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p.492 #1 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


zhangyue wrote:
A 50lux WO shot at local grocery store.


Come now, Costco is not a grocery store! But very nice expression on your son.

Hilmar - very nice rendering!
Charles - also, very nice rendering - really like the one of the two women!
najibs - nice emotions in these images.

Adam, maybe consider the CV40 f/1.4... Far from being a perfect lens, as I suspect is also the case for the 35 f/1.4, but I like it for its softer wide open rendering and stronger background blur character. Beware though of the fairly strong focus shift and field curvature.



Jul 08, 2012 at 05:04 AM
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p.492 #2 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Ron, I'm good for lenses.. I actually use to use the 35cv when I shot with the M8 years ago, but I don't remember getting shots that looked like that. My bokeh was always pretty miserable from what I remember, but again I have to look back through old hard drives to be sure..

I'm sticking with my plan 28elmarit-asph, 50summicron, 90summarit (currently have 75rit, but close enough) [low budget], and I will replace them when the time comes (probably as soon as I find the replacements at a fair price) w/28cron, 90APO (the 50lux my fiance wants to buy me)... And I think I'm keeping the 35lux-asph since it's a good indoor event type lens.

EDIT: So much for only two lenses (4 lens kit is close enough)


28 Elmarit-asph @ f/4 (slight crop)







Jul 08, 2012 at 05:09 AM
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p.492 #3 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


adamdewilde wrote:
Good shots guys!

Voigtlander 35/1.4 Classic MC - Really?! Gonna have to go take a look at my old NYC M8 shots that I took with the VC35MC..



Thanks guys. And yeah, the lens isn't too bad. Obviously the images have a bit of post processing in lightroom. I find I need to add contrast, increase blacks for all my shots. Some people like less contrasty look, but I prefer more...Wide open the lens isn't the sharpest. When you get to f2 it's decent, an by 2.5 it's pretty good.



Jul 08, 2012 at 08:11 AM
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p.492 #4 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Gary, Yes this is my second daughter
Adam, I love the 28mm Elmarit ASPH, very sharp and clean on the edges
Ron, Great Color!





M9 Summilux 50mm @1.4 1/4000 sec






M9 Summilux 50mm @2.8 1/60 sec ASA 800




Jul 08, 2012 at 12:46 PM
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p.492 #5 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Thanks for the comments Ron, Charles, Adam, Michael

Ron, more excellent shots from the soccer celebrations. Great colours and I "see" the girl in the stroller now
telluridestock, very nice shots of the infant and the band with the 50Lux.
Gary, more nice shots with the 28 Elmarit.
Charles, excellent repost of the 28Elmarit B&W shots. Sharp and contrasty lens. The Bali shots are also very nice, the two girls included
Adam, very nice sharp shot with the 28 Elmarit ASPH. Good luck with narrowing down your lens choices to only 4 lenses , not sure about you, but its always difficult for me to part with a Leica lens after trying them out and I have now decided not to try any more new lenses. Echoing what Michael said, the last time I borrowed a 90AA, I ended up buying it, and when I finally sell a lens, I end up buying it back at a higher price later, so the old adage works for me, never sell a Leica lens.
Hilmar, nice shot with the Nocti.
najibs, very nice sets with the CV 35, nice precious moments captured.
Michael, you seem to have the M9 glued to you, taking it everywhere? Nice shot from the "grocery" store!

Reading some of the earlier comments on lens pairing, for me, 28,35 and 50 are what I use most of the time and is my go-to 3 lens kit. Although 28 and 35 are quite close, they are different enough that I need them both. My problem with the 28FL on the rangefinder is the 0.7MFD. Sometimes I can't get close enough to fill the frame and also becasue I wear glasses, its not easy for me to frame to the edges. I find that its easier to compose and fill the scene with either a 35 or 50. 50mm is probably my tele and when I want to isolate the subject(s).

Also agree, the buffer on the M9 can be limiting, but at the same time, this kind of forces us to wait for the "moment" before pressing the shutter rather than spray and pray?

Here's a few night shots with my "tele" lens




























Jul 09, 2012 at 02:52 PM
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p.492 #6 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


M8 CV 21/4 on all...

















Jul 09, 2012 at 08:30 PM
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p.492 #7 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Very nice Joe! Were those taken with the 90AA? I love seeing B&W images with longer lenses as it is not something I see very often. Well done.


Jul 09, 2012 at 09:46 PM
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p.492 #8 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Thank you Ron, Adam and Joe
Michael, love the expression and the moment captured!
Hilmar, very nice portrait! There is a magic about the 50 Lux
Adam, very nice example with the 28 Elmarit!
telluridestock, absolutely beautiful portrait of mother and child!
Joe, love your shots with the 50 Cron!! My favourite is the first shot. You have almost convinced me to try a 50 Cron IV...almost
Joel, nice rendering in the last shot!


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Jul 09, 2012 at 10:38 PM
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p.492 #9 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Couple shots from Bali at Mother temple at Besakih, with the 24 Lux












Jul 10, 2012 at 07:06 AM
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p.492 #10 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Thanks Gary and Charles. Apologies if I mislead by mentioning "tele" in the previous post. The post above was shot with my 50Cron with buiit in hood. The 50FL works as my tele since 28 and 35 is my normal.

