nicoimages - I use to do the same thing ages ago with a window some negatives a macro lens and a tripod. Results really weren't that bad. Also thought of building a contraption for the iPhone and then two years later I seen those things from LOMO and was really annoyed I didn't pursue my idea.
I agree completely. I nearly fell over when reading some comments at the L forum about how the 28 cron never flares . I had to grab mine to see if it really was one! Flares way easier than most of my front line lenses. Nevertheless I regard it as the best lens i own.
@Adam TY for some more ammunition in defending my slowly rotting M9 against these uber-240 menshen, who claim the M9 is out of date! I guess flare is in style now boys?
Duane - beautiful tonality! Hope s/he is OK?! Very nice landscapes in the previous set too.
Charlie - if you want sensor flare, just use a Sony a7 series camera. Oh wait, you do...
Gary - nice minimalist approach. Is that the same place Robert often visits?
Nico - thanks for that! I still have my darkroom stuff, including enlarger and various lenses. I wonder if an option is to somehow reverse the lens on the enlarger, mount a camera to it, and use the enlarger's focusing bellows for focus while using its light source for illumination of the film. It's a diffusion enlarger, so should work OK for this kind of thing... I have a TON of B&W negs to go through and this would seem to be way faster than messing around with a scanner and associated software while generating sufficiently good quality, if not the absolute best quality... It's always a compromise/tradeoff.
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Ron - Next time take the risk! Love the last shot BTW.
You know, as I was posting that set, I was thinking the same thing... The camera is supposed to be weather sealed. And honestly, I'd trust soaking a Leica M lens and having it still work OK much more than one of my Canon L lenses with all the associated electronics inside.
Anyway, I ended up at the helm for most of the storm because I was the only one who came fully prepared with head to toe GoreTex. Our friend the captain just brought a windbreaker and shorts, haha, and was very cold and wet partway through the storm, which lasted hours. Meanwhile my GF had a bout of seasickness. A problem with sailing the Chesapeake is you constantly have to pay attention. It's not a very deep body of water in many places with enough areas within a few feet of the keel depth. There are also a lot of crab traps all over the place marked with small, difficult to see buoys. Since we'd pulled down the sails and were using the motor, it would have been a bad idea to get the prop tangled in a trap line.
BTW, I agree about the 50 Lux ASPH. From the Central Park shots I recently posted, there were a number where I was pointing more towards the sun and got some nasty, ugly flare (with the M9). Being new to the 90AA too, looking through some recent shots with it, particularly from the sailing trip, and I noticed those were lower in contrast than other wider compositions of the same scene... so something must have been shining into the lens to cause this. All in all, my feeling is Leica glass may not be particularly flare resistant. Generally not a deal breaker and just something to be aware of while shooting.
Ron - Really like the first shot of yours. And yes, that is the exact same spot where Robert took some photos. It is at Heritage Park here in Calgary which is a historical park with lot's of older buildings, cars, machinery, farm animals, trains, etc. Even the staff dress up in period costume.
Ron, that's a very descriptive paragraph on your sea voyage I could just image you with a camera strapped around your neck trying to take photos while the boat is sinking due to you neglecting your duties.
The first image is good BTW. I wouldn't have guessed the lens used.
BTW, I also love wearing head to toe gore-tex when out anywhere in the rain or snow. Doesn't make sense not to!
So how do you check your diopter setting? As in, if I go for an eye exam, what do I ask them that'll allow me to see if I need corrections in my left eye?
lostinjapan, beautiful seascapes! Love them.
Adam, my 85 Sonnar behaves sometimes the same way. I think it is by design.
Werner, fantastic shots from Wetzlar. Leica should use them for their ads.
Paul, lovely photo. The cool Contax color....
Ron, really nice sailing shots! You shouldn't be afraid to test the M240 weather sealing. Afterall you used it in the snow last winter Btw, love the golden tones in your last set. What WB did you use if you don't mind sharing?
Duane, really like the bus shot.
Charlie, funny shot and nice flare
Gary, very nice composition and great tonality.
Went out shooting this afternoon with a couple of Thai friends who use Leica cameras as well. All shots with the biogon 35/2, aka the Karaagon as Charlie likes to call it
Edward - I really like both of these sets! The thing I love about ZM glass is the contrast and the way they render darker tones and shadows. Pure Zeissness! Do you recall what aperture the first two (in the first set) were shot at?
Gary Clennan wrote:
Edward - I really like both of these sets! The thing I love about ZM glass is the contrast and the way they render darker tones and shadows. Pure Zeissness! Do you recall what aperture the first two (in the first set) were shot at?
Thank you very much Gary! I added a bit of contrast in PP for dramatic purposes But definitely the ZM are high contrast lenses. I shot the 1st photo at f/4 then switched to f/2.8 for all the subsequent shots.
Gary Clennan wrote:
Thanks Edward - also love the third set. Do you use Auto-ISO when street shooting?
Thanks Gary! Definitely for such changing conditions. I used auto-iso with minimum shutter of 1/250 and max iso 3200. I also generously used negative EC due to the dark backgrounds. I have used the entire iso range from 200 to 3200 from one shot to another so it would have been very time consuming to set iso manually, let alone the missed opportunities.
Adam - I can see how the first shot might be deceptive, looking more 35mmish than 28. As for sailing, maybe I've exaggerated a bit , but I don't think sinking was even a remote possibility. It was really wavy though, and windy! The Chesapeake is pretty silty, so it's more a risk of hitting a sandbar or getting tangled in crab traps. Oh, and looking out for large oceangoing cargo ships, but they're pretty easy to spot and avoid since they stick to the shipping channels.
I still haven't found a modern textile I like better than GoreTex for rain/snow/wind. Anyone have any GoreTex alternative suggestions? Sorry for the OT, but we seem to have a pretty diverse group here.
Edward - Fantastic sets! My kind of place too, though I'd be nervous about leaving my car nearby. I know we've discussed this before, but do you get hassled much shooting in such locations? I guess it depends on a lot of factors and perhaps being with a couple other guys sometimes makes it easier.
As for WB in my set above... I don't recall exactly. The camera was on AWB and I just set it to taste in LR. I believe it was somewhere in the low 4000s or high 3000s as it was right around sunset. I wanted to keep the warmth without it going overboard if set in the 5000s.
Thank you Ron for your comments and for sharing the WB settings. I find the golden tones to be superb, and the third shot above is no exception.
As for your question, there was absolutely no hassle. My Thai friends made it easier for me as they were chatting with everyone, but a couple of guys were a bit grumpy about being photographed though without any hostility.
? Unmoglich!!!!
. I had to grab mine to see if it really was one! Flares way easier than most of my front line lenses. Nevertheless I regard it as the best lens i own.
