Leica R Series Lenses
p.71 #1Leica R Series Lenses
Mr Young has a couple of good representative 100/2 CY nature images here:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/891645/35
Typical Contax greens, that combination of strong colour with delicate gradation, great colour tonality. I'd like both, and I do believe the day will come when the 100/2.8 APO will be about as affordable as the 280/4 R. Nothing is quite like it, and its performance equals that of the 90AA.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/891645/35
Typical Contax greens, that combination of strong colour with delicate gradation, great colour tonality. I'd like both, and I do believe the day will come when the 100/2.8 APO will be about as affordable as the 280/4 R. Nothing is quite like it, and its performance equals that of the 90AA.
Jan 18, 2012 at 12:54 AM
p.71 #2Leica R Series Lenses
It looks to me like you don't have enough subject in the (thin) plane of focus to accurately judge. Try something flatter and shoot on axis in relation to the subject. Use live view to focus if possible. Which version of the 'lux are you using?
Jan 18, 2012 at 03:14 PM
p.71 #3Leica R Series Lenses
roschko wrote:
Leica Summilux 50mm
I just bought it and played around a little, does it look a bit blurry @ 1.4 ?
Which one did you buy, the E55, E60 or some older version? It looks sharp in the centre, but the image is very small.
Leica Summilux 50mm
I just bought it and played around a little, does it look a bit blurry @ 1.4 ?
Which one did you buy, the E55, E60 or some older version? It looks sharp in the centre, but the image is very small.
Jan 18, 2012 at 04:18 PM
p.71 #4Leica R Series Lenses
Hi,
I have the E55.
I focused very accurately on the Knob above the axis. of course I use Live View every time ...
At 1.4 it looks not that sharp. I don´t shoot flat things, I bought that Lens to use it for Subjects like this ... But as I mentioned, I should do some further testing (also on plane Subjects).
I also bought the C/Y Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.4 and this lens seems to be sharper than the 50 Lux ...
However, you guys think that the Lux should be very sharp ?
thanks
Florian
I have the E55.
I focused very accurately on the Knob above the axis. of course I use Live View every time ...
At 1.4 it looks not that sharp. I don´t shoot flat things, I bought that Lens to use it for Subjects like this ... But as I mentioned, I should do some further testing (also on plane Subjects).
I also bought the C/Y Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.4 and this lens seems to be sharper than the 50 Lux ...
However, you guys think that the Lux should be very sharp ?
thanks
Florian
Jan 19, 2012 at 11:42 AM
p.71 #5Leica R Series Lenses
i got a 3 cam 50'lux this year. wide-open, it's sharp enough for me.
Jan 19, 2012 at 11:57 AM
p.71 #6Leica R Series Lenses
roschko wrote:
Hi,
I have the E55.
I focused very accurately on the Knob above the axis. of course I use Live View every time ...
At 1.4 it looks not that sharp. I don´t shoot flat things, I bought that Lens to use it for Subjects like this ... But as I mentioned, I should do some further testing (also on plane Subjects).
I also bought the C/Y Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.4 and this lens seems to be sharper than the 50 Lux ...
However, you guys think that the Lux should be very sharp ?
thanks
Florian
Short of reproduction work, I don't think anyone buys a lens to shoot flat objects, but if you want to objectively measure a lens' sharpness to determine if it's the lens or some other problem not getting you the results you want, it's best to eliminate all other possibilities with a flat field. The brick wall shot may be something of a laughable cliche to us, but it does have it's uses.
And yes, the E55 should be reasonably sharp. I can't compare it to the C/Y, but I'd say center sharpness of the copy I used was on par with ZF 50/1.4, though the Zeiss was better outside of the center frame.
Hi,
I have the E55.
I focused very accurately on the Knob above the axis. of course I use Live View every time ...
At 1.4 it looks not that sharp. I don´t shoot flat things, I bought that Lens to use it for Subjects like this ... But as I mentioned, I should do some further testing (also on plane Subjects).
I also bought the C/Y Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.4 and this lens seems to be sharper than the 50 Lux ...
