sebboh wrote: lenticular11 wrotesebboh wrotecontax g 21/2.8: http://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1728/41729396855_2c39a78bfa_o.jpgI've been wondering, how did the G21 perform regarding magenta colour cast on your loaner M10, particularly on the RHS? Mine is much more problematic on the M240 than it was on the M9...
I agree that the 75Lux is easier to focus than the 90APO and I also found it was very similar to the uber expensive 75noct that I tested side by side briefly. I actually recently sold my 75Lux because I wasn't using the M enough (after having paired down to M10+50APO+75Lux) but after neglecting the M10 and selling the 75Lux I had a sudden wave of regret and went a little crazy buying up everything I could.. My kit now is 2x M10 + 21Lux + 28Elmarit-asph + 35FLE + 50Noct0.95 + 50Lux-asph + 50APO and I was going to add a 75APO back into the mix but stopped because I have the 75SL and I don't want it to get neglected.
Anyway I think the reason for going crazy was to either prove to myself that I STILL like the X1D more (even with a whole army of my personal favourite M lenses) OR that I miss M photography and I find myself neglecting the X1D... Time will tell.
Of course you guys are a bad influence so I also added the M-A film cam and a (IMO) visually matching 50 Summilux-ASPH Black Chrome. Frankly the M-A was the only thing out of the lot that I'd consider an impulse buy, but only because I've been lurking on this forum and have been loving all the film shoots that the usuals have been posting. The other lenses are really just a test of my love for the X1D.
Also I haven't been posting, it's been all work/life and lack of inspiration (even with all the travel). But I am enjoying all your great posts!!
Here are a few shots I took of Emily while in Melbourne (first roll of film through the M-A was Portra 800 shot with the 50Lux BC wide open when I could since I didn't bring an ND filter with me that fit the 43mm thread of the odd duck Black Chrome):
I agree that the 75Lux is easier to focus than the 90APO and I also found it was very similar to the uber expensive 75noct that I tested side by side briefly. I actually recently sold my 75Lux because I wasn't using the M enough (after having paired down to M10+50APO+75Lux) but after neglecting the M10 and selling the 75Lux I had a sudden wave of regret and went a little crazy buying up everything I could.. My kit now is 2x M10 + 21Lux + 28Elmarit-asph + 35FLE + 50Noct0.95 + 50Lux-asph + 50APO and I was going to add a 75APO back into the mix but stopped because I have the 75SL and I don't want it to get neglected.
Anyway I think the reason for going crazy was to either prove to myself that I STILL like the X1D more (even with a whole army of my personal favourite M lenses) OR that I miss M photography and I find myself neglecting the X1D... Time will tell.
Of course you guys are a bad influence so I also added the M-A film cam and a (IMO) visually matching 50 Summilux-ASPH Black Chrome. Frankly the M-A was the only thing out of the lot that I'd consider an impulse buy, but only because I've been lurking on this forum and have been loving all the film shoots that the usuals have been posting. The other lenses are really just a test of my love for the X1D.
Also I haven't been posting, it's been all work/life and lack of inspiration (even with all the travel). But I am enjoying all your great posts!!
Here are a few shots I took of Emily while in Melbourne (first roll of film through the M-A was Portra 800 shot with the 50Lux BC wide open when I could since I didn't bring an ND filter with me that fit the 43mm thread of the odd duck Black Chrome):
I agree that the 75Lux is easier to focus than the 90APO and I also found it was very similar to the uber expensive 75noct that I tested side by side briefly. I actually recently sold my 75Lux because I wasn't using the M enough (after having paired down to M10+50APO+75Lux) but after neglecting the M10 and selling the 75Lux I had a sudden wave of regret and went a little crazy buying up everything I could.. My kit now is 2x M10 + 21Lux + 28Elmarit-asph + 35FLE + 50Noct0.95 + 50Lux-asph + 50APO and I was going to add a 75APO back into the mix but stopped because I have the 75SL and I don't want it to get neglected.
Anyway I think the reason for going crazy was to either prove to myself that I STILL like the X1D more (even with a whole army of my personal favourite M lenses) OR that I miss M photography and I find myself neglecting the X1D... Time will tell.
Of course you guys are a bad influence so I also added the M-A film cam and a (IMO) visually matching 50 Summilux-ASPH Black Chrome. Frankly the M-A was the only thing out of the lot that I'd consider an impulse buy, but only because I've been lurking on this forum and have been loving all the film shoots that the usuals have been posting. The other lenses are really just a test of my love for the X1D.
Also I haven't been posting, it's been all work/life and lack of inspiration (even with all the travel). But I am enjoying all your great posts!!
Here are a few shots I took of Emily while in Melbourne (first roll of film through the M-A was Portra 800 shot with the 50Lux BC wide open when I could since I didn't bring an ND filter with me that fit the 43mm thread of the odd duck Black Chrome): ...Show more →
I'm glad we could influence you to buy the M-A Adam! I'm positive you will enjoy it, it's just so satisfying to work with. It reminds me that I still need to try some Portra 800 out. I love the tones I've seen from it.
I agree that the 75Lux is easier to focus than the 90APO and I also found it was very similar to the uber expensive 75noct that I tested side by side briefly. I actually recently sold my 75Lux because I wasn't using the M enough (after having paired down to M10+50APO+75Lux) but after neglecting the M10 and selling the 75Lux I had a sudden wave of regret and went a little crazy buying up everything I could.. My kit now is 2x M10 + 21Lux + 28Elmarit-asph + 35FLE + 50Noct0.95 + 50Lux-asph + 50APO and I was going to add a 75APO back into the mix but stopped because I have the 75SL and I don't want it to get neglected.
Anyway I think the reason for going crazy was to either prove to myself that I STILL like the X1D more (even with a whole army of my personal favourite M lenses) OR that I miss M photography and I find myself neglecting the X1D... Time will tell.
Of course you guys are a bad influence so I also added the M-A film cam and a (IMO) visually matching 50 Summilux-ASPH Black Chrome. Frankly the M-A was the only thing out of the lot that I'd consider an impulse buy, but only because I've been lurking on this forum and have been loving all the film shoots that the usuals have been posting. The other lenses are really just a test of my love for the X1D.
Also I haven't been posting, it's been all work/life and lack of inspiration (even with all the travel). But I am enjoying all your great posts!!
Here are a few shots I took of Emily while in Melbourne (first roll of film through the M-A was Portra 800 shot with the 50Lux BC wide open when I could since I didn't bring an ND filter with me that fit the 43mm thread of the odd duck Black Chrome):
By the way, who needs an ND with Portra 800? Just overexpose by as many stops as you like, up to 5-6 stops. No worries
In all honesty I didn't do my own scans so I was worried the shop wouldn't know what to do with dense negatives. Also it's been a while since I've shot film so my brain isn't really in it yet. But I will probably get a bit more crazy with this roll of Portraits 400 I have in the cam now that I've finished off the roll of Tmax400 that was in the camera these last few days (did some shots with the 21lux and 50noct at dusk on a black sand beach).
I agree that the 75Lux is easier to focus than the 90APO and I also found it was very similar to the uber expensive 75noct that I tested side by side briefly. I actually recently sold my 75Lux because I wasn't using the M enough (after having paired down to M10+50APO+75Lux) but after neglecting the M10 and selling the 75Lux I had a sudden wave of regret and went a little crazy buying up everything I could.. My kit now is 2x M10 + 21Lux + 28Elmarit-asph + 35FLE + 50Noct0.95 + 50Lux-asph + 50APO and I was going to add a 75APO back into the mix but stopped because I have the 75SL and I don't want it to get neglected.
Anyway I think the reason for going crazy was to either prove to myself that I STILL like the X1D more (even with a whole army of my personal favourite M lenses) OR that I miss M photography and I find myself neglecting the X1D... Time will tell.
Of course you guys are a bad influence so I also added the M-A film cam and a (IMO) visually matching 50 Summilux-ASPH Black Chrome. Frankly the M-A was the only thing out of the lot that I'd consider an impulse buy, but only because I've been lurking on this forum and have been loving all the film shoots that the usuals have been posting. The other lenses are really just a test of my love for the X1D.
Also I haven't been posting, it's been all work/life and lack of inspiration (even with all the travel). But I am enjoying all your great posts!!
Here are a few shots I took of Emily while in Melbourne (first roll of film through the M-A was Portra 800 shot with the 50Lux BC wide open when I could since I didn't bring an ND filter with me that fit the 43mm thread of the odd duck Black Chrome):I'm glad we could influence you to buy the M-A Adam! I'm positive you will enjoy it, it's just so satisfying to work with. It reminds me that I still need to try some Portra 800 out. I love the tones I've seen from it.
Yeah it's kinda fun being fully mechanical. Makes me wonder if it weren't for the film getting wet, I wonder if I could take this sucker under water without a housing Kidding of course!
I was mostly shooting the Portra in the evening/night, I have Portra400 in now, I use to use it a lot during the day and feel it's the best for how I shoot. Although I'm gonna run a roll of CineStill though the camera once I get back to Singapore and I have more evenings out (without being so cold that I cannot feel my fingers), I think it should be cool with the Noctilux and maybe with the 21Lux for that cinematic wide look.
Werner_Utsch wrote:
I dont care to much about film or digital, what lens or camera, but these are beautiful Adam as is a lot of work i can enjoy in this forum !
Cheers
Werner
Hahah... I'm always enjoying your work so I'm glad you could enjoy mine for a change.
You really make me miss my monochrome. Maybe I'll pick up an M10M when released and tell the wife it was your doing
Trying out a Dual Range 50 Summicron that I picked up. It has some haze in the front element but it didn't look too bad and it was cosmetically super clean (as well as CLA'd by Don Goldberg in 2016, I already talked to him about the haze and he recalled the lens and didn't think it would negatively impact performance).
Here's a couple samples with it on my M4 and Fuji Superia 200. Scanned on my Nikon Coolscan 4000ED
Have been too busy with other things for some time now that I barely get a chance to pick up any of our cameras, let alone post here!
Today got a couple of hours to take the kids to our local police open house event and took along our Leica Q. Here are two quick shots. I wish, at some point in my lifetime, I will get a chance to actually shoot something like the 2nd picture in the wild (it certainly wouldn't be with my Q though )