Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
p.1249 #1Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Moody, Gary 
Rich blacks. I think I pushed mine a bit too much in my last BWs
Edward, I wish I could have one of those with you
lenticular11 wrote:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5688/23414519900_70e6e6e672_b.jpg
On track by unoh7, These are very fancy, new low emission catsThanks Charlie
Re 'Putin 10 years on' I'm sure the subject is a much nicer person and the real P will probably look much worse!
ref your low-emission cats, with Australia's recent 3rd-from-last world ranking, just send the old ones to us as it doesn't look like anyone in authority gives a d*** about emission-control, despite smoke-and-mirrors from our senior politicians at COP21 in Paris.
We're also such a nanny nation, despite our 'Desperate Dan' European settlement origins, that I'm pretty sure no kids would be permitted on top of the caterpillar track, just in case somebody decided to start it...Show more →
Well, if you look close they have a special giant plank on the track
I'm glad the efficiency is improving, overall I'm not proud of the carbon footprint of the sport, where man-made features like terrain parks are the rage. The warming has had a terrible effect on the ecosystem here, and a good portion of my photography inspiration has been to document megafires and beetle kill. But I'm a hypocrite, with my motorcycles etc. 
All the numbers have been pointing for months to an extreme winter here, for which we are long overdue, but even that is related to the recent huge occilations in mega-weather, which are linked to industrial society. I feel as if swept in a giant flood, not able to really control my general direction, but simply fighting to keep afloat and open my eyes as wide as possible when my head does pop up.
Wolf Beast by unoh7, on Flickr
Cab by unoh7, on Flickr
Cockpit by unoh7, on Flickr
Leitwolf by unoh7, on Flickr
relms wrote:
The 50 cron just smokes at that range (your last), and Puts says it beats the 50lux ASPH close up, which is really saying something. What a design Charlie,
What a design! is right. I frequently move back and forth between the Cron 50 and the Lux 50, normally leaving the Lux on the M240 and the Cron on the M246, where it absolutely sings. But a month or so ago, I sent the Lux to Leica NJ for 6-bit coding, and since then I have been switching the Cron back and forth between the two cameras, and now with the addition of the SL to the mix, between the three cameras. The Cron is, indeed, an impressive design, equally at home wherever it's mounted. I take issue...Show more →
Robert, all those are also the Mandler 50/2 I have long craved a lux asph, but in the past 6 months I've learned my cron better. Sometime you hear: "It's soft wide open". With my copy if you shoot wide open at distant objects, it's not pretty. But Puts comments made me review my shots, and realize, close in at f/2 it is unbelievable. Which is funny, because at f/8 the little thing is fantastic at infinity! I also figured out why it is sometime sterile: it hardly vignettes. I have to add that in some shots . As to the bokeh, it's as good as any 35 M mount I know, except maybe the CV 35/1.2, and alot better than most.
It does produce varied looks, point it one direction it looks "clincal", turn it the other way, it's "Mandler Magic", and the way our cameras make such different WB mixes as the light direction and intensity varies enhances this.
Rich blacks. I think I pushed mine a bit too much in my last BWsEdward, I wish I could have one of those with you
lenticular11 wrote:
uhoh7 wrote
...Lenticular, that 25 looks very good. It's funny, the Sonys oversell on the LCD, while the M9 can undersell and delight once you really get to look at them. Very good in strong light. Re "Putin" This is the look you get after teaching skiing 45 seasons. I first met him in 1983https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5688/23414519900_70e6e6e672_b.jpg
On track by unoh7, These are very fancy, new low emission cats
Re 'Putin 10 years on' I'm sure the subject is a much nicer person and the real P will probably look much worse!
ref your low-emission cats, with Australia's recent 3rd-from-last world ranking, just send the old ones to us as it doesn't look like anyone in authority gives a d*** about emission-control, despite smoke-and-mirrors from our senior politicians at COP21 in Paris.
