This iron came off a shortline around 1890, about 30 miles away and 2 thousand feet below. I would have loved to see them hauling it all in. By 1905 only a few mines were still going here.
joakim wrote:
Yeah, the Q is of more academic interest to me. I find it interesting how much this camera will tell us about the future of M series and what if any of the DNA of the Q will be in the next iteration of the M or if it is even so that it is the Q that is the future but with interchangeable lenses. Hopefully Leica will not abandon the rangefinder, maybe to parallel series with a more expensive M and a less expensive Q where the Q also takes M lenses.
On a very, very different topic (well a little rangefinder related actually), I am trying to use my right eye for focusing instead of the left that I have always used but I am progressing slowly. I find it much harder to see the patch and the frame lines and the whole focusing process is much slower. Anyone else that has done the change, any tips?
Right eye selfie from this morning, Monochrom-2, ZM 50 Planar + orange filter...Show more →
You can train your brain to do anything over time. But it's something that won't click until it clicks. It just takes time.
However, some people are left eye dominant and some are right eye dominant. And to varying degrees. So in that instance it'll be harder to relearn, and until your submissive eye strengthens it'll always seems a bit more difficult to see the patch.
Here's a simple test to determine eye dominance. With both eyes open, outstretch your arm in front of you, take your finger tip and place it over a spot in the distance. like you're trying to cover a spot on the wall. Then close your left eye and see if the spot is still covered, without moving your hand position. Then close your right eye and open your left eye. and your vision jumps. Whichever eye still has the finger covering the initial spot is the dominant eye. And it's technically the eye your brain wants you to use for things like photography etc. But we're smart, so our brains will adapt with a lot of exercise (practice).
As far as "tips" are concern.. No, but I make the switch every couple of months and try to force myself to remember which eye I should be using, and for non-critical work, I'm ok. The second I get stressed out in a situation where I need to focus (weddings) then I automatically revert back to my left eye, no matter how long I've been using my right eye for.
Lux FLE back from Leica NJ. THey did a wonderful job.
Wide open and I personally don't think the Bokeh is as bad as advertised. It's a heck of a lot more pleasing than the Canon 35L in my experience and opinion.
Wide open
Wide open and vignette added in post to both of these
Good to hear your FLE is back safe. My 28 Cron has that very very first hint of the wobbly front. I hope it takes a long time to worsen as it is very painful dealing with Leica from down here. It is getting on for 5 months waiting for my 90AA to return from Germany from a Warranty repair. I am definitely in for group buy on a lens fixing tube!
I finally made it to my first MM-1 pictures. I am straight away loving it as a nighttime camera!
Still finding my way a bit with metering. Since it will often be small points of light I'm trying to expose for, the camera's metering is always going to be challenged, any tips are definitely welcomed. I am trying to avoid using Exposure Compensation and get used to using the metering 'as is.'
These are all with 50 Lux, ISO 4000. Please forgive my little bit of Photoshop fun in the 3rd, other than that they are all just slider adjustments in LR.
I've been thinking of getting the new macro adapter, but at the price, I might just hold out until I can find it and the new style 90/4 together at a good used price.
Novoflex also has a tubes set, which at 199 Euro is a fair amount less than buying through B&H, etc. ($380 US), though not sure how much their international shipping will cost
Philippe - the color and grain works well together.
René - love both!
coogee - great set and don't mind the photoshop 'trickery' at all. #4 is cool, too.
Allen - glad all is well with the 35 FLE! Be sure to test it for proper infinity focus. Great find and rendering of the truck. The MM tonality with this processing really suits the subject.
Werner - interesting sense of compression with the roses (obviously the 90mm). I like the odd bokeh shapes/pattern behind the blooms.
Along the line of mirror images/reflections, here's one from outside the Starbucks at Grand Park, LA.
I have had a busy week, so have not had much time to keep up with postings, but looking over the last couple of pages, I find some really nice work.
We are well into the "summer" tourist season here in in the Florida Panhandle, and one of the most popular destinations along County Highway 30A is Seaside, where several vintage Airstream trailers have been moved in and converted to food venues. I got out at the crack of dawn this morning, before the tourists arrived, and took these photographs with the M246 and Summilux 35 ASPH.
Didn't shoot anything interesting lately. Just want to show a bag that I've been using for the last few weeks, Hadley Digital. It is very tiny but somehow can accomodate an M with lens pointing down, and 2 additional lenses. I really like it.
Edward, that bag looks interesting. I've been interested in getting some kind of minimalistic bag for only the essentials like the camera with an attached plus one extra lens and some small accessories like a battery , a filter etc.
I went back to Seaside this morning - again, early before most people had had their first cup of coffee. This time, I took the M240 and ZM 15 for a change.
