Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
p.920 #1Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
adamdewilde wrote:
Ok, so M230 is a Monochrom camera... Let's see how that unfolds.
I have read it on leica rumors. Doesn't really make sense to me. Why would you need a monochrom with wifi..
Ok, so M230 is a Monochrom camera... Let's see how that unfolds.
I have read it on leica rumors. Doesn't really make sense to me. Why would you need a monochrom with wifi..
May 23, 2014 at 02:24 PM
p.920 #2Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
A few from this week
50 Lux
ZM 35/2
50 Lux
ZM 35/2
May 23, 2014 at 03:01 PM
p.920 #3Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Very nice Robert
Welcome neopan! (Loved that film back in the days... wasn't too easy to find here until the store where I worked at the time started stocking it)
rscheffler wrote:
I find it very annoying because it doesn't lock in either position and always moves around when I pull it out of the camera bag, etc..
Gary Clennan wrote:
Appreciate the heads up Ron. When I extend my hood and twist it, it does lock in place.... Perhaps yours is malfunctioning? (or you just need more duct tape)
Gary, that's very interesting... I've been using my 'modified' hood version (built-in sliding hood removed, 3rd party hood screwed in the filter thread) for at least a couple years now... IIRC, my Lux's hood would twist to hold the extended position, but didn't lock tight in that position, or when retracted.
Adam, probably not much to worry about if you're not in the habit of putting much stress on the hood/filter thread, such as by handling the lens from that end all the time when mounting, etc.
Welcome neopan! (Loved that film back in the days... wasn't too easy to find here until the store where I worked at the time started stocking it)
rscheffler wrote:
I find it very annoying because it doesn't lock in either position and always moves around when I pull it out of the camera bag, etc..
Gary Clennan wrote:
Appreciate the heads up Ron. When I extend my hood and twist it, it does lock in place.... Perhaps yours is malfunctioning? (or you just need more duct tape)
Gary, that's very interesting... I've been using my 'modified' hood version (built-in sliding hood removed, 3rd party hood screwed in the filter thread) for at least a couple years now... IIRC, my Lux's hood would twist to hold the extended position, but didn't lock tight in that position, or when retracted.
Adam, probably not much to worry about if you're not in the habit of putting much stress on the hood/filter thread, such as by handling the lens from that end all the time when mounting, etc.
May 23, 2014 at 07:27 PM
p.920 #4Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Does anyone have any samples, or link to, a comparison of Lux 35 asph @f2 vs Lux 35 asph FLE @f1.4?
Or Voigtländer 35/1.2 MkII vs Lux 35 asph and/or lux 35 asph FLE, all at f1.4?
And Voigtländer 35/1.4 vs Lux 35 asph, both at f2.0?
Thinking if the Lux 35 FLE is the one I finally want, I should go for a Voigtländer in the meantime. Or go straight for a Lux 35 pre-FLE... Hmmm, hmm. Any samples? Thoughts?
Or Voigtländer 35/1.2 MkII vs Lux 35 asph and/or lux 35 asph FLE, all at f1.4?
And Voigtländer 35/1.4 vs Lux 35 asph, both at f2.0?
Thinking if the Lux 35 FLE is the one I finally want, I should go for a Voigtländer in the meantime. Or go straight for a Lux 35 pre-FLE... Hmmm, hmm. Any samples? Thoughts?
May 24, 2014 at 03:47 AM
p.920 #5Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
You should skip the voigtlander and decide which lux you want. Do you need it to be super sharp in close distances (less than 5m), if so the FLE will have more pop compared to the pre. The pre has a bit more glow which is what you'd usually feel in a classic Mandler glass.
May 24, 2014 at 04:34 AM
p.920 #6Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Gary and Katie, congrats to the 50Lux!!!
Rocky, excellent job on the wallet, like it a lot!!!
Allen, great street shots!
zhangyue, enjoying your landscape shots a lot! Got the very pronounced greenish color cast in the right upper corner, enhanced with pp? Or is this the normal color cast on your 28 Summicron?
Katie was writing that she uses a protective filter on her new 50Lux. I would be very interested how you all think about the protective filters. Personally I'am not a fan of them, because I always hated the thought of degrading the best lenses i personally can afford! I have no problems with a nd filter when needed and for the rest I have a insurance.
Rocky, excellent job on the wallet, like it a lot!!!
Allen, great street shots!
zhangyue, enjoying your landscape shots a lot! Got the very pronounced greenish color cast in the right upper corner, enhanced with pp? Or is this the normal color cast on your 28 Summicron?
Katie was writing that she uses a protective filter on her new 50Lux. I would be very interested how you all think about the protective filters. Personally I'am not a fan of them, because I always hated the thought of degrading the best lenses i personally can afford! I have no problems with a nd filter when needed and for the rest I have a insurance.
