Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
p.1327 #1Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
My last shots on the M9 before its sensor was replaced after diagnosis as 'corroded':
ZM25 f2.8 again (x 2)
Collingwood street-art by David McI, on Flickr
Collingwood workers - 3 by David McI, on Flickr
After sensor replacement:
CV Nokton 35 f1.2
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera) - M9 by David McI, on Flickr
Purely for comparison, this shot was using a Pentax P645D (also CCD - 40mp) and a Hasselblad Makro-Planar 120 f4 (EXIF says f22 however DoF still really shallow!).
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera) by David McI, on Flickr
Both of the last 2 images had quite a bit of PP (localised highlight & shadow control) due to the very directional light.
ZM25 f2.8 again (x 2)
Collingwood street-art by David McI, on FlickrCollingwood workers - 3 by David McI, on FlickrAfter sensor replacement:
CV Nokton 35 f1.2
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera) - M9 by David McI, on FlickrPurely for comparison, this shot was using a Pentax P645D (also CCD - 40mp) and a Hasselblad Makro-Planar 120 f4 (EXIF says f22 however DoF still really shallow!).
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera) by David McI, on FlickrBoth of the last 2 images had quite a bit of PP (localised highlight & shadow control) due to the very directional light.
Jun 08, 2016 at 12:26 AM
p.1327 #2Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
From above. S-006 and Summarit APO 120
Jun 08, 2016 at 08:22 AM
p.1327 #3Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
uhoh7 wrote:
DAG is the man.
Just remember the DOF 50/1.4 at 1 meter is 3cm. Just moving your head a tiny bit will effect things. There are plenty of people who don't think you can reliably shoot that fast on an RF. Leica started with F/3.5 on the 50 elmar, knowing it was much more forgiving. Those fast evil Zeiss lenses soon had Leitz working hard to keep up.
But since that's where you want to improve, then more practice is going to help (F/2 is much easier). Finding out hours later you missed does not help much, which is why I...Show more →
Oh definitely. I've had a number of Fast 50s over the years and back when I felt compelled to shoot everything wide open I learned very quickly how thin the plane of focus is. Honestly though I'm usually shooting between f/4-5.6 most of the time, which is why I originally had the Summicron, but I decided I wanted to have one f/1.4 lens for the times the light levels require ISO 3200 (since the M240 really isn't very good past that point). Otherwise I'm not much of a "bokeh-fanatic" anymore. I like depth of field
DAG is the man.
Just remember the DOF 50/1.4 at 1 meter is 3cm. Just moving your head a tiny bit will effect things. There are plenty of people who don't think you can reliably shoot that fast on an RF. Leica started with F/3.5 on the 50 elmar, knowing it was much more forgiving. Those fast evil Zeiss lenses soon had Leitz working hard to keep up.
But since that's where you want to improve, then more practice is going to help (F/2 is much easier). Finding out hours later you missed does not help much, which is why I...Show more →
Oh definitely. I've had a number of Fast 50s over the years and back when I felt compelled to shoot everything wide open I learned very quickly how thin the plane of focus is. Honestly though I'm usually shooting between f/4-5.6 most of the time, which is why I originally had the Summicron, but I decided I wanted to have one f/1.4 lens for the times the light levels require ISO 3200 (since the M240 really isn't very good past that point). Otherwise I'm not much of a "bokeh-fanatic" anymore. I like depth of field
Jun 08, 2016 at 10:07 AM
p.1327 #5Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Illuminate. by Abram Goglanian, on FlickrWell expired Neopan 400, on my M-A, with the 50mm Summilux ASPH (it's FAR more forgiving on film!). I wish I had a green filter in this situation but alas, I do not own one.
Jun 08, 2016 at 01:28 PM
p.1327 #6Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Not much of a photo but I have now completed my S lens line-up when my Elmarit 30/2.8 arrived today so I had to do a quick test.
Jun 08, 2016 at 01:43 PM
p.1327 #7Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Arles
Pas De Soleil by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
Jun 08, 2016 at 01:48 PM
p.1327 #9Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
rscheffler wrote:
21 SEM and 21 Lux are two very different lenses. The SEM is very technical. Sharp, flat field, high micro contrast. Easy lens to use. The Lux is centrally very sharp a stop or two down, but a couple stops down and wavy field curvature becomes more noticeable and can degrade sharpness of anything placed in the rule of thirds zones. It also has the tendency to purple fringe along high contrast transition areas. Kind of like the 50 Lux ASPH, when shot wide open there's a bit of glowiness in the image. This can be pleasing for some people...Show more →
Ron, thank you for the reply. I feel a decision should be made soon given I'll be travelling to Scandinavia in a few weeks and need to get a good feel of the lens I'm buying before I leave, so this is much appreciated. I'm still on the fence on this one, but i think with regards to size the 21lux is certainly a put off. I'm leaning towards the tri-elmar at this point. I think the flexibility of a zoom (or well, 16mm or 21mm) is very appealing, and it's weight isn't significantly more than a 21SEM.
