Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
p.990 #1Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Relaxing at the park with my wife and was just snapping off shots.
Relaxing at the park
© freitz 2014
Relaxing at the park
Sep 09, 2014 at 08:26 AM
p.990 #2Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Thanks Edward, your 85mm Sonnar shot really shows well. It is a very unique lens, I don't shoot it much, but maybe I should. 
Sep 09, 2014 at 08:26 AM
p.990 #3Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
A few more from Hiroshima. The first picture is of an Atomic Bomb survivor overlooking the dome on the Anniversary of the bombing, quite a story he had too. Next is a candid from the Toronagashi, the Floating Lantern Ceremony. Third is Iwakuni Castle. The fourth is some crazy guy dressed up as a samurai on Miyajima Island. The final Pagoda was built in 1416 and is a National Treasure of Japan also on Miyajima. All taken on the M240.
I find I am using the Voightlander 35mm Nokton II alot of the time. I am giving serious consideration of upgrading to the 35mm Summilux FLE once funds are better or waiting to see the new 35mm Distagon turns out (I had the Distagon in a Canon mount and loved it)
Normally, I shoot mostly BW, but really have been enjoying the colors I get out of the M240.
Ryan
Bombing survivor CV 12mm Heliar
Hiroshima Floating Lantern Ceremony CV 35mm f/1.2 Nokton II
Iwakuni Castle Leica 21mm Elmarit ASPH
Samurai Guy CV 35/1.2 Nokton II
Miyajima Pagoda CV 35/1.2 Nokton II
I find I am using the Voightlander 35mm Nokton II alot of the time. I am giving serious consideration of upgrading to the 35mm Summilux FLE once funds are better or waiting to see the new 35mm Distagon turns out (I had the Distagon in a Canon mount and loved it)
Normally, I shoot mostly BW, but really have been enjoying the colors I get out of the M240.
Ryan
© lostinjapan 2013
Bombing survivor CV 12mm Heliar
© lostinjapan 2013
Hiroshima Floating Lantern Ceremony CV 35mm f/1.2 Nokton II
© lostinjapan 2013
Iwakuni Castle Leica 21mm Elmarit ASPH
© lostinjapan 2013
Samurai Guy CV 35/1.2 Nokton II
© lostinjapan 2013
Miyajima Pagoda CV 35/1.2 Nokton II
Sep 09, 2014 at 08:49 AM
p.990 #4Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Thank you Andrew. Indeed we are both fortunate to own such a special lens. I would love to see your work with it.
Ryan, very nice set. My favorite is the 1st shot.
Ryan, very nice set. My favorite is the 1st shot.
Sep 09, 2014 at 09:08 AM
p.990 #5Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Nice set Ryan! Have Zeiss confirmed that they will be releasing a ZM35/1.4 or is it just a rumor. I haven't been following the gossip lately on this one...
Sep 09, 2014 at 09:14 AM
p.990 #6Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Gary Clennan wrote:
Nice set Ryan! Have Zeiss confirmed that they will be releasing a ZM35/1.4 or is it just a rumor. I haven't been following the gossip lately on this one...
Three lenses out of four in the teaser have been announced. Remains the mysterious ZM looking one on the right side. It should be announced soon.
Sep 09, 2014 at 09:18 AM
p.990 #7Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Gary,
At this point it's just a rumor but I think it's safe to say it's pretty well confirmed. Zeiss has been promising a new ZM lens for a couple of years now so this is probably it.
Ryan
At this point it's just a rumor but I think it's safe to say it's pretty well confirmed. Zeiss has been promising a new ZM lens for a couple of years now so this is probably it.
Ryan
Sep 09, 2014 at 09:32 AM
p.990 #8Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Arka wrote:
I recently had all of my Leica kit serviced and adjusted, and now the whole thing shoots like a dream... Here are two of my daughter. I'm doing a series of her and trying to achieve a very particular look. The 90's rendition gets me closer to what I want I think, but the 50's crispness and ease of use is hard to resist.
Any thoughts as to whether these are working, and how to improve them?
I agree with Carsten about the light and maybe also adding some fill light using a reflector to lighten up the shadows somewhat on the opposite side of the main light.
I recently had all of my Leica kit serviced and adjusted, and now the whole thing shoots like a dream... Here are two of my daughter. I'm doing a series of her and trying to achieve a very particular look. The 90's rendition gets me closer to what I want I think, but the 50's crispness and ease of use is hard to resist.
Any thoughts as to whether these are working, and how to improve them?
I agree with Carsten about the light and maybe also adding some fill light using a reflector to lighten up the shadows somewhat on the opposite side of the main light.
