Nex with alternative / legacy lenses group

[kxl]

With ZM 18/4.

 

[kossi008]

The CV 25mm Snapshot Skopar has fast become my favorite lens on my Nex 3, set to hyperfocal it's an amazing street lens.

And I do like your b/w conversion. How do you do it?

 

[j j]

A short-eared owl (?)

Sharp-shinned Hawk by the looks of it.

 

[Disaster_Area]

And I do like your b/w conversion. How do you do it?

Thanks! I don't have one single process that works for all images. Most are converted to B&W with a gradient overlay in PS, sometimes I'll use PS's B&W adjustment layer tool. I find the adjustment layer works better if there's large areas of red in the image. Tonally, a reds and a blues encountered in real life, especially clothing have the same lightness, so a gradient overly will render them as the same shade of grey, so in this case I'd use an adjustment layer to get one of the colors to pop.

The gradient overlay can also be tricky, the less contrast in the original image, the more contrast the gradient will give to the B&W, and vice versa... it's a great tool for some images and craptastic for others.

After black and white conversion, I have a few PS actions I've put together to do a micro-contrast boost, an edge only sharpen and a slight high pass overlay. It took me a while to develop them, I was trying to emulate the results I was getting with Neopan 100.

 

[Smiert Spionam]

Sharp-shinned Hawk by the looks of it.

Yep, probably. Here's a good ID page, with some tips on distinguishing a Sharp-shinned from a Cooper's Hawk:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterIDtable.htm

Now, back to lenses....

;- )

 

[kossi008]

Thanks! I don't have one single process that works for all images. Most are converted to B&W with a gradient overlay in PS, sometimes I'll use PS's B&W adjustment layer tool. (...)

Thanks for the info; I'll have to try that. I am frustrated by the fact that my digital b/w shots always turn out rather bland, and distinctly "digital"-looking. Have to fiddle more with the process, I guess...

 

[jmilkins]

Here's Nex 5n with the Canon Serenar 50m 1.5 @f4. The lens has some haze, but it seems ok to me..this is a crop of around 50% of the frame.

[/url] Bella repose by transalper, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[craygc]

Any excuse to post some B&W Nex 5n shots...

VC 50mm f/2 Nickel Heliar

Leica 21mm Asph Elmarit

Leica 21mm Asph Elmarit

Leica 21mm Asph Elmarit

Leica 35mm Asph Lux

Leica 35mm Asph Lux

 

[Speedfreak]

Good shots Craig, looking surprisingly "full frame". Well done.

 

[behyer]

Gradient overlay?

Gradient overlay?

Thanks! I don't have one single process that works for all images. Most are converted to B&W with a gradient overlay in PS, sometimes I'll use PS's B&W adjustment layer ...

The gradient overlay can also be tricky, the less contrast in the original image, the more contrast the gradient will give to the B&W, and vice versa... it's a great tool for some images and craptastic for others.

After black and white conversion, I have a few PS actions I've put together to do a micro-contrast boost, an edge only sharpen and a slight high pass overlay. It took me a while to develop them, I was trying to emulate the results I was getting with Neopan 100.

I agree that your b/w conversion process is excellent. What exactly is the gradient overlay that you mention? I can see the high pass, and the selective color b/w conversion (adjustment layer), both used to great effect, but what's the gradient overlay?

Great street shots!

 

[Speedfreak]

but what's the gradient overlay?

Probably a curve / levels layer masked with a gradient. (Ever worked with masks and layers in Photoshop?)

 

[behyer]

Yes, I work in Photoshop all the time, and masking adjustment layers is an everyday thing. Maybe he's talking about a Curves layer, or maybe he's using one BW conversion for part of the picture and another one for other parts. I do that sometimes.

 

[rogue_designer]

I've been using it with the CV 21mm/4 (and my Canon 35mm/1.8 LTM)

Mostly in BW, but now that I have built a color shift/vignette correction mask, more color will be forthcoming.

 

[Summicronj]

one day by Analogick, on Flickr
nex 5n 50mm preasph summilux e46
carmel, ca

 

[Cron]

Sony 5n with Olympus Zuiko

 

[uhoh7]

my new backcountry lens:

Contax 100-300

 

[kutitta]

I'll be having some fun experimenting with the Sony Nex 5n and several Leitz, CV and Contax G lenses plus some OM Zuikos...

The focus peaking feature is very easy to use. And I don't miss a viewfinder with the waist level flip out screen...

Started a Flickr group for wider reference..join in!

I just received my NEX 5N yesterday, and posted my first shot below to the flickr group.

I used Leitz Elmar-C 90/4 and high rich monochrome setting for this shot

 

[kokoshawnuff]

NEX 5N, Leica APO Telyt R 180, Novoflex adapter

NEX 5N, Leica MEM 90, Novoflex adapter

 

[peter_n]

Straight JPEGs from a NEX-7 & 35mm Summicron ASPH. The first three are with the Novoflex adapter and the fourth with the LME helicoid adapter.

 

[hteasley]

Just joined the flickr group, and posted the following two photos, taken with my NEX-7 and my 1934 f/2 5cm Summar.

Taken back-to-back, trying different processing ideas.