Fun with Leica Summilux 25mm/1.4

[RonSmith]

20111030 114a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111030 115a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111030 117a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

 

[deejjjaaaa]

 

[biglouis]

And Let Thy Feet

British Museum

 

[Kamoulox]

:thumbup: Biglouis :thumbs:

 

[Kamoulox]

my son

 

[jtwloh]

Kamoulox, your series from France is is pretty nice.

Ronsmith, the 25/1,4 seems to work very well for landscape shots. There is really alot of fine details captured and rendering is very natural. It has that special draw to it that I can't seem to find word to describe it. Impressive landscape series.

 

[RonSmith]

Thanks Justin! I really like the way the 25 renders detail. Certainly very sharp, but somehow less clinical than the 20/1.7.


Here are some I took this past Saturday ...


20111105 a237 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111105 a236 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111105 a220 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

 

[taphapy]

Small park in Irvine, CA.

 

[RonSmith]

20111112 a376 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111112 a363 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111112 a362 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

 

[ErikTande]

20111112 a362 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

This is a great picture, lots of interesting things going on, I like the composition.

 

[ErikTande]

Is this lens stabilized? I can't seem to find that info anywhere.

I love my Lumix 14-42 and 45-200 because of the OIS, but I can't justify shelling out this kind of cash for a lens without it.

Thanks!

 

[RonSmith]

Thank you, Erik, and no, it's not stabilized. Nor am I.

 

[ErikTande]

Thank you, Erik, and no, it's not stabilized. Nor am I.

Me either, thanks for the info. I shoot a lot of video and the megaOIS REALLY helps when you're moving the camera, even on a dolly. I'll pass on this lens for now then.

 

[Paul_Kerfoot]

It's truly unfortunate that this lens does not have OIS. Like many of you, I have the 20 f/1.7 which is optically very close to the 25 f/1.4. You really should get something more than a little longer and a little faster for the much bigger and more costly 25mm f/1.4. For the money and size, I don't feel I can justify the purchase. If it had OIS, I would probably buy it.

 

[deejjjaaaa]

It's truly unfortunate that this lens does not have OIS

on the contrary, it is truly fortunate that optical design was not affected by necessity to have a small separate group of optical elements to be floated by OIS

 

[biglouis]

It's truly unfortunate that this lens does not have OIS. Like many of you, I have the 20 f/1.7 which is optically very close to the 25 f/1.4. You really should get something more than a little longer and a little faster for the much bigger and more costly 25mm f/1.4. For the money and size, I don't feel I can justify the purchase. If it had OIS, I would probably buy it.

If you think about the maximum aperture, which is the whole basis for the lens, then OIS is a bit redundant. You have to be in very, very low light to have need of it. In fact in bright sunlight you really are fighting to get the speed from exceeding the shutter range.

LouisB

 

[RonSmith]

Driving through downtown Detroit today with my 25 on my G3 ...


20111212 a001 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111212 a006 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111212 a007 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111212 a011 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111212 a015 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111212 a025 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr


20111212 a026 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

 

[Arie Intveld]

Some night shots during a mild December evening in Calgary. All handheld at shutter speeds between 1/25sec and 1/60sec at ISO1600 ...

 

[bahamot]

Just got this puppy, here's test shot that I just took (focused on the 45 mark, f1.4 on GF1, tripod, iso100, 10 secs timer):

 

[bahamot]

Yet another one