Allen very nice especially the shots with the shadows. I also like the first shot of the earlier set with the girl walking with the drink and the person sleeping in the background. Something special about that one that keeps me coming back.
Joakim I like the 1st with the windows adding a softness.
Charlie always enjoy your mountain shots and adventures
Retro nice V framing
Tjgater seeing your Alcatraz shots brings back great memories when I visited the rock.
Edward lovely portrait
Werner interesting shot shoes with a hot chilli, I think they the shoes will sell
Jorge - I like the expression you captured and also the person in the background looking your way too.
Stephen I'm in followed by a crowd of I'm in'ers interesting combination of shots. Tells a great story.
My M9 has sensor corrosion and I think I've decided it's a good time to send it in for a replacement. It's going to suck to be without it, but hopefully it won't take a year or something ridiculous to get it back.
Joachim - that Noct is definitely a signature lens with special rendering. Great work on the last few pages.
Edward - love the night shots you post. It's my favorite time to shoot street but can be challenging with a RF at times.
Werner - very creative - love the shoes.
Robert - Congrats on the lens! I also happened to be at TCS buying a tripod and noticed the X1D event happening. Had a quick look and then ran away fast to avoid temptation.
Gary Clennan wrote:
Joachim - that Noct is definitely a signature lens with special rendering. Great work on the last few pages.
Edward - love the night shots you post. It's my favorite time to shoot street but can be challenging with a RF at times.
Werner - very creative - love the shoes.
Robert - Congrats on the lens! I also happened to be at TCS buying a tripod and noticed the X1D event happening. Had a quick look and then ran away fast to avoid temptation.
Thanks Gary. When it was first announced I was in the would consider group. With their slipping ship dates, centre focus only on the preprodction model, and one of them not answering one of my questions, he did look for an answer but when he couldn't answer it he gave me the cold shoulder stopped talking to me, not good customer relations in my book, although eventually another person came over a few minutes later.
I liked the weight of the camera and it felt good in hand. The AF was hit and miss. Nailed one, Next one gave an in focus indicator then although shot was taken it never actually took it. Not sure why. Another person had the same issue. My guess is it lost focus as the lighting in store is not the best. When I pointed the camera to the book section it was having a heck of a time getting focus. Then again it was a preproduction model with centre focus point only.
It was easy to operate and they told me that the final models will have the ability to change the focal point (still only one), though it sounds like it will be via live view. I did like the rendering and colors. Overall I was somewhat impressed but not enough to rush out and get one. Besides I heard that fuji is getting close to a mirrorless MF, then again that rumour has been around for a long time and I of course I have always liked the feel of the Leica S and there is the rumour of the next M (color).
In the end I am still happy with my current gear so it was a nice diversion and my walk with the Monochrom kit afterwards made for an enjoyable day even though I never changed the lens.
Burningheart, Gary, thank you very much for your nice comments. I don't find night shots particularly difficult to focus with the RF, probably due to the high contrast of the lighting.
Great photography from everyone here. Sorry for not commenting individually but I am truly inspired by your work guys!
Looks blissful; the bike, the trail, sunshine, beautiful countryside, what a perfect way to spend a day.
How do you carry the camera? I can imagine an M9 is a lethal weapon flying around on a strap.
burningheart wrote:
Allen very nice especially the shots with the shadows. I also like the first shot of the earlier set with the girl walking with the drink and the person sleeping in the background. Something special about that one that keeps me coming back.
Joakim I like the 1st with the windows adding a softness.
Charlie always enjoy your mountain shots and adventures
Retro nice V framing
Tjgater seeing your Alcatraz shots brings back great memories when I visited the rock.
Edward lovely portrait
Werner interesting shot shoes with a hot chilli, I think they the shoes will sell
Jorge - I like the expression you captured and also the person in the background looking your way too.
Stephen I'm in followed by a crowd of I'm in'ers interesting combination of shots. Tells a great story. ...Show more →
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Very observant, Gary. I hate shaving and it was an experiment to see if I could get by with weekly trims instead. So far it has stuck, though I think it looks better in the winter.
Ocean, beautiful colors in Salzburg!
Joakim, your street photography from Copenhagen is just excellent, and great use of the noctilux.
Charlie, Great scenery from the mountains. Really like the bike shot.
Coogee, second shot is awesome, classic use of rangefinders. Love the film colors.
Retrofocus, again great film shot. Color and latitude are awesome.
Jorge, strong street set. Really like 2 and 3.
This is a shot form a golf outing that i shot yesterday. I don't really do these much anymore. In fact this is the only client I still shoot these for. They were my very first client but I have pretty much priced myself out of this kind of work.
M 262, 24 Elmar 2.8 and Leica sf58 flash about a stop down from the ambient.
I also recently purchased a very nice M9. What great colors at low ISO, but I was really limited because a lot of my shooting comes at ISO800+. I'm not afraid of noise, but I didn't like the way files looked above 1250. So I sold that and was able to purchase a M240 from this thread's very own, AbramG! Great guy, great transaction!
I have only shot it for about 20 minutes this afternoon, but I'm REALLY diggin it so far! Here is one with the M240: