One Leica, One Fuji, One Nikon

[Benjamin Marks]

I recently finished up a project where I was using an M9 with a 21/2.8 Biogon, a Fuji XP-1 with with a 15/4.5 C/V Heliar and one of Stephen's Rayqual adapters and a Nikon D3 with a 24/2 AIS-Nikkor. Here are shots from each converted in LR4 and then processed in Silver EFX pro.

Leica:

Nikon:

Fuji:

Let's hear it for goat cheese!

Ben

 

[Mongo Park]

Yep. M2 or M6, GW 690II and FM2....... beat that.

 

[Richard G]

The Nikon is best. Nice shot. But the contemplative Leica shot is beautiful too.

 

[SausalitoDog]

GReat shots...shows they are all great cameras in the right hands !!!

 

[Godfrey]

All three good.
Nicely done.

 

[j.scooter]

Yes very nicely done!
Thanks for posting

 

[hausen]

The Leica handles the hard light through those windows pretty well though.

 

[Pablito]

All very good photos. In terms of the post processing, the Leica and Fuji seem to have a lot more contrast, the Nikon looks flat. Would really like to see the Nikon shot with post processing that matched the other two tonally.

 

[maddoc]

Nicely done ! I like all three of them. My only small criticism would be about the slightly shallow depth of field in photo #2 (the blurred foreground).

 

[semi-ambivalent]

The Nikon is best. Nice shot. But the contemplative Leica shot is beautiful too.

lol! The 2.0/24 Nikkor AiS always gets grief for one thing or another. Probably from people who can't afford one.

These are hardly a proper test, but I like the Leica shot too. WAs are the rangefinder's strong suite, and Leica knows this. Hence their prices.

 

[Pablito]

My only small criticism would be about the slightly shallow depth of field in photo #2 (the blurred foreground).

I agree with this. Not against shallow DOF in general, but it's slightly distracting in this image.