May 24, 2014 at 06:25 AM
p.920 #7Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Peter, I use Zeiss UV filters on all my ZM lenses. If there is a slight degradation, I really don't mind it, but in my experience, in 99% of the situations, the filters have no degrading effects.
May 24, 2014 at 08:01 AM
p.920 #8Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
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May 24, 2014 at 08:31 AM
p.920 #9Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
muc_marlin wrote:
Katie was writing that she uses a protective filter on her new 50Lux. I would be very interested how you all think about the protective filters. Personally I'am not a fan of them, because I always hated the thought of degrading the best lenses i personally can afford! I have no problems with a nd filter when needed and for the rest I have a insurance.
I use B&W UVs myself. Im pretty sure that shooting handheld, even at high shutter speeds, does more than a ToTL UV filter but that's all perception.
Katie was writing that she uses a protective filter on her new 50Lux. I would be very interested how you all think about the protective filters. Personally I'am not a fan of them, because I always hated the thought of degrading the best lenses i personally can afford! I have no problems with a nd filter when needed and for the rest I have a insurance.
I use B&W UVs myself. Im pretty sure that shooting handheld, even at high shutter speeds, does more than a ToTL UV filter but that's all perception.
May 24, 2014 at 08:54 AM
p.920 #10Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Edward, hope you are ok over there under martial law and hope things return to normal soon. Are you even allowed to take pictures of the protesters and demonstrations?
May 24, 2014 at 10:41 AM
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p.920 #11Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
wayne seltzer wrote:
Edward, hope you are ok over there under martial law and hope things return to normal soon. Are you even allowed to take pictures of the protesters and demonstrations?
Thank you very much Wayne. The army did a coup d'etat and removed the demonstrators and arrested all their leaders. I couldn't be happier except that there is nothing much left to photograph
Edward, hope you are ok over there under martial law and hope things return to normal soon. Are you even allowed to take pictures of the protesters and demonstrations?
Thank you very much Wayne. The army did a coup d'etat and removed the demonstrators and arrested all their leaders. I couldn't be happier except that there is nothing much left to photograph
May 24, 2014 at 10:53 AM
p.920 #12Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Bijltje wrote:
I have read it on leica rumors. Doesn't really make sense to me. Why would you need a monochrom with wifi..
No idea, but I think since the technology is there, Leica is implementing it?
adamdewilde wrote
Ok, so M230 is a Monochrom camera... Let's see how that unfolds.No idea, but I think since the technology is there, Leica is implementing it?
May 24, 2014 at 11:30 AM
p.920 #13Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
adamdewilde wrote:
I have read it on leica rumors. Doesn't really make sense to me. Why would you need a monochrom with wifi..No idea, but I think since the technology is there, Leica is implementing it?
To be honest, I am not very comfortable with the direction Leica has been taking recently.
The M system is for traditionalists and I think they should keep it this way.
They can make a new system for progressive tech oriented people, which currently is the T and the system may expand in the future to include FF bodies and lenses.
I confess for being a dinosaur but the M system is also a dinosaur dating back to 1954 and that's the whole point
Bijltje wrote
adamdewilde wrote
Ok, so M230 is a Monochrom camera... Let's see how that unfolds.To be honest, I am not very comfortable with the direction Leica has been taking recently.
The M system is for traditionalists and I think they should keep it this way.
They can make a new system for progressive tech oriented people, which currently is the T and the system may expand in the future to include FF bodies and lenses.
I confess for being a dinosaur but the M system is also a dinosaur dating back to 1954 and that's the whole point
May 24, 2014 at 11:46 AM
p.920 #14Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
They need to do what they do best and supply to folks like you and I Edward things we can't get anywhere else. If they try and compete with the gadget happy companies that already have saturated the market with one size fits all cameras I believe that will be their downfall. I do have hope since they did make the MM. I would love to see an MP digital with the new sensor. No FPS, no video, no automation of any kind. If they were to make it I would buy 2...
May 24, 2014 at 12:10 PM
p.920 #16Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Edward, I agree. I look at my M9 and I look at my A7r and I certainly not want the future M's to go where the A7r is now. Less is more!
May 24, 2014 at 12:11 PM
p.920 #17Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Apple trees in blossom in b&w. M9 and 50 Lux
May 24, 2014 at 12:42 PM
p.920 #19Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Thank you everyone again for the kind wishes!!!
Katie, congrats on the 50 Lux. Awesome lens
Ron, very nice graphic image!
Rocky, really nice shots and wonderful collection
Kape, nice street shots.
Paul, nice taxi portrait.
Allen, powerful portrait!!