We're also such a nanny nation, despite our 'Desperate Dan' European settlement origins, that I'm pretty sure no kids would be permitted on top of the caterpillar track, just in case somebody decided to start it...Show more →
Well, if you look close they have a special giant plank on the track
I'm glad the efficiency is improving, overall I'm not proud of the carbon footprint of the sport, where man-made features like terrain parks are the rage. The warming has had a terrible effect on the ecosystem here, and a good portion of my photography inspiration has been to document megafires and beetle kill. But I'm a hypocrite, with my motorcycles etc. All the numbers have been pointing for months to an extreme winter here, for which we are long overdue, but even that is related to the recent huge occilations in mega-weather, which are linked to industrial society. I feel as if swept in a giant flood, not able to really control my general direction, but simply fighting to keep afloat and open my eyes as wide as possible when my head does pop up.
Wolf Beast by unoh7, on Flickr
Cab by unoh7, on FlickrCockpit by unoh7, on FlickrLeitwolf by unoh7, on Flickr
relms wrote:
uhoh7 wrote
Reims: great to hear the SL is working well with M The 50 cron just smokes at that range (your last), and Puts says it beats the 50lux ASPH close up, which is really saying something. What a design What a design! is right. I frequently move back and forth between the Cron 50 and the Lux 50, normally leaving the Lux on the M240 and the Cron on the M246, where it absolutely sings. But a month or so ago, I sent the Lux to Leica NJ for 6-bit coding, and since then I have been switching the Cron back and forth between the two cameras, and now with the addition of the SL to the mix, between the three cameras. The Cron is, indeed, an impressive design, equally at home wherever it's mounted. I take issue...Show more →
Robert, all those are also the Mandler 50/2
I have long craved a lux asph, but in the past 6 months I've learned my cron better. Sometime you hear: "It's soft wide open". With my copy if you shoot wide open at distant objects, it's not pretty. But Puts comments made me review my shots, and realize, close in at f/2 it is unbelievable. Which is funny, because at f/8 the little thing is fantastic at infinity! I also figured out why it is sometime sterile: it hardly vignettes. I have to add that in some shots . As to the bokeh, it's as good as any 35 M mount I know, except maybe the CV 35/1.2, and alot better than most. It does produce varied looks, point it one direction it looks "clincal", turn it the other way, it's "Mandler Magic", and the way our cameras make such different WB mixes as the light direction and intensity varies enhances this.
Dec 13, 2015 at 08:58 AM
p.1249 #3Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
If your travels ever bring to this part of the world, Charlie, I promise we will have more than one of those drinks 
Dec 13, 2015 at 09:40 AM
p.1249 #4Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Warm, but rather windy day here at the beach. I went for a walk with my S2-P and S-120 Macro, but I had to cut it short due to the presence of red tide.
Red tide is a term commonly used to describe the natural occurrence of harmful algal blooms or HABs. The wind had it stirred up so this morning that my eyes were stinging and watering to the point that I had to leave the beach and head back indoors. However, I did manage to squeeze off a couple of shots before I left. BTW, the lady in the picture also quickly departed the scene.
Red tide is a term commonly used to describe the natural occurrence of harmful algal blooms or HABs. The wind had it stirred up so this morning that my eyes were stinging and watering to the point that I had to leave the beach and head back indoors. However, I did manage to squeeze off a couple of shots before I left. BTW, the lady in the picture also quickly departed the scene.
Dec 13, 2015 at 11:57 AM
p.1249 #5Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Robert, very nice tones with the 120. Bummer about the red tide.
Edward, order one for me to. It sure looks tasty.
A lot of great photos as usual-
Thanks for the comments and likes. A very smal flooding at a local boat yard. S-006 and 70 Summarit
Edward, order one for me to. It sure looks tasty.
A lot of great photos as usual-
Thanks for the comments and likes. A very smal flooding at a local boat yard. S-006 and 70 Summarit
Dec 13, 2015 at 02:42 PM
p.1249 #6Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Winter Depression by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
Guy's, you're killing me with these beautiful 006 shots ! Hence the title...
Dec 13, 2015 at 02:50 PM
p.1249 #7Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
joakim, the good news is that the beaches are not crowded.
Werner, jealousy is a terrible thing.
Werner, jealousy is a terrible thing.