However, you guys think that the Lux should be very sharp ?
thanks
Florian
Short of reproduction work, I don't think anyone buys a lens to shoot flat objects, but if you want to objectively measure a lens' sharpness to determine if it's the lens or some other problem not getting you the results you want, it's best to eliminate all other possibilities with a flat field. The brick wall shot may be something of a laughable cliche to us, but it does have it's uses.
And yes, the E55 should be reasonably sharp. I can't compare it to the C/Y, but I'd say center sharpness of the copy I used was on par with ZF 50/1.4, though the Zeiss was better outside of the center frame.
Jan 19, 2012 at 01:24 PM
p.71 #7Leica R Series Lenses
Just picked up a nice 3-cam Summicron 50 from the buy and sell, and converted it to Nikon mount for my D7k with a Leitax adapter.
First day out with the lens. So far, very impressed. Here are a few animal portraits!
My lovely wife, and our lovely, but slowly dying cat. A nice moment.
A friend's Golden Retriever. Posing beautifully.
And mine, the best dog I've ever owned. Some kind of mutt, but I love her dearly.
dc
First day out with the lens. So far, very impressed. Here are a few animal portraits!
My lovely wife, and our lovely, but slowly dying cat. A nice moment.
A friend's Golden Retriever. Posing beautifully.
And mine, the best dog I've ever owned. Some kind of mutt, but I love her dearly.
dc
Jan 22, 2012 at 07:24 PM
p.71 #8Leica R Series Lenses
Nice shots, DC. Either your wife is very small or that is a big cat. And your dog looks like some sort of border collie mix. Mutts are the best.
Jan 22, 2012 at 09:40 PM
p.71 #9Leica R Series Lenses
TET with Leica 35mm 1.4 R.
Altar at home:
At a Budhist temple:
A remembrance:
Altar at home:
At a Budhist temple:
A remembrance:
Jan 23, 2012 at 11:40 PM
p.71 #10Leica R Series Lenses
Apo-Telyt 280/4 in action. 
Taken with 1Ds and two lights @ f/11. Besides admiring each sculpted pixel, I had two goals: get a broad catchlight off the subject lens (early Summilux 50 v2), and getting it fully in focus.
FIrst goal required flipping the camera on its back and angling a small light box very close. There's no way to shoot on a table because the table surface is then reflected. Other problem is viewing angle versus lighting angle: either the view is downward (my preference) and the lighting is upward (not my preference), or vice versa. Oh, well, I got the catchlight.
Neither stopping down nor tilt-shift can achieve the second goal given the size and shape of the subject. Therefore, I composited two frames with differing focus. Because the Telyt "breathes" with focussing, I had to resize one frame by 99.5% as determined empirically. Compositing was performed by hand with layers: I don't recommend this method for mass production!
Taken with 1Ds and two lights @ f/11. Besides admiring each sculpted pixel, I had two goals: get a broad catchlight off the subject lens (early Summilux 50 v2), and getting it fully in focus.FIrst goal required flipping the camera on its back and angling a small light box very close. There's no way to shoot on a table because the table surface is then reflected. Other problem is viewing angle versus lighting angle: either the view is downward (my preference) and the lighting is upward (not my preference), or vice versa. Oh, well, I got the catchlight.
Neither stopping down nor tilt-shift can achieve the second goal given the size and shape of the subject. Therefore, I composited two frames with differing focus. Because the Telyt "breathes" with focussing, I had to resize one frame by 99.5% as determined empirically. Compositing was performed by hand with layers: I don't recommend this method for mass production!
Jan 24, 2012 at 02:08 AM
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p.71 #11Leica R Series Lenses
Some shots from city park.
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Jan 25, 2012 at 07:20 AM
p.71 #12Leica R Series Lenses
TriTran, first shot from your 100APO series is incredible. Is it the same kind of flower as in your last image of the set? I have never seen anything like it before.
Rico. composited or not, the shot is gorgeous. the light wrap around the curves of the subject is perfect.
Jim
Rico. composited or not, the shot is gorgeous. the light wrap around the curves of the subject is perfect.
Jim
Jan 25, 2012 at 10:05 AM
p.71 #13Leica R Series Lenses
@ phuang3
Love your images with the 70-180 APO. Great IQ. This lens is #1 on my Leica wish list. Hope that I will find a lens one day for a reasonable price.
