rirakuma, great waterfall photo on p 759 and I too like the darker colors.
Luka, nice set and great story about your car adventures
Ron, nice sets with the kids and the portrait with the 28 cron has a very natural feel to it.. Looking forward to the sequel of "want broom!", "Got broom!!!"
Mitch, I like the first 4 in your daytime street set.
Adam, very nice portrait of the woman
Phil, great photo of your grand daughter.
Michael, the two first photos of your daughters (I assume) are quite different but I like them both.
Also thanks for the interesting discussions regarding the M 240 and about pp'ing.
I don't have anything special to post this time but I'm leaving for a trip tomorrow so it's time to decide what lenses to bring, I really need to bring down the selection to 6 or 7 even if they are all quite small. Oh, what a hard task
rscheffler wrote:
Some are likely familiar with Tim Hortons, Canada's dominant coffee & doughnut chain, also nicknamed Timmie's. It seems they're also a pretty significant source of eyesore garbage in public places, particularly their paper coffee cups. While I was in Port Maitland, exploring the pier and breakwater on the Lake Erie shore, I noticed numerous examples of this and how the cups all looked so new and pristine, as if someone had just left them moments earlier. While there I could have also done a series on abandoned styrofoam bowls used to transport earthworms used as bait by recreational fishermen on the pier, so it's not just a problem related to coffee cups. Anyway, maybe I'm being naive, but I'm surprised by how lazy some people are just leaving their trash lying around... I guess the problem is the garbage cans are all located in the parking lot, too far away for convenience....Show more →
Lazy donut eating, Tim Horton drinkin', litterbug Canadians. Geez! ")
rirakuma, great waterfall photo on p 759 and I too like the darker colors.
Luka, nice set and great story about your car adventures
Ron, nice sets with the kids and the portrait with the 28 cron has a very natural feel to it.. Looking forward to the sequel of "want broom!", "Got broom!!!"
Mitch, I like the first 4 in your daytime street set.
Adam, very nice portrait of the woman
Phil, great photo of your grand daughter.
Michael, the two first photos of your daughters (I assume) are quite different but I like them both.
Also thanks for the interesting discussions regarding the M 240 and about pp'ing.
I don't have anything special to post this time but I'm leaving for a trip tomorrow so it's time to decide what lenses to bring, I really need to bring down the selection to 6 or 7 even if they are all quite small. Oh, what a hard task
rsolti13 wrote:
this was funny....my wife wanted a picture of our son with Hooters girls when he was a baby, never got around to doing it. We just happened ( ) to be driving by one at lunch time the other day....I mentioned how I have the camera, lets go get that picture. I decided to tell them it was his birthday so he could get a photo with a group of them....here are a couple, all with 35 Nokton II
I've noticed when shooting with Auto-Iso (was testing out the camera's ability to do auto anything), what happens is, It actually gets stuck on one iso (1600 in my case) and no matter how bright or dark, it just sticks with 1600..
Weird, or is this a known issue?
First off - congrats on the wedding Adam! Second, I have not heard of this nor experienced it myself. I have actually used the auto-ISO a fair bit and it works very well.
rscheffler wrote:
Adam - it would be interesting to see a comparison of the 21 SEM against the ZE/ZF 21. On paper the SEM should be pretty much equal, if not better. On paper, the ZM 21/2.8 doesn't match the ZE/ZF, so interesting to read your thoughts about it.
I should have done a shootout before I sold my ZF21. Unless you need a faster lens, I agree that the 21SEM is close to perfect as a lens can get. The ZF21 can at times exhibit MILD mustache distortion but I rarely had any such issues. I did briefly try out my ZF21 on the M240 and preferred the output of the 21SEM. Also - the Zeiss is massive on the Leica as well. The closer focus of the ZF21 is really a non-issue as the bokeh is pretty harsh (and ugly IMO) at MFD, WO. Having said that, both these lenses are incredible performers and are the cream of the crop for 21's.
Yeah, I heard about it on the forum, but I don't have an account so I never asked anyone where to get it.
Thanks for this, I'll try and let everyone know.
Gary Clennan wrote:
I should have done a shootout before I sold my ZF21. Unless you need a faster lens, I agree that the 21SEM is close to perfect as a lens can get. The ZF21 can at times exhibit MILD mustache distortion but I rarely had any such issues. I did briefly try out my ZF21 on the M240 and preferred the output of the 21SEM. Also - the Zeiss is massive on the Leica as well. The closer focus of the ZF21 is really a non-issue as the bokeh is pretty harsh (and ugly IMO) at MFD, WO. Having said that, both these lenses are incredible performers and are the cream of the crop for 21's....Show more →
Interesting to hear this. I'm leaning towards the 21SEM more and more. I need something by September, so it's likely to be the SEM.
Gary Clennan wrote:
First off - congrats on the wedding Adam! Second, I have not heard of this nor experienced it myself. I have actually used the auto-ISO a fair bit and it works very well.
Thanks BTW, the wedding went by in a blink of an eye.. I'm really starting to understand the importance of a wedding photographer. Puts that aspect of my job into perspective.
That's strange, but to further explain, I've noticed it gets "stuck" on 1600 ISO, like it could shoot a lower iso and slower shutter, but it doesn't, or it could shoot a higher ISO and faster shutter but it doesn't. It seems to favor ISO1600 once it uses it.
adamdewilde wrote:
Yeah, I heard about it on the forum, but I don't have an account so I never asked anyone where to get it.
Thanks for this, I'll try and let everyone know.