Sep 09, 2014 at 09:40 AM
p.990 #9Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
lostinjapan wrote:
Gary,
At this point it's just a rumor but I think it's safe to say it's pretty well confirmed. Zeiss has been promising a new ZM lens for a couple of years now so this is probably it.
Ryan
Yeah - I just read on Photorumors that it is now confirmed.... I won't believe it until I see an announcement from Zeiss.
Gary,
At this point it's just a rumor but I think it's safe to say it's pretty well confirmed. Zeiss has been promising a new ZM lens for a couple of years now so this is probably it.
Ryan
Yeah - I just read on Photorumors that it is now confirmed.... I won't believe it until I see an announcement from Zeiss.
Sep 09, 2014 at 09:45 AM
p.990 #10Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Zeiss seem to have timed the announcements in ascending order, starting with the lowly Loxia lenses, to the huge Otus, and leaving la creme de la creme until the end. I have high hopes for this lens, and it may replace my beloved biogon if the performance is as expected.
Sep 09, 2014 at 09:57 AM
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p.990 #11Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
If it is true, I will likely buy one as well....
Sep 09, 2014 at 10:17 AM
p.990 #12Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
I do not want a ZM 35/1.4 Distagon. I do not need a ZM 35/1.4 Distagon. I do not want a ZM 35/1.4 Distagon. I do not need a ZM 35/1.4 Distagon. ...
Sep 09, 2014 at 10:32 AM
p.990 #13Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
I was specifically told by Zeiss, we wouldn't see another ZM lens till 2015 earliest. I'm sure hoping it's true.. I'd love to see what they cook up.
Sep 09, 2014 at 10:49 AM
p.990 #14Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Arka, I agree most Carsten said, I think another suggestion I have is shooting angle, I'd like directly facing her and bending my knee down shooting at same level with her face
, it will make more impact by directly communicating with her. I do like what you got as is though.
Edward, really like that motorcycle shot.
Andrew, welcome back, the image has lots of pop.
Ryan, #1 is great image.
Joakim, I can see you struggle
, don't you have 35lux FLE, let's do a even trade once I got the zm.
and Thank you for the comment and like. I appreciate.
Edited on Sep 09, 2014 at 12:31 PM · View previous versions
, it will make more impact by directly communicating with her. I do like what you got as is though. Edward, really like that motorcycle shot.
Andrew, welcome back, the image has lots of pop.
Ryan, #1 is great image.
Joakim, I can see you struggle
, don't you have 35lux FLE, let's do a even trade once I got the zm. and Thank you for the comment and like. I appreciate.
Edited on Sep 09, 2014 at 12:31 PM · View previous versions
Sep 09, 2014 at 10:55 AM
p.990 #15Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Thanks for the thoughts on the 50/1.5 CV - seems coding might not be at all necessary, which is great! If it arrives in time, I might take it to a food festival on Sunday for a test ride.
Re: 35/1.4 ZM - any lens of this type would create viewfinder blockage, correct?
Re: 35/1.4 ZM - any lens of this type would create viewfinder blockage, correct?
Sep 09, 2014 at 11:28 AM
p.990 #16Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Gary, I prefer the B&W where the flare adds to the mood, but isn't as dominating for attention due to its colour.
Robert - nice find
Michael - beautiful and filmic. Yosemite is a beautiful place, having briefly experienced it over 10 years ago during a 'drive through' back to SF. It's a place one may almost be intimidated to photograph because it's already been done so often, and so well. Even more the case when passing through under high-noon sun.
Arka - I prefer the 50mm image. It has a smoother, creamier quality to it, though not sure how much that's a factor of different processing.
Edward - love the layering and mood of the biker image!
Andrew - cool angle and location.
freitz - very peaceful. Must have been a nice feeling relaxing with a more manageable camera kit.
Ryan - great variety (scenes and lenses!). I'm also torn about the CV vs. FLE as I also have the CV and it does the job quite well. I suppose I'll have to try the FLE to see what kind of an improvement/difference it actually makes, other than size reduction. Good also to see something from the 21/2.8 ASPH.
About the 28 Cron on M9 and M240... It's a good question about how much of the vignetting character is a factor of the sensor and how much is profile related. I don't think I can state a definitive answer, but I can share my observations.
I shot a more controlled white surface test today, though IMO, still not ideal. Referring primarily to f/2 shooting, my feeling is:
M9's vignetting is slightly stronger and more 'top heavy' in that a horizontal composition will have stronger vignetting at the top left and top right corners than the bottom corners. This vignetting 'position' is consistent whether coded or uncoded. The M240's vignette in comparison, feels like it has been shifted up and is more centered, though the bottom 1/4 of the frame (all the way across) seems to have more mid tone darkness than the top 1/4 of the frame. The M240's vignetting position is also consistent whether coded or uncoded.
