costs 12.500 Rubles (~$210). It is better than the older one, but perhaps not twice as good. I don't regret it though.
Since this is a picture thread, here are some more snow and fog photos with A7II and CV Nokton 50/1.5 VM: