Andrew, thank you! Yes it is a difficult choice, between the 50 Nocti f/1.0 and 75 Lux. If you have a great 50mm you love using, then most definitely the 75 Lux. It's MFD is 0.7m, huge advantage, and seriously a great lens is you love the Mandler style.
Great set of shots!!! I am really enjoying this series My favourites here are with the 28 Cron, in B&W. Beautifully rendered and PP'd.
Andrew - wow - great sets. I agree with Charles, the 28 Cron images are killer. I also like the 90 Elmarit of the sax player. Impressed you got a pretty sharp shot at that shutter speed. I can't seem to manage 1:1 focal length and shutter speeds, or slower, with anything 50mm or longer with any consistency...
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Ron, you are the detective! Great shots from the 1812 war re-enactment! The lux is very smooth compared to the nikkor, but I am luke warm on the nikkors bokeh in shot 2 (P523), some where in the middle would be more to my choice. But its just an opinion, and I am not a fan of super swirly bokeh either. Having said that I like the #3 & 5 shots on P522, perhaps its when there is some highlights...
Thanks. Yeah, it's subjective and I happen to love that kind of bokeh. Maybe I overdid it but some of what I shot with the Nikkor I also did with the Lux, so at least I have options. I think if you like it a bit tamer, then the 50 Lux pre-ASPH you posted images with recently should be that middle ground. I haven't used one extensively, but the few shots I've done with one have had a bit more background liveliness than the current ASPH version, but nowhere near what the Nikkor exhibits.
Gary - very nice. The figure and artwork in the first image really pop out of the image for me. Do you remember the aperture for that one?
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Gary - very nice. The figure and artwork in the first image really pop out of the image for me. Do you remember the aperture for that one?
Charles, that's a cool view/detail.
Very nice Gary - really like #4 and great texture in the first two.
Welcome to the thread Joel!
The 35 Lux looks very smooth Joakim - the duck really stands out.
Keep 'em coming Paul!
Just one at the moment. Kind of liked the lines in this one, and just as I composed it, the guy popped around the corner, I snapped it, he noticed me and ducked back again. It was kind of unexpected and happened fast. M9 & 50 Lux ASPH.
Jonas - I have no idea what the car is, but the rendering looks great!
Charles - great sets! Love the last of the first set and the first of the second set - the glow of the Nocti is really complementary!
Thanks Hilmar and Charles! Luck is always good.
Last night was the monthly art crawl downtown and decided to check it out again.
All were M9 & 21 Lux wide open, some cropped a bit. I had some luck zone focusing, such as in the first and second images in this set. I like to shoot at about chest height so the point of view is a bit more immersed at average subject height. I'm 6'3" and often don't like the higher 'looking over people's heads' perspective for these kinds of images. Bringing the camera up to the eye also costs a few seconds and seems to be a peripheral vision trigger that causes a lot of people to take notice. Not that I'm trying to be sneaky, rather, discreet. It can be difficult when working within 1-1.5m with a 21mm on FF.
Ron, I have read recently, that for B&W conversions destined for SEP II, it is better not to use any clarity in LR 4/CS in developing the shots, but instead use the SEP II structure controls, as these are meant to be a lot more refined.
Jonas, nice rendering and roll off! I still think one of the real strengths of the M8 is B&W at or near base ISO's. I cannot guess the car though!
Ron, very nice set! I really like the perspective from the chest as the people seem more connected. It is fun guessing the focus, and amazing how accurate it can be
Thanks Charles. Interesting tip, though at this time no plans for delving into SEP. I guess tastes change, but lately I generally find myself backing off clarity, at least with wide open images because it has a tendency to distort rendition of out of focus backgrounds/foregrounds.
Couldn't decide which of these two I like better...
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All were M9 & 21 Lux wide open, some cropped a bit. I had some luck zone focusing, such as in the first and second images in this set. I like to shoot at about chest height so the point of view is a bit more immersed at average subject height. I'm 6'3" and often don't like the higher 'looking over people's heads' perspective for these kinds of images. Bringing the camera up to the eye also costs a few seconds and seems to be a peripheral vision trigger that causes a lot of people to take notice. Not that I'm trying to be sneaky, rather, discreet. It can be difficult when working within 1-1.5m with a 21mm on FF. ...Show more →
I absolutely agree, Ron, since I am about as tall as you are. I guess in terms of shooting with a rangefinder camera it would be preferable not be that tall.
My favourites here are with the 28 Cron, in B&W. Beautifully rendered and PP'd.
