Ryan, had the same idea when new space is needed :-)
Joe, congrats for having pictures from you in a exhibition!
Katie, congrats to your new lens, good job on the project!
Gary, nice skyline...from the last pic I prefer the color version! The contrast between the colors are great.
Katie, love the metal print collage you did for the schoo! I like 21 Ultron pics, especially the way it draws on the 4th shot. I have this lens ans I like it a lot. As for the backfocus on your CV 50/1.5, I assume you are using the ltm version? Which ltm-M adapter are you using? I find the Leitz adapters work the best followed by Voigtlander ones. Those Chinese adapters (even those with over 1000+ve feedbacks on ebay) do not have the same consistency in shim thickness and could cause issues. But if you are already using a Leitz or Voigtlander adapter and still back focuses, have you checked your camera RF calibration with another lens? Otherwise, you might have to send it in for collimation.
Gary, excellent set, the 4th pic of the bridge with the 21SEM is my favorite. This one should print beautifully large! You might want to start collecting some of those M645 lenses again, in anticipation of getting a S2? Used prices have come down quite a bit, you'll be surprised
Ronny, Ryan, Joe, Katie, Gary, Peter thanks for the comment. appreciate! and Peter, I agree horizontal is the one
Joe, thanks for sharing, the 'Bus' is also my favorite of your pics, but I don't remember see the other one here? If I have to S, I will get contax 80mm first
Ryan, what happen with your M, from dealer or private? can you still return it?
Katie, like those 21f1.8 shots, you made right choice.
Gary, your M240 pic is getting better and better
35cron V1,
Lot of haze and foggy, I decide using BW.
Again, two composition:
Hi Joe!!! The M9 is away getting a CLA hope to be shooting again soon! Like I say love the work on your page. Also the lab you used really make silver gel prints, man they look amazing.
HAHAA I have spent the last three summers visiting Mr Frank and bringing him a print that I take of the past year before. I get invited in the house now and usually stay about 3 hours. Couple of months ago I photographed him in front of his house in his underwear. The man is beyond interesting. Its like hanging out with Picasso like Jason Eskenazi said.
KatieInTexas wrote:
Shot these last week with my CV 50 1.5, which back focused consistently with the whole shoot. Wondering if I should try yet another adapter with this lens...
if you're having trouble focusing with the rangefinder changing adapters shouldn't make much difference and you probably need to get the lens calibrated. if you're distance scale is off on the lens a different adapter could help with that.
zhangyue, did you some selective pp on the mountain? I just ask because there seems to be a glow or a light fringe on the mountain tips?
airfrogusmc, I like the first a lot!
Michael, the first horizontal composition works best for me. Very nice! The Contax 645 lenses are excellent and from what I gather with dealers and users, the AF works well on the S2. The only reason I'm holding back right now is the price of the adapter at almost US$2000. I can get really nice files with some Mamiya 645 lenses at a fraction of the price. The Leica S lenses are in a different league though and this was the main reason I decided on the S2 for digital MF, plus the undeniable "je ne sais quio" of Leica .
Even with my KEH $195 Mamiya 645 45 2.8N, the files are beautiful. Some samples.
muc_marlin wrote:
zhangyue, did you some selective pp on the mountain? I just ask because there seems to be a glow or a light fringe on the mountain tips?
airfrogusmc, I like the first a lot!
Peter, I did. because of haze, and DR. I use brush in LR4 for both Mountain and sky. obviously, I didn't do a good work. That is one minute job, to do it right, I might need 30 mins
Joe, the portrait from S looks great, drool....
Allen, the first one from 2nd set is great!
Thanks Joe! Love your recent shots, too. Those little bottom teeth just slay me!
Allen - wonderful last two sets (as always). Your B&W images are all so powerful. I like your shooting style. Alot.
Zhangyue - your color is always perfect. The lens rendering here is gorgeous, too.
Another "older" shot. I just printed this and it's now hanging in the hall. Too cute to pass up.
I have done some testing and determined that my CV 50 1.5 is indeed back focusing - pretty bad. I am attaching photos (cropped) to show this - as it seems to be more severe the further the distance. In order the photos are: FOCUS IS ON THE CIRCLE AT CENTER
1)MFD - wide open
2)backed up - wide open
3)same position - f/2
4)same position - f/2.8
5)same position - f/4
My question is: this is my SECOND adapter for this lens and I'm still not happy. Do I go ahead and order a NEW voigtlander version 2 adapter or go for the newest raqual that allows coding? I've read that the version 2 is a bit deeper and allows more accurate focusing, but I have no idea really. I've measured the adapter depth at roughly 5/16".
Katie, cool strobist shot, excellent I actually like the 2nd set, especially #1 & 3.
The back focus can be seen, looks like a few cms. Can be workable if you can consistently remember to focus slightly forward of your target Which adapter are you currently using? Maybe sell this lens and get the M mount version which has 0.7MFD?
I am using a generic adapter now ... that's why I thought maybe the Voigtlander version 2 might be better. It seems to get progressively worse as the distance is greater - headshots turn into the ears/hair in focus and face is darn blurry. That just isn't gonna work for me. At all. All my other lenses are spot on (tested them all today the same way). I just got the lens (I think I paid $400, but can't remember where I got it - RFF I think) and didn't want to spend more than $500 on a 50mm, as I don't use that length much. I really prefer 35mm; but know that I will need the 50mm eventually. Probably for portraits - which is where I'll need it wide open and not back focusing. Crap. Anyone have any ideas about these adapters? I don't want to focus blind!
