Woody Campbell
Workshop Member
More. This one with the Nocti at f.95
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It is simply nostalgia. Like Harley Davidson riders are trying to be rebellious, but they are using a conservative and commercial image with which to do it, completely against the idea that created the biker in black leather in the first place. And when the Leica concept came out, it was going against the grain and the cutting-edge technology of the day.In regard to Leica's latest lenses, I think that it will continue to take awhile for people to feel accustomed to what looks best to them with the combination of the MM and modern lenses ... especially as they continue to experiment with their approach to post processing.
I've shot a lot of images with the S2 and a combination of older lenses like the Zeiss 110/2 and Mamiya 80/1.9 lenses. In fact, I spent nearly 6 months with the camera where I rarely used S lenses. I think it was because I was used to trying to get a look that I was familiar with the M9.
But over time, I've gravitated back to shooting with S lenses extensively as I've really begun to like the crisp modern Leica look that is attainable with Leica's latest lenses. It's an aesthetic that is different from film and the approximation that some try to get with digital files by playing with sliders in software including adding grain. Maybe one just has to give their mind an opportunity to become more familiar with the look. I believe that it is a look that stands well on its own ... after all, we've become a high definition digital world.
Of course, it's fantastic that MM is available with an M mount so that no matter one's tastes, the only limitation to how the final image looks truly rests with the photographer.
Jono,I like Kurt's thinking as well - and I've gravitated to modern Leica lenses, bascially because I found it tricky mixing the aesthetic, so that the 28 'cron Asp is about the 'oldest' looking lens I have.
As for the Noctilux / 50 APO trade. I guess it depends on which Noctilux you speak of. If it's the 0.95, I really think you might find it tricky to distinguish between the two lenses at f2. I've had a similar anguish over the new 50 'cron APO - it's gorgeous, and I've been lucky enough to have one to play with for a couple of months. I was going to sell my granny, and also my 50 'lux and 24 'lux to finance it . . . but I found myself increasingly grabbing the 'lux or the noct instead, just in case I wanted the faster lens.
I decided that the 50 APO Asph 'cron is not an 'instead of' lens (at least for me), and as I can't afford it to be an 'as well as' lens, I'll stick with what I've got for the time being (however beautiful the 'cron might be).
all the best
But you are a Lawyer . . and I'm only a humble software developer, so different rules may applyJono,
It's too bad that Leica makes so many good lenses, isn't it? Every time I think I should sell the Noct (I have the 0.95) because of its weight, etc., I take a photograph that couldn't have been made with anything else, and I decide to keep it. You're probably right that the summicron should be cabined to the "as well as" category. I certainly don't need my own "fiscal cliff."
Me three.I like Kurt's thinking as well - and I've gravitated to modern Leica lenses, bascially because I found it tricky mixing the aesthetic, so that the 28 'cron Asp is about the 'oldest' looking lens I have.
As for the Noctilux / 50 APO trade. I guess it depends on which Noctilux you speak of. If it's the 0.95, I really think you might find it tricky to distinguish between the two lenses at f2. I've had a similar anguish over the new 50 'cron APO - it's gorgeous, and I've been lucky enough to have one to play with for a couple of months. I was going to sell my granny, and also my 50 'lux and 24 'lux to finance it . . . but I found myself increasingly grabbing the 'lux or the noct instead, just in case I wanted the faster lens.
I decided that the 50 APO Asph 'cron is not an 'instead of' lens (at least for me), and as I can't afford it to be an 'as well as' lens, I'll stick with what I've got for the time being (however beautiful the 'cron might be).
all the best
My daughter loves the little dog on under the towel. I love the tones on the sand and spade!...
Of particular fun was a side trip to the little town of dog friendly Dunedin, featuring buildings painted with doggie images.
I absolutely agree - stunning work here and I know for a fact that it didn't leave the camera looking this good. :thumbs:BTW, I am absolutely stunned by how good the post work is on the MM photos posted here. :thumbs:
-Marc