Thank you very much Robert! Congrats on your ZM 2.8/15. It is an excellent lens by all means, you will really like it no doubt! Beautiful images, and you must be very courageous to shoot with the M just above the water surface
Rene, very nice as usual, whether in b/w or in color.
Ron - Your movement shots make me a bit giddy, but I actually think they'd make a neat series of large prints. I totally dig the colors from the airplane shots, very cool!
Werner_Utsch - Your shots are always very thought-out. I think I need to slow down when I'm out for walks, so I can find things the way you do.
uhoh7 - I like the 18mm and first 28mm shot, they have more bite. The 90 shot seems a bit hazy, weather or lens?
Desmolicious - I like the framing of the portrait, interesting. I'm toying with the idea of giving the 35cron another chance.
joakim - Great shots, and I agree about the 50/75 not being to close, the more I use them together, the more I feel its necessary to keep both. I think that's just my hoarder self talking though
Edward - Love the shots, especially the candid of the sketch artist. Always liked the 35/2.8 for some reason. Felt it was very 3D. Though most of your shots have that look, I think you've got your Zeiss processing down.
relms - Love the first shot with your dog! The water looks ummm not clean in the following shots, but the processing and colors are nice, even though I'd be worried about letting my dog swim in that water.
xwing15 - I like the compositions, especially the second photo. Only problem, I think your processing is making the images a bit odd. On my screen the images are a bit textured, and whatnot.
adamdewilde wrote:
xwing15 - I like the compositions, especially the second photo. Only problem, I think your processing is making the images a bit odd. On my screen the images are a bit textured, and whatnot.
adamdewilde wrote:
relms - Love the first shot with your dog! The water looks ummm not clean in the following shots, but the processing and colors are nice, even though I'd be worried about letting my dog swim in that water.
Thank you for the comments. Actually, the water is very clean, but at certain times of year, it contains tannins that give it a rust color. Salt water flows into and out of the lakes, depending on tides and weather. Each lake's outfall and chemistry is different. Water conditions between lakes can vary greatly, from completely fresh to significantly saline, but as long as I have lived here, pollution has never been an issue. The water may look strange, but it is completely safe, and the confluence of the tannin water with the emerald waters of the Gulf can be quite beautiful.
Edward, excellent work Maybe I missed one of your posts: did you return the ZM 35/1.4 for calibration? Or it's just too big on the street?
Adam, TY. Yes Haze comes with distance.
Normally I ride alone (with a satellite tracker), but today was basically opening sunday for our local trails so I saw lots of people, most of whom I know. I though I'd need to turn back from this trail, but along came J with a saw
Just catching up, great shots all. Love the close ups of marathon runners, earlier.
Despite the heat and humidity, great to see so many Thai smiles Edward.
We have similar dunes/lagoons here relms, along with the tannins (from leaves/organic matter?), very nice but always so tough on the legs taking a walk in the dunes! I never get too far!
I am a couple of weeks behind in my PP but still stick with my 'first in first out' methodology of PP images, otherwise I think I'd quickly get lost. I also picked up a low shutter (1800), lovely condition MM as well, so that's a major distraction - might have some shots to share in 2-3 weeks!
Here is one from 28 Cron, M9. Difficult white balance with quite a few shots from this day, just can't nail them at all, not a pretty morning at all, low cloud and ugly colours, despite the blue sky in this particular one.
Thank you very much for your nice comments Adam, Charlie, Coogee!
Charlie, I noticed you have changed something in your approach, which is working superbly. I think the exposures are a bit darker, in a good way, as it suits the M9 sensor. The PP, framing, light are all excellent. As for the ZM 1.4/35, I didn't send it for calibration. The issue is so small, and well within the tolerances, that I don't think Zeiss would be able to fix it. In fact, they might actually make it worse. In practical use, I found out it doesn't really matter. However I didn't use it on this shoot because there was plenty of light so I didn't want to carry the extra weight in the heat
relms wrote:
Thank you for the comments. Actually, the water is very clean, but at certain times of year, it contains tannins that give it a rust color. Salt water flows into and out of the lakes, depending on tides and weather. Each lake's outfall and chemistry is different. Water conditions between lakes can vary greatly, from completely fresh to significantly saline, but as long as I have lived here, pollution has never been an issue. The water may look strange, but it is completely safe, and the confluence of the tannin water with the emerald waters of the Gulf can be quite beautiful....Show more →
Interesting. Sounds like a series worth exploring. I look forward to seeing more images then
adamdewilde wrote:
Interesting. Sounds like a series worth exploring. I look forward to seeing more images then
Thanks, Adam. One thing I have discovered about the dune lakes and beach in Walton County is that on each day they are different than the last; however, I sometimes yearn for easy access to changing cityscapes. To have both would be heavenly. I will try not to bore you with too many beach/dune lake photographs, but there will be others, I am sure.
coogee wrote:
Here is one from 28 Cron, M9. Difficult white balance with quite a few shots from this day, just can't nail them at all, not a pretty morning at all, low cloud and ugly colours, despite the blue sky in this particular one.