aFrIcanSH wrote
Alternatively, I've had my eye on the 21SEM or the 21Lux (the latter being a bit out of my budget at the moment) for a while. Would love to hear your opinions on the aforementioned lenses, and just my potential uses of them (without starting a new thread doing so). Right now only the WATE and the 50 Noct f1 are on my list, but as we all know these lists are in reality rather endless. I'm a little hesitant because I've always been enchanted by the 50Noct (both 0.95 and f1) and it's essentially choosing between the WATE and the f1. No matter how much i tell myself i hardly use 50, the Noct is really some lens.Ron, thank you for the reply. I feel a decision should be made soon given I'll be travelling to Scandinavia in a few weeks and need to get a good feel of the lens I'm buying before I leave, so this is much appreciated. I'm still on the fence on this one, but i think with regards to size the 21lux is certainly a put off. I'm leaning towards the tri-elmar at this point. I think the flexibility of a zoom (or well, 16mm or 21mm) is very appealing, and it's weight isn't significantly more than a 21SEM.
Jun 08, 2016 at 06:41 PM
p.1327 #10Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
In love with rangefinders:
I went out today with a Pentax 67 II and A7R with Summicron-M 50 DR.
it was a very bright and windy day and I recently reverted to the standard rubber viewfinder surround on the A7R after using a more shielded type. My target subject was shots inside a cork-oak forest but we had heavy squally showers and quite strong winds, so I restricted myself to some general trees and views in our National Arboretum and only used the A7R. I found focus-peaking quite hard to check due to the strong directional light.
inspection back home showed that I had quite a few missed focus shots - I hate the A7R in comparison with RF focussing!
RANT OVER
Oh yes, here are 2 M9 photos to keep it sort of on topic (both with CV Nokton 35 f1.2 v1):
The Rover graveyard by David McI, on Flickr
Café Pump by David McI, on Flickr
I went out today with a Pentax 67 II and A7R with Summicron-M 50 DR.
it was a very bright and windy day and I recently reverted to the standard rubber viewfinder surround on the A7R after using a more shielded type. My target subject was shots inside a cork-oak forest but we had heavy squally showers and quite strong winds, so I restricted myself to some general trees and views in our National Arboretum and only used the A7R. I found focus-peaking quite hard to check due to the strong directional light.
inspection back home showed that I had quite a few missed focus shots - I hate the A7R in comparison with RF focussing!
RANT OVER
Oh yes, here are 2 M9 photos to keep it sort of on topic (both with CV Nokton 35 f1.2 v1):
The Rover graveyard by David McI, on FlickrCafé Pump by David McI, on FlickrJun 08, 2016 at 11:56 PM
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p.1327 #12Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Leica m240 with Voigtlander 35mm 1.2 II
Meet Dare 2 Deame by Pablo L.P, on Flickr
Meet Dare 2 Deame by Pablo L.P, on FlickrJun 09, 2016 at 11:11 AM
p.1327 #13Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Amazing photos on the last few pages! Great work guys!
Just a mediocre street shot that I took tonight. Sorry for lowering the standards of this thread
SL 601 + ZM 50/2 by edward karaa, on Flickr
Just a mediocre street shot that I took tonight. Sorry for lowering the standards of this thread
SL 601 + ZM 50/2 by edward karaa, on FlickrJun 09, 2016 at 11:25 AM
p.1327 #14Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Seems to be you are getting pretty good colors at night from the SL Edward. How would you compare the general color output to the M240?
Jun 09, 2016 at 01:03 PM
p.1327 #15Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Love the blues Edward.....Nice triadic primary color scheme (red, yellow, blue).
Jun 09, 2016 at 01:04 PM
p.1327 #17Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
airfrogusmc wrote:
Love the blues Edward.....Nice triadic primary color scheme (red, yellow, blue).
Thank you Allen! Now that you mentioned the colors, I realized why I liked this shot, enough to post it
Jun 09, 2016 at 08:51 PM
p.1327 #18Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Gary Clennan wrote:
Seems to be you are getting pretty good colors at night from the SL Edward. How would you compare the general color output to the M240?
Thank you Gary! I think I'm starting to get the hang of its color balance settings, which can be quite weird combinations that don't make sense in kelvin values. As for the color palette, I notice often a high electric blue saturation, but in general, the colors are more "modern", more pleasing, more lively (in the same way as my ex-Sony A7 but with a different balance) but under some lighting conditions, it can be as finicky as an M9. Luckily, it also produces very special monochrome conversions, more pleasing than the M240 in my opinion.
Jun 09, 2016 at 09:00 PM
p.1327 #19Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Some pictures from today in Boston.
m240 + Voigtlander 35mm 1.2 II
Boston by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
Boston by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
BW by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
Boston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
Boston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
Boston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
Boston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
Boston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
Boston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
Boston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en Flickr
m240 + Voigtlander 35mm 1.2 II
Boston by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBoston by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBW by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBoston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBoston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBoston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBoston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBoston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBoston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en FlickrBoston. Long exposure with m240 by Pablo L.P, en FlickrJun 10, 2016 at 07:19 PM