Charles, beautiful shots with the 24Lux, I like the first one best. Are you back in Bali again?

Here is a shot with the 90AA. I actually like this lens a lot, even though its my least used focal length on the rangefinder, I just admire it for the engineering and capabilities. Due to the long focus throw, I have difficulties focusing on moving subjects, although its great for static shots. I tried a 1.4x magnifier a few weeks back and I think I will need one to get the most out of this lens, else, focusing and composing is quite difficult for me.










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p.492 #11 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Thanks for comments all. Ron, you have great eyes I remember you detect where is Luka's new apartment I need be careful to use the 'word' next time. I had a hesitation when use ‘grocery’ but didn’t feel the urgency to change it. That is happens once writing in my 2nd language

Hilmar, Nice sel-portrait.

Adam, Nice shot from 28mm Elmarit.

Doug, I like the 2nd one. Very peaceful. It reminder me of my son and my daughter 20 month ago

Charles, the 2nd shot is nice, what are they doing?

HK, Like the reflection on 2nd one.

Joe, Nice B&W set, you capture the city well. I feel almost there. And your 90AA shot is really nice. I guess even with short focus range, I can never doing action shot with RF I feel 90mm is must have to complete my RF kit. It is very hardy for traveling. The lens doesn't get used is because we can't just put 90 on one body all day. We need another body. Change lens is very hassle.

Here is 90 Elmarit shot at f2.8 1/30s. I find I can consistently hand hold 90mm at 1/30s which never the case of my DSLR. I don’t know how M9 compare to other Mirrorless camera in this regard?

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Here is one 50cron Rigid WO, no crop.
Yogurt






Here is the one during family walk after dinner with 35cron 8 8 element WO

I was bored








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Jul 10, 2012 at 04:44 PM
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p.492 #12 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


joe88 wrote:
Thanks Gary and Charles. Apologies if I mislead by mentioning "tele" in the previous post. The post above was shot with my 50Cron with buiit in hood. The 50FL works as my tele since 28 and 35 is my normal.

Charles, beautiful shots with the 24Lux, I like the first one best. Are you back in Bali again?

Here is a shot with the 90AA. I actually like this lens a lot, even though its my least used focal length on the rangefinder, I just admire it for the engineering and capabilities. Due to the long focus throw, I have difficulties focusing
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Joe - it really looks like that 50 Cron is a good match for B&W. Did you need to do much PP to those images are do they more/less represent the characteristics of the lens? Were they all shot wide open? I quite like the rendering.... I haven't seen too many for sale with the built in hood though.



Jul 10, 2012 at 05:14 PM
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p.492 #13 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Thanks Joe and Michael
Joe, very nice geometric composition! No I am not in Bali again, but I wish I was They were shots unPP'd from the very recent trip.
Michael, excellent shots! Very nice PP'ing too. I agree with good technique, I can use about 1/15 to 1/30s for hand held shots. No quite as many keepers, but it does work! With my DSLR, this was not an option



Jul 10, 2012 at 08:21 PM
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p.492 #14 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Thanks Gary, Michael, Charles.

hk_mbtr, nice contrasty B&W tones to those shots.
Michael, from the screen shot it looks very sharp for a 1/30s on the 90FL. This is one reason why I love shooting with the Leica M. Very nice set and the color pp is beautiful. You have a 35Cron V1? wow am so jealous! Beautiful rendering. I better stay away from this thread ....

Gary, mostly wide open or one stop down. I pp'ed these with SEP2, bumping up contrast, blacks, added some clarity/structure and some dodge and burn. Just for comparison, here's an unprocessed jpeg (if there is such a term?) in color and a grey scale conversion in LR4 compared to the pp'ed shots.

































Jul 10, 2012 at 09:50 PM
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p.492 #15 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Thanks Joe - I really appreciate the shots and information.


Jul 10, 2012 at 10:30 PM
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p.492 #16 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


oe, excellent examples, and thank you for your tips!!

Recent shot from Bangkok, unPP'd with the 24 Lux







Jul 11, 2012 at 02:17 AM
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p.492 #17 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Great shot, Charles, and perfect exposure!


Jul 11, 2012 at 02:21 AM
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p.492 #18 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Thank you Hilmar

Shots from Bangkok, riverside temple unPP'd shot with the 24 and 50 Lux:0)












Jul 11, 2012 at 06:34 AM
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p.492 #19 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Love that 50lux shot Charles! I think I also have an almost identical boat pic from Bangkok!


Jul 11, 2012 at 11:36 AM
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p.492 #20 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread


Hi guys, great shots!
zhangyue, charles, joe.. Excellent.

I have a bit of a dilemma! I have the ability to swap my elmarit-asph for a summicron plus topup on my side.. I love the little 28elmarit-asph, mainly because it's little, and an excellent performer. But I really want the 28summicron.

The summicron is bigger, and will cost me a significant amount to upgrade (around $1400 USD), but it's an f/2 lens.. So although I've asked this before.. Other then it being an f/2 lens, is there any other compelling reason to upgrade?

Nobody seems to have direct side by side comparisons?!

Anyway, for your troubles, some images I shot today while walking around:
(All with 28elmarit-asph)






















Best,
Adam



Jul 11, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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