p.1 #1 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
THANKS to everyone for submitting entries
Welcome to the Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
Results are in for Competition #155 May 2025
Competition #155 was a photo finish, with 2 winners on 14 points sharing the same number of total votes and '3 point' votes, and the honours go to The Rat and Ruthenuim, runner up was Ross Martin with a score of 9.
Congratulations to all winners.
Thanks for the participation and voting.
1st Place (joint): The Rat (14 Points):
1st Place (joint): Ruthenium (14 Points)
Runner Up: Ross Martin (9 Points):
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Now on to Competition #157 - July
Please post your shots taken in July 2025
Now on to this month's competition, can I ask new entrants to PLEASE read the rules below ? You MUST vote and MUST include the EXIF with your shot .
1. Your entry must have been photographed using alt or mirrorless lens or gear.
Canon DSLR using Canon EF mount lens is NOT alt.
Nikon DSLR using Nikon F mount lens is NOT alt.
Anything else IS alt, including all mirrorless systems.
2. Your entry must have been photographed during July 2025 for this event.
3. Your submission must be posted by 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 31st August 2025 to be eligible.
4. One entry per user per month.
5. Your entry must contain your top 3 picks from the last competition. You may not vote for your own photo. The top vote gets 3 points, the runner-up gets 2 points, and the last vote gets 1 point. Please include a short explanation of the reasons for your top pick.
Please leave the EXIF intact, and copy the following below, adding your info & votes to your entry.
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Camera body:
Lens:
Aperture:
Filters:
Short note on PP:
Top vote (3p) + reason:
Runner-up vote (2p):
Last vote (1p):
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p.1 #2 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
I'll kick off proceedings
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Camera body:A7r full spectrum
Lens: 16-35pz
Aperture:8.0
Filters:STC IR clip-in
Short note on PP:Converted to black and white in silverefex
Top vote (3p) + reason: The Rat - stunning scene and beautiful light
Runner-up vote (2p): AdaptedLenses
Last vote (1p): RoamingScott
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p.1 #3 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
Good stuff, all, and congrats!
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Camera body: Nikon Zf
Lens: TTArtisan 75 AF
Aperture: f8
Filters: na
Short note on PP: LR Super Resolution + my custom film sim
Top vote (3p) + reason: pbraymond - lovely b/w conversion with some punch
Runner-up vote (2p): The Rat
Last vote (1p): Ross Martin
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p.1 #4 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
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Camera body: Sigma fpL
Lens: Sigma 45mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/8
Filters: none
Short note on PP: B&W conversion in LR under Sigma's monochrome preset
Top vote (3p) + reason: johnahill The white foliage is very striking.
Runner-up vote (2p): The Rat
Last vote (1p): pbraymond
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Aug 04, 2025 at 09:02 AM
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p.1 #5 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
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Camera body: Sony A7r V
Lens: Sony/Zeiss 16-35 f/4
Aperture: f/4
Filters: none
Short note on PP: some major exposure adjustment (the -2.7 exposure compensation was an accident) and added linear contrast with curves
Top vote (3p) + reason: pbraymond - I love the detail and stylistic processing
Runner-up vote (2p): johnahill - I am not usually a fan of IR, but I very much like this shot
Last vote (1p): ruthenium - very nice landscape shot
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ILCE-7RM5FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS lens35mmf/4.01/60s100 ISO-2.7 EV
p.1 #6 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
Many interesting images from everyone, tough to choose three.
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Camera body: A7RV
Lens: Sigma 500mm f/5.6
Aperture: f.5.6
Filters: none
Short note on PP: my standard Lightroom workflow
Top vote (3p) + reason: johnahill - love the feel here from infrared as well as the composition
Runner-up vote (2p): pbraymond
Last vote (1p): RoamingScott
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ILCE-7RM5500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024 lens500mmf/5.61/640s1000 ISO-1.0 EV
p.1 #7 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
Congrats to the winners!
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Camera body: Leica M7
Lens: Leica 50/2.0 DR
Aperture: f/2.8
Filters: none
Short note on PP: Fujifilm 200 @ ISO 200, home-developed with C-41 process. Scanned with Plustek 8200i.
Top vote (3p) + reason: pbraymond - love the B&W composition here!
Runner-up vote (2p): The Rat
Last vote (1p): ruthenium
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p.1 #8 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
Thank you all, happy with that result!
My votes for last month:
Top vote (3p) + reason: Ross Martin, totally understand the significance and emotion of the photo.
Runner-up vote (2p): ruthenium, really gripping sky.
Last vote (1p): AdaptedLenses
Mine for last month:
Camera body: Olympus EM1 Mk2
Lens: 7-14 Pro
Aperture: f8
Filters: None, but using tripod 80mp hi-res mode.
Short note on PP: Basic processing done in DxO Photolab 8.
p.1 #9 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
The Rat wrote:
Ross Martin, totally understand the significance and emotion of the photo.
Your comment means a lot to me, thank you for understanding! My boy Nate was the life of our home for over 17 years. Miss him terribly, my heart is grieving. And thankful for the time we had.
p.1 #10 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
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Camera body: OM-1
Lens: Lumix 100-300ii
Aperture: 4.1
Filters: na
Short note on PP: Basic LR tones, sharpening, and vignetting
Top vote (3p) + reason: AdaptedLenses - the mood, the light, the reflections, make me keep exploring to see what else is in the scene.
Runner-up vote (2p): johnahill
Last vote (1p): The Rat
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p.1 #11 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
Lots of good entries last month and this… participating just to vote.
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Camera body: Z6II
Lens: AiS 50mm f/1.4
Aperture: f/2
Filters: n/a
Short note on PP: Adobe Lightroom
Top vote (3p) + reason: pbraymond - love the B&W toning.
Runner-up vote (2p): roamingscott - serene Americana.
Last vote (1p): TNCasual - tree just speaks.
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p.1 #13 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
Is an iPhone (mirrorless!) alt? We were hiking, the Sony was in my pack, and we were trying to beat the weather off the mountain... this shower was passing by and the camera I had at hand was in my pocket.
Camera body: iPhone 15
Lens: Back, Dual Wide
Aperture: f/1.6
Filters: None
Short note on PP: Converted from color in the Photos App
Top vote (3p) + reason: pbraymond - love the treatment!
Runner-up vote (2p): Ross Martin - a handsome fella, sorry for your loss
Last vote (1p): The Rat
p.1 #16 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
Subject matter beats everything else, including gear.. The real question is if you would have unpacked and used your camera, would you have missed the image or would have it been even better?
p.1 #17 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
MARKFER wrote:
Subject matter beats everything else, including gear.. The real question is if you would have unpacked and used your camera, would you have missed the image or would have it been even better?
I would have missed it... it was such a fleeting, ephemeral thing that passed.
...and beating the approaching thunder and lightning down off the mountain (with the family) was more important than any photo.
p.1 #19 · The Alt and Mirrorless Monthly Competition #157
A bit new to the image upload feature, trying to post one that was already in my upload library so hope it works!
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Camera body: Panasonic S1R
Lens: Leica SL 24-90
Aperture: f/8
Filters: none
Short note on PP: converted to monochrome in Lightroom, usual small adjustments
Top vote (3p) + reason: pbraymond - getting some Mapplethorpe vibes here in a good way
Runner-up vote (2p): johnahill
Last vote (1p): tsdevine
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