It is interesting how much more vivid are the colors in the shady first story of the building when compared to the top story.
Thanks everyone for the likes and comments! The aerial shots had a fair amount of adjustment 'to taste' and are not necessarily representative of reality, in some cases. Unfortunately I was in the back of the plane for these, which means the interesting details looking as straight down as possible were generally smeared by the combination of jet exhaust and shooting through plastic windows at strong angles.
Charlie, love the landscapes and the 'behind the scenes' biking shots. The light and color is great, too. I guess the motorcycle has replaced the horse. Give the conditions, and the number of riders, is there concern about things getting chewed up by the bikes? I suppose that's why there are trails, and given the vast territory, maybe not as much of a concern?
Edward - wow, great effort, considering the weather! I don't know if I could have managed that. Love the variety, light, color... I didn't realize there was a problem with your ZM 35/1.4? I think I've read one or two forum posts where someone had a problem with theirs straight out of the box.
Werner - love it!
René - very nice!
Robert - congrats on the ZM15. That's a lens we don't see much of here and it will be interesting to know what you think of it relative to the Canon 14. A more interesting comparison would be against the CV15/4.5 vIII.
coogee - congrats on the MM! I think this image above looks good. Nice deep shadows. Maybe a touch on the magenta side, but not terribly so and definitely almost imperceptible. My experience with the 28 Cron is that it has a slight magenta bias compared to most other Leica M lenses I own or have used (the 90/2.5 was also in this direction, but not quite as much).
Here are some more from last Friday...
LAX:
Venice Beach for a brief after dinner stroll with a few other photographers - we were all working the same shoot/event the next day... Just some quickie grabs, nothing really extraordinary. Being my first time in LA for more than a few hours, it was interesting to see how the clouds roll in later in the day and stick around overnight until mid morning before burning off. Oh, and 23 degrees C, dry, with a nice breeze during the day, sure was a lot nicer than the high 20s C and relatively humid weather we had part of last week in the Toronto area. But I'm glad I brought a sweater; it was cold that evening.
M240 & 50 Lux ASPH, last two with 28 Cron. The first two were cropped a bit, particularly the sunset. I didn't bring the 90AA along to dinner, not being sure where we were going and not wanting to bring everything...
rscheffler wrote:
Edward - wow, great effort, considering the weather! I don't know if I could have managed that. Love the variety, light, color... I didn't realize there was a problem with your ZM 35/1.4? I think I've read one or two forum posts where someone had a problem with theirs straight out of the box.
Thank you Ron!
The distagon doesn't have a problem really, I'm just too picky. The lens is very well collimated. It reaches infinity exactly at the infinity stop, and has no optical issues whatsoever. The only problem is with the RF cam, it is basically asking the lens to backfocus by a just 1 cm at MFD. There are no issues at middle and long range, but the 1 cm at MFD and f/1.4 can be a bit annoying. However, from my previous correspondence with Zeiss, and even from various accounts of lens calibrations by Leica, I am very sure this is well within the calibration tolerances and in fact, if I send the lens in, they will either say it is within specs, or by trying to adjust it, might even make the issue worse. In practical use, this slight backfocus has absolutely no visible effect on the images.
Very nice set by the way, especially with the weather conditions. Really like the last shot.
Rene, I am partial to B&W, and enjoyed both your latest images, but the first has an especially good feel to it and very good contrast between the dress and the surroundings.
Ryan, I especially like the second and fourth photographs of your most recent post. What cute boys!
Edward, it hasn't taken me long to come to the realization that you are the resident expert when it comes to all things Zeiss. I have learned much from your postings. Thank you for all your insights into the nuances pertaining to the use of Zeiss glass on Leica cameras. I now have a 15 ZM and 21 and 28mm Distagon *Ts that I am starting to work into my Leica lineup.
Everyone whom I have not mentioned specifically, you rock! The quality of images and discussions posted here is far better than anything I have found anywhere on the web, and yes, I have browsed through, reading most of the now 1194 pages of this thread. Awesome stuff!
Beautiful images, and you must be very courageous to shoot with the M just above the water surface 