Of the two cameras, there seems to be a bigger difference in the coded corrections applied by the M240 than by the M9. Both pull back highlight values, compared to uncoded, but the M9 does so only slightly. The M240's correction is much more dramatic compared to shooting the lens uncoded. Uncoded, it's closer to that of the M9's vignetting character and also similar in terms of exposure/brightness range based on histogram values. Coded, and the image is more even with lighter vignetting, but as noted earlier, exposure seems to have been pulled back noticeably. I see this very obviously in the histogram and would guess it results in around a 1/2 stop highlight reduction. In fact, the histogram looks compressed at both ends, but more so on the highlight end.
Color shift on the M9 is a bigger problem, both uncoded and coded. Coded, the under correction results in some magenta on the left side and cyan/blue on the right side at f/2. Stopping down this color shift decreases but the bottom corners become increasingly more green, noticeable from f/4 on. Uncoded and the left side shifts magenta and right side cyan/blue, but past f/4 it's not terribly noticeable outside of scenes that require very neutral tones.
M240 color shift is much less. Uncoded it's really only noticeable wide open, with the right side being a more noticeable magenta shift compared to the left side's blue with some slight magenta. Beyond f/2.8 it's unlikely to be very noticeable. The M240's profile seems to be very effective at neutralizing color shift across the aperture range, with perhaps a hint of green/cyan along the very left edge that probably will rarely be noticeable in normal use. Shooting the lens coded or uncoded on the M240 results in no normally discernible color differences, such as WB or tint shift.
While I'm sure Leica will never do it, it would be cool to have an option for the M240 to shoot the lens coded and retain EXIF, but to disable vignetting correction. It would probably return some of the Cron's M9 magic to the M240 and avoid the terrible reduction of highlight values at wider apertures seen in the current profile.
Robert - nice find
Michael - beautiful and filmic.
Yosemite is a beautiful place, having briefly experienced it over 10 years ago during a 'drive through' back to SF. It's a place one may almost be intimidated to photograph because it's already been done so often, and so well. Even more the case when passing through under high-noon sun. Arka - I prefer the 50mm image. It has a smoother, creamier quality to it, though not sure how much that's a factor of different processing.
Edward - love the layering and mood of the biker image!
Andrew - cool angle and location.
freitz - very peaceful. Must have been a nice feeling relaxing with a more manageable camera kit.
Ryan - great variety (scenes and lenses!). I'm also torn about the CV vs. FLE as I also have the CV and it does the job quite well. I suppose I'll have to try the FLE to see what kind of an improvement/difference it actually makes, other than size reduction. Good also to see something from the 21/2.8 ASPH.
About the 28 Cron on M9 and M240... It's a good question about how much of the vignetting character is a factor of the sensor and how much is profile related. I don't think I can state a definitive answer, but I can share my observations.
I shot a more controlled white surface test today, though IMO, still not ideal. Referring primarily to f/2 shooting, my feeling is:
M9's vignetting is slightly stronger and more 'top heavy' in that a horizontal composition will have stronger vignetting at the top left and top right corners than the bottom corners. This vignetting 'position' is consistent whether coded or uncoded. The M240's vignette in comparison, feels like it has been shifted up and is more centered, though the bottom 1/4 of the frame (all the way across) seems to have more mid tone darkness than the top 1/4 of the frame. The M240's vignetting position is also consistent whether coded or uncoded.
Of the two cameras, there seems to be a bigger difference in the coded corrections applied by the M240 than by the M9. Both pull back highlight values, compared to uncoded, but the M9 does so only slightly. The M240's correction is much more dramatic compared to shooting the lens uncoded. Uncoded, it's closer to that of the M9's vignetting character and also similar in terms of exposure/brightness range based on histogram values. Coded, and the image is more even with lighter vignetting, but as noted earlier, exposure seems to have been pulled back noticeably. I see this very obviously in the histogram and would guess it results in around a 1/2 stop highlight reduction. In fact, the histogram looks compressed at both ends, but more so on the highlight end.
Color shift on the M9 is a bigger problem, both uncoded and coded. Coded, the under correction results in some magenta on the left side and cyan/blue on the right side at f/2. Stopping down this color shift decreases but the bottom corners become increasingly more green, noticeable from f/4 on. Uncoded and the left side shifts magenta and right side cyan/blue, but past f/4 it's not terribly noticeable outside of scenes that require very neutral tones.