Love your images with the 70-180 APO. Great IQ. This lens is #1 on my Leica wish list. Hope that I will find a lens one day for a reasonable price.
Jan 25, 2012 at 03:04 PM
p.71 #14Leica R Series Lenses
Grenache wrote:
TriTran, first shot from your 100APO series is incredible. Is it the same kind of flower as in your last image of the set? I have never seen anything like it before.
Rico. composited or not, the shot is gorgeous. the light wrap around the curves of the subject is perfect.
Jim
Hi Jim, the flower is protea. In the proteaceae family. Most of the species in the family are native to Australia and South Africa. The flowers could get quite large, dinner plate size.
TriTran, first shot from your 100APO series is incredible. Is it the same kind of flower as in your last image of the set? I have never seen anything like it before.
Rico. composited or not, the shot is gorgeous. the light wrap around the curves of the subject is perfect.
Jim
Hi Jim, the flower is protea. In the proteaceae family. Most of the species in the family are native to Australia and South Africa. The flowers could get quite large, dinner plate size.
Jan 25, 2012 at 11:33 PM
p.71 #16Leica R Series Lenses
A few more from Santa Cruz botanical garden
Leica APO 100
Santa Cruz Arboretum62 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Santa Cruz Arboretum60 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Santa Cruz Arboretum55 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Santa Cruz Arboretum48 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Santa Cruz Arboretum44 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Leica APO 100
Santa Cruz Arboretum62 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Santa Cruz Arboretum60 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Santa Cruz Arboretum55 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Santa Cruz Arboretum48 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Santa Cruz Arboretum44 by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Jan 26, 2012 at 01:06 AM
p.71 #17Leica R Series Lenses
Nice shots every one I Love that 70-180 phuang3 ,took a walk between the rain today with a KX and 180/2.8 pre APO
Flower by frankcapel, on Flickr
Flower by frankcapel, on Flickr
Grevilla by frankcapel, on Flickr
Flower by frankcapel, on Flickr
Flower by frankcapel, on Flickr
Grevilla by frankcapel, on Flickr
Jan 26, 2012 at 04:31 AM
p.71 #18Leica R Series Lenses
Converted the 350/4.8 today firsts shots through the back window with the K5 , not perfect but its a start very wet and dull today
Male Eastern Rosella by frankcapel, on Flickr
Female Eastern Rosella by frankcapel, on Flickr
Male Eastern Rosella by frankcapel, on Flickr
Female Eastern Rosella by frankcapel, on Flickr
Jan 26, 2012 at 04:45 AM
p.71 #19Leica R Series Lenses
I really like the details you get out of your lenses Rolf, I should have wrote on the description Elmarit R 1:2.8/180 and not mention any thing about it being not a APO version, sorry for the confusion.
Jan 26, 2012 at 12:08 PM
p.71 #20Leica R Series Lenses
Nice pictures Rolf.The tree is very nice with that light . I have been having a focusing issue with the K5 had to take all the shims out and put in the thinnest shim i could find and still not 100% happy with it, may need to get a kazeye to see if that helps , I also have a Leica 2x tele converter do you change the mount back on the lenses to Leica mount when you want to use it ?
I would love to have a full frame camera one day really helps with he depth of field at large apertures, its so shallow with the K5 but love the telephoto benefit with the smaller sensor . The D700 and the K5 give the same color rendition to the images that i like, that's why i chose Pentax in the first place and that i have a lot of Pentax A lenses as well.
Took these earlier with the K5 and Telyt R 1:4/250 this was my first telyt lens does a nice job in the right conditions full size and 1.1 crop
Kite by frankcapel, on Flickr
I would love to have a full frame camera one day really helps with he depth of field at large apertures, its so shallow with the K5 but love the telephoto benefit with the smaller sensor . The D700 and the K5 give the same color rendition to the images that i like, that's why i chose Pentax in the first place and that i have a lot of Pentax A lenses as well.
Took these earlier with the K5 and Telyt R 1:4/250 this was my first telyt lens does a nice job in the right conditions full size and 1.1 crop
Kite by frankcapel, on Flickr
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Jan 26, 2012 at 10:32 PM