Joakim, love the street images. The 24 Lux has a magic about it
Charlie, very nice series! Love the PP and feel with the ZM 18.
Robert, nice B&W set.
Joakim, beautifully rendered B&W conversions.
Allen, magically shots, with the play of shadows!
28 Lux, sounds great and another lens to lust for!!
edwardkaraa wrote:
I have read it on leica rumors. Doesn't really make sense to me. Why would you need a monochrom with wifi..No idea, but I think since the technology is there, Leica is implementing it?To be honest, I am not very comfortable with the direction Leica has been taking recently.
The M system is for traditionalists and I think they should keep it this way.
They can make a new system for progressive tech oriented people, which currently is the T and the system may expand in the future to include FF bodies and lenses.
I confess for being a dinosaur but the M system is also a dinosaur dating back to 1954 and that's the whole point
I really like the fact that Leica is embracing the electronic developments. If they do not, they will be left behind. I really do not like Sony's implementation of menu's and buttons, but I like what I see the direction with the Leica T. I have no intention of getting a "T", as I have the A7r, as prefer the FF look and IQ.
I would like to see the latest M, embrace fast electronics and EVF implementation when needed. The M240 processing speeds have improved, but still slows down considerably with high ISO shots, and can lock up when using the EVF. Also I would like the see the ability for local Leica repair centers to be able to calibrate the RF mechanisms, which only take 3 day turn around. The added precision is great, but it must be serviceable and practical.
I could not go back to the M9, purely for the sake of not having a backup for the RF focusing, as I need the LV/EVF, when the calibration is not quite correct, or problematic lenses with focus shifts.
The problem with the M240's is that the RF re-calibration is about 2 to 3 months, lenses have been about 3 months which is not acceptable either. I feel the electronic developments do need to evolve and be up to date, but also Leica need to get their turn around of repairs within an acceptable time frame.
I find I need the A7r's as a backup to my M240's, which seems crazy, but it works! I personally think we have too many excellent choices now
Katie, congrats on the 50 Lux. Awesome lens
Ron, very nice graphic image!
Rocky, really nice shots and wonderful collection
Kape, nice street shots.
Paul, nice taxi portrait.
Allen, powerful portrait!!
Joakim, love the street images. The 24 Lux has a magic about it
Charlie, very nice series! Love the PP and feel with the ZM 18.
Robert, nice B&W set.
Joakim, beautifully rendered B&W conversions.
Allen, magically shots, with the play of shadows!
28 Lux, sounds great and another lens to lust for!!
edwardkaraa wrote:
adamdewilde wrote
Bijltje wrote
adamdewilde wrote
Ok, so M230 is a Monochrom camera... Let's see how that unfolds.The M system is for traditionalists and I think they should keep it this way.
They can make a new system for progressive tech oriented people, which currently is the T and the system may expand in the future to include FF bodies and lenses.
I confess for being a dinosaur but the M system is also a dinosaur dating back to 1954 and that's the whole point
I really like the fact that Leica is embracing the electronic developments. If they do not, they will be left behind. I really do not like Sony's implementation of menu's and buttons, but I like what I see the direction with the Leica T. I have no intention of getting a "T", as I have the A7r, as prefer the FF look and IQ.
I would like to see the latest M, embrace fast electronics and EVF implementation when needed. The M240 processing speeds have improved, but still slows down considerably with high ISO shots, and can lock up when using the EVF. Also I would like the see the ability for local Leica repair centers to be able to calibrate the RF mechanisms, which only take 3 day turn around. The added precision is great, but it must be serviceable and practical.
I could not go back to the M9, purely for the sake of not having a backup for the RF focusing, as I need the LV/EVF, when the calibration is not quite correct, or problematic lenses with focus shifts.
The problem with the M240's is that the RF re-calibration is about 2 to 3 months, lenses have been about 3 months which is not acceptable either. I feel the electronic developments do need to evolve and be up to date, but also Leica need to get their turn around of repairs within an acceptable time frame.
I find I need the A7r's as a backup to my M240's, which seems crazy, but it works! I personally think we have too many excellent choices now
May 24, 2014 at 08:04 PM
p.920 #20Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Charles, don't get me wrong. I want the Leica M to have the best sensor, fastest processor, best LCD screen and the latest electronics. I just don't want the "gadgets".
I will definitely get the T when it features a FF sensor and built in EVF. Not to use AF lenses, which I very much dislike. But as a back up to my M and also to do things the M can't do properly.
I will definitely get the T when it features a FF sensor and built in EVF. Not to use AF lenses, which I very much dislike. But as a back up to my M and also to do things the M can't do properly.
May 24, 2014 at 11:04 PM