M240 color shift is much less. Uncoded it's really only noticeable wide open, with the right side being a more noticeable magenta shift compared to the left side's blue with some slight magenta. Beyond f/2.8 it's unlikely to be very noticeable. The M240's profile seems to be very effective at neutralizing color shift across the aperture range, with perhaps a hint of green/cyan along the very left edge that probably will rarely be noticeable in normal use. Shooting the lens coded or uncoded on the M240 results in no normally discernible color differences, such as WB or tint shift.
While I'm sure Leica will never do it, it would be cool to have an option for the M240 to shoot the lens coded and retain EXIF, but to disable vignetting correction. It would probably return some of the Cron's M9 magic to the M240 and avoid the terrible reduction of highlight values at wider apertures seen in the current profile.
Sep 09, 2014 at 11:43 AM
p.990 #17Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
adamdewilde wrote:
Burning heart - …. though I don't see snow, didn't you say something about a snow day?!
Brrrr If you insist Adam from this morning.
ZM 35/2
Lux 50
APO 90 - Ironically after switching lens every shot thereafter was identified as a 90 even though I was using the 15,35 and 50 they all show as 90. It works now fine just tested a few minutes ago and records correctly.
Voigtlander 15
Burning heart - …. though I don't see snow, didn't you say something about a snow day?!
Brrrr If you insist Adam from this morning.
ZM 35/2
Lux 50
APO 90 - Ironically after switching lens every shot thereafter was identified as a 90 even though I was using the 15,35 and 50 they all show as 90. It works now fine just tested a few minutes ago and records correctly.
Voigtlander 15
Sep 09, 2014 at 12:07 PM
p.990 #18Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
Thank you Ron and Zhangyue for your comments and everyone for the likes. This community is really wonderful.
Richard, yes viewfinder blockage is unavoidable, but we M shooters don't care for viewfinders because we know the frame by instinct
Burningheart, already? Nice set and looks great in b/w.
Richard, yes viewfinder blockage is unavoidable, but we M shooters don't care for viewfinders because we know the frame by instinct
Burningheart, already? Nice set and looks great in b/w.
Sep 09, 2014 at 12:12 PM
p.990 #19Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
The biker shot was my favourite of today too. Here are a few more shots withe 85 Sonnar. They're not really good but thought to show them nonetheless.
M240 - ZM 85 Sonnar by edward karaa, on Flickr
M240 - ZM 85 Sonnar by edward karaa, on Flickr
M240 - ZM 85 Sonnar by edward karaa, on Flickr
M240 - ZM 85 Sonnar by edward karaa, on Flickr
M240 - ZM 85 Sonnar by edward karaa, on FlickrM240 - ZM 85 Sonnar by edward karaa, on FlickrM240 - ZM 85 Sonnar by edward karaa, on FlickrM240 - ZM 85 Sonnar by edward karaa, on FlickrSep 09, 2014 at 12:20 PM
p.990 #20Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread
zhangyue - Lovely Yosemite shots. Were you anywhere near the fires I heard about in the news last night?
arka - very nice, I like the coloration you did in post.
Edward - the background of the motorcycle has a lovely smoothness to it. 2nd shot I like the coolness of the blue and how it accentuates the shirt. The latest set I like how you caught the fuchsia and cyan colours in the 2nd shot though my favourite is the 1st shot the officer viewing the little girl is a contrast of what are you up to where the little girl in the screen is bored looking for something to do.
Andrew - nice contrast of the horse in sharp focus with the golden colour out of focus background.
freitz - the isolation of the pack and a little of the green grass makes me miss the beauty of summer.
Ryan - the last shot of the Pagoda well done and nice repeating pattern well framed and captured.
and yes Edward already, more forecast for tonight, though it will melt by Thursday and I can get back to training for my half marathon in Banff that occurs at the end of the month.
arka - very nice, I like the coloration you did in post.
Edward - the background of the motorcycle has a lovely smoothness to it. 2nd shot I like the coolness of the blue and how it accentuates the shirt. The latest set I like how you caught the fuchsia and cyan colours in the 2nd shot though my favourite is the 1st shot the officer viewing the little girl is a contrast of what are you up to where the little girl in the screen is bored looking for something to do.
Andrew - nice contrast of the horse in sharp focus with the golden colour out of focus background.
freitz - the isolation of the pack and a little of the green grass makes me miss the beauty of summer.
Ryan - the last shot of the Pagoda well done and nice repeating pattern well framed and captured.
and yes Edward already, more forecast for tonight, though it will melt by Thursday and I can get back to training for my half marathon in Banff that occurs at the end of the month.
Sep 09, 2014 at 12:27 PM