Dec 13, 2015 at 02:59 PM
p.1249 #8Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Still on the kick of looking at some of my earlier contre-jour shots. Here is one shot a year ago that I am fond of. It was shot straight into a blazing sun, so strong that the viewfinder flared out almost completely. The light meter diodes at first were not visible — but then, suddenly appeared, and became intensely bright, with bright rectangles around each of the LED elements. Never knew those rectangles were there, and haven't been able to trigger this useful facility again. Has anyone come across this?
M-Monochrom | Summilux-50 pre-ASPH | ISO 320 | f/11.0 | 1/1000 sec
Wiang Pa Pao
M-Monochrom | Summilux-50 pre-ASPH | ISO 320 | f/11.0 | 1/1000 sec
Wiang Pa Pao
Dec 13, 2015 at 05:54 PM
p.1249 #9Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Sounds like direct sunlight bouncing through one of the rangefinder windows, illuminating the LED panels?
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Dec 13, 2015 at 06:25 PM
p.1249 #10Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
coogee wrote:
Sounds like direct sunlight bouncing through one of the rangefinder windows, illuminating the LED panels?
You may be right, but the intensification and appearance of the rectangles around the LED diodes was so sudden, without my having moved the camera, that it seemed as if it was a facility that kicked in by design, after a certain amount of bright light came into the viewfinder.
Sounds like direct sunlight bouncing through one of the rangefinder windows, illuminating the LED panels?
You may be right, but the intensification and appearance of the rectangles around the LED diodes was so sudden, without my having moved the camera, that it seemed as if it was a facility that kicked in by design, after a certain amount of bright light came into the viewfinder.
Dec 13, 2015 at 06:43 PM
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p.1249 #11Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
a couple to get you in the holiday mood!
Christmas Time by Jason McDermott, on Flickr
Ornament and Blues by Jason McDermott, on Flickr
Edited on Dec 13, 2015 at 07:37 PM · View previous versions
Christmas Time by Jason McDermott, on FlickrOrnament and Blues by Jason McDermott, on FlickrEdited on Dec 13, 2015 at 07:37 PM · View previous versions
Dec 13, 2015 at 07:34 PM
p.1249 #13Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Why tea? Indeed.
M-Monochrom | Elmarit-21 ASPH | ISO 1250 | f/4.0 | 1/180
Bangkok
M-Monochrom | Elmarit-21 ASPH | ISO 1250 | f/4.0 | 1/180
Bangkok
Dec 13, 2015 at 09:40 PM
p.1249 #14Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Just bought an M 262. Should be here any day....
Dec 14, 2015 at 10:36 AM
p.1249 #15Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
airfrogusmc wrote:
Just bought an M 262. Should be here any day....
Very wise move Allen. Congratulations!
Dec 14, 2015 at 11:06 AM
p.1249 #17Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
edwardkaraa wrote:
Very wise move Allen. Congratulations!
Thanks Edward.
Sold one of my 5DIIs and my Canon 200 2L. In the process of dumping all of my Canon gear. Will hopefully be all Leica, even for my commercial work, by late spring.
airfrogusmc wrote
Just bought an M 262. Should be here any day....Thanks Edward.
Sold one of my 5DIIs and my Canon 200 2L. In the process of dumping all of my Canon gear. Will hopefully be all Leica, even for my commercial work, by late spring.
Dec 14, 2015 at 11:17 AM
p.1249 #18Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Moving targets with MM-246 and 50 Noctilux
Dec 14, 2015 at 11:56 AM
p.1249 #19Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
If that is shot at wide open then great job hitting focus. It is hard enough at 50mm and 1.4. Couldn't imagine another stop.
Has anyone confirm if the 262 has the sensor from the 240 or from the Q and SL?
A few with the 240 + 35 FLE:
It is hard enough at 50mm and 1.4. Couldn't imagine another stop.Has anyone confirm if the 262 has the sensor from the 240 or from the Q and SL?
A few with the 240 + 35 FLE:
Dec 14, 2015 at 01:49 PM
p.1249 #20Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
airfrogusmc wrote:
Just bought an M 262. Should be here any day....
Congratulations, I am looking forward to see some color photos from you.
Just bought an M 262. Should be here any day....
Congratulations, I am looking forward to see some color photos from you.
Dec 14, 2015 at 03:44 PM