Interesting to hear this. I'm leaning towards the 21SEM more and more. I need something by September, so it's likely to be the SEM.
Thanks BTW, the wedding went by in a blink of an eye.. I'm really starting to understand the importance of a wedding photographer. Puts that aspect of my job into perspective.
That's strange, but to further explain, I've noticed it gets "stuck" on 1600 ISO, like it could shoot a lower iso and slower shutter, but it doesn't, or it could shoot a higher ISO and faster shutter but it doesn't. It seems to favor ISO1600 once it uses it. ...Show more →
Interesting. I usually end up using the "1/**" option in the Auto-ISO menu which usually works a little better for me. Otherwise, the camera often chooses too high of an ISO to brighten up the scene more than I would like.
Bijltje wrote:
Did u try the 21 SE leica? Someone I know having used both zeiss 21 ZF and the 21 SE says the leica has the upper hand.
rirakuma wrote:
I've never tried the SEM but I love the samples I see from it. The thing is I like to use my 21 as an everyday lens including portraiture and I don't think I can get the composition I wan't with the SEM. The MFD for Zeiss 21mm ZF is 22cm and I usually take portraits wide open around 40-50cm. The MFD for 21 SEM is 70cm and I think I will feel very constricted using it.
This is an example of a shot taken with the 21 ZF. I was around 40cm away for this shot, if I took this with other wide angles I think her face would look really distorted.
I think I've seen that image previously either on the ZE/ZF thread, or your Flickr, and like it very much. While difficult to make a direct comparison, here's one (nothing fancy) done with the 21 Lux at about 70cm and I think it was wide open. I'm not sure how petite your friend is, but going from overall body and head size, there doesn't seem to be a huge difference, though she does look a bit closer.
But, I'm not disagreeing with your general feeling that 70cm is restrictive for a 21mm lens. I definitely felt this way when I got my first Leica 21 and still run into situations where I would like to move in a bit closer. For portraits though, other than for creative effect, I have found 70cm is bearable. It's not too close as to really start stretching features if the subject is kept in the center, which you've done in your image. But this is one advantage of the ZM21 and CV21/1.8, which both focus to 50cm, and would be perfectly usable on the M240 in live view.
Thanks also for posting a few DNGs. Looking forward to playing with those.
adamdewilde wrote:
I finally looked through some of my old M9 files, and I came to the conclusion that at ISO 800 both cameras have the same noise, maybe the slightest win goes to the M240... But at 1600+ you can definitely see that the M240 has a really clear advantage. However, I don't do much noise processing in LR, if anyone wants to bestow upon me, a secret formula, I'd be willing to try, as I have two files take at the same place, so it'll be easy for me to test noise at iso 800 with NR software implemented.
Oh and BTW, there was some mention that CCD produces "organic randomized noise" while CMOS produces "static patterned noise" I was pixel peeping for the better half of an hour, and on several photos, I don't see this to be true (mind you, I was looking at ISO800 files from 4 cameras M240, M9, D4 and the H3DII-39 was viewed on iso 400 if I'm not wrong [but could have been 800], and if I'm not wrong it's a CCD sensor in the Hassy-39 as well correct?)...Show more →
The origin for that specific sentiment about difference in grain structure between images from CCD and CMOS sensors appears to originate with Thorsten Overgaard. I'm skeptical the sensor type is the reason, but there could be other factors in the imaging chain? My most current CMOS camera is the Canon 1DX and the grain structure does not feel any less random to me than what I see from the M9. Its high ISO files are tighter and more finely structured grain, while the M9 feels coarser. The first M240 higher ISO files I played with reminded me of the 1DX's grain. It could be that the underlying nature of the M240 to reveal banding when files are pushed in post might be the basis for the claim? But then I also see streaked banding in some of my M9 files when pushed...
Nice image Adam, I like the feel of the light and the mood of the backdrop and wardrobe.
Phil, very nice! I don't mind your B&W rut.
Peter, I commend you on your ability to get up so early! Great colors and scenes, once again.
Alberto, I like these, particularly the one of your children.
Gary, thanks for the comments!
Joakim: perhaps responding too late to offer anything meaningful, but I think if it was an open-ended trip without a certainty of what will be photographed, I would bring a bit more to be on the safe side. My base set would be the 18, 28 Cron, 50 Lux ASPH and 90. To that I might add the 35 Lux ASPH. If it's a lot of landscapes, then the 24/3.8 would also be difficult to leave behind and could potentially replace the 28 Cron.
Sorry, I don't really have a continuation of the "want broom" series. But here is one after he was told to stop banging on the doors of the aluminum shed that can be seed in the background of the broom series:
Also with the 28 Cron, though cropped a bit due to guesstimated framing that was a bit off.
Thanks Phil! The Calgary Stampede is an annual exhibition, rodeo, and festival which runs for about a week each July. It's a great time and the town really explodes with tourists and visitors from all over the world. That lady in the last pic (Bendy Em) fit into an extremely small box. Pretty incredible.
Thanks Gary, now I remember we have 2 office locations (Calgary and Vancouver) and all the employees from there, email me and tell me what a blast they have there and how the offices there have kegger parties in the office, unfortunately our office location only serves ice tea and cupcakes
I was asked if I was interested in going to the Calgary office once but declined I hear the winters are below ZERO CELSIUS? Too cold for my blood for this desert kid
. Just had a look at the pics....great work guys!
we have 2 office locations (Calgary and Vancouver) and all the employees from there, email me and tell me what a blast they have there and how the offices there have kegger parties in the office, unfortunately our office location only serves ice tea and cupcakes