John, you keep convincing me on the M mount version... JohnDizzo15 wrote:
A9 + M Mount Voigtlander 40/1.2 + TAP
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And really liking the STF as well, nice shot. saxguy wrote:
A7r iii, G Master 100mm f/2.8 STF
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To my eye I like the Canon better, which I didn't expect. Gunzorro wrote:
Same subject taken with Loxia 35 and Canon 35L.
Pick your poison -- both are excellent lenses.
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Couple B&W conversions, A Mount 20/2.8
Mathieu18 wrote:
John, you keep convincing me on the M mount version... JohnDizzo15 wroteA9 + M Mount Voigtlander 40/1.2 + TAP
Glad I can be of service
You will definitely get some strong opinions about going with the native mount around here though based on some very valid reasons. Whichever you decide to go with, my gut tells me you will be a fan of the images it pumps out.
A few made with the 16-35 GM.
Man was that cold up there... And wet snow felt from the sky. My A7RIII was wet a bit, but she was so cold.
But absolutely no problems after 2h in the snow! Same with the battery. All was well and the remaining battery power was really ok...
Yes, i like to work wit this system and i like it more every day!
I wish you "sonyans" all the best on your way and always good light!
Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 Asph. is a lens I don't know do I love it or hate it.
I like how central image boke behaves and how sharp it is. Also I think this lens is "most Zeiss" Leica lens; images often come out looking "non-flat" and focus plane has great microcontrast, and boke is not too smooth but has always texture and characteristics in it. Even boke has quite low contrast compared to focus plane (not at same level as old Zeiss lenses, but close).
What I don't like is low contrast, crappy edge/corner boke @ f/2, low tolerance for light sources (even cloudy sky lowers contrast) in image area or nearby. And mostly I hate Mr Murphy I did buy the lens few months before Loxia 85 was announced, it was quite expensive, and now due to Loxia 85 I don't think it's price is nowhere to price level before Loxia 85 times.
Great lens, but 99% of time I will take Loxia 85 with me instead of Leica.
Sometimes it does swirly boke Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 @ f/2.0, 1/250s, A7mkII @ ISO 80, Leitz E55 P-cir 13357
My favorite light - backlight, not the easiest for Leica with very low abilities to prevent flaring, have to shade lens millimeter accuracy with hand while shooting, 100% tripod lens - At this distance boke tends to be pretty ugly in corners and edges - Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 @ f/2.0, 1/2000s, A7mkII @ ISO 80, Leitz E55 P-cir 13357
Closing to f/2.8 smoothes majority of boke quality issues, and improves contrast a lot - Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 @ f/2.8, 1/100s, A7mkII @ ISO 100, Leitz E55 P-cir 13357
HelenaN wrote:
Beautiful Desertcruiser, especially the first!
Hello Helena!
Thank you for your kind words...
I give it strait back!
I see, you're from Norway. Man are you a lucky person to live in this beautifull country. I was there four times, Trondheim as well. It's a very busy town.
Maybe you know this place? I think it's not too far away form your hometown.
Thank you Chris! So nice to hear that you have visited and that you liked it! My partner and I are from Sweden but have lived here since 2004 and love it.
I'm surprised that you say that Trondheim is busy because often when I want to do street shooting I have to wait "forever" for someone to walk by. Btw. I just heard that on May 17. (Norway's national day) the fifth largest cruise ship in the world will visit and more than 5000 people will pour into town. I think I'll stay away then...
The place in your photo looks familiar, but that type of landscape is very common around here, so I'm not sure where it is.
Olympus OM Zuiko 50/2 Macro - similar performance to it's longer 90/2 mate - i.e. unique and very special.Something in between Leica and Zeiss C/Y.Colours deep and saturated,but not overly.Sharpness and contrast balanced on behalf of the first.Chromatic aberrations well under control.Very good allrounder.Some field curvature can be seen up to f5.6 (photographing flat objects in mid distances one should either focus off centre or stop to f8 to ensure even sharpness across the FF frame.
A72+Olympus OM Zuiko 50/2 Macro,f2,direct,harsh sunlight
and subdued light
f2.8 - funky oof blurr sometimes
but not always
f5.6-slightly soft edges when center focused on medium distance,flat objects
and quite C/Y zeissy at f8
Minolta MD2 Rokkor 300/4.5 - despite all available tests,this lens prooved again to be a decent tele.Not the sharpness/contrast monster,but a nice overall performer,able to render the misty atmosphere of that early spring,April morning.
Here's a batch from the 35/1.4 Nokton "Classic", and cross posted to its thread. I was playing around with the lens at the South Bend greenhouse yesterday. All wide open with A7RIII; no correction filter on any of these.
I am currently traveling in Indonesia and I will go on the next outing tomorrow morning for a few days.
This image is from Costa Rica - this Talamanca hummingbird was approaching that flower but something spooked it. And it flew away after this frame. But the display of the colorful throat and its wing position still make this image a keeper.