First 4 rolls with Zeiss 28 Biogon

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used Realia 100, Fuji 200, Fuji 400 (2) negative films. Scanned at Costco. Picasa "one click" fix on 3 rolls, cropping on a couple of edge of the roll photos.

matsumura.smugmug.com - street scenes, zeiss 28 is in title

feedback welcome!
 
Thanks Akiva

Thanks Akiva

There are many great shots in your gallery as well.

Interesting blog too, I'm glad your daughter's surgery went well.

kshapero said:
Some nice shots. great color and lens rendition.
 
Ah Confidence is restored...it looks good Ted

But it is a cruel thing to show a man who recently sold his Leica 28/2.8 ;)
 
well

well

If you ever get the wide angle bug, there is that latest ultra small 28 asph elmarit...too pricey for me, and I think hard to find. I'm keeping my eyes open for 90 elmarits (thin post '74 without fungus, or latest), and hexanon anything.

cmogi10 said:
Ah Confidence is restored...it looks good Ted

But it is a cruel thing to show a man who recently sold his Leica 28/2.8 ;)
 
I had a pre asph elmarit and it was really a fantastic lens, I do regret selling it but 35 is just a bit too wide for me. I don't think I'l ever want to go wider then a 35, I think it's time for me to really master one focal length right now. (Or Two, but the 75 is a different animal with different purposes)
 
this one's nice. :D

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ok

ok

I've thought that too, but at least with film or full frame, the wides let you get a lot of DOF with handheld speeds, readily available film speeds, etc. the trick is to never focus on infinity, but always use hyperfocal or your dof table on the lens.

With digital, you can do anything. I can always get 10x better low-light photos in bars with my p&s ISO 3200 digicams than any leica film user in low light bar scenes, but you can't control the DOF and focus accurately.

cmogi10 said:
I had a pre asph elmarit and it was really a fantastic lens, I do regret selling it but 35 is just a bit too wide for me. I don't think I'l ever want to go wider then a 35, I think it's time for me to really master one focal length right now. (Or Two, but the 75 is a different animal with different purposes)
 
thanks Aizan

thanks Aizan

wow, that was a photo of a white car. Where'd that guy come from? The folks at Costco must be screwing with me, or ... ??

aizan said:
this one's nice. :D

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ampguy said:
I've thought that too, but at least with film or full frame, the wides let you get a lot of DOF with handheld speeds, readily available film speeds, etc. the trick is to never focus on infinity, but always use hyperfocal or your dof table on the lens.

With digital, you can do anything. I can always get 10x better low-light photos in bars with my p&s ISO 3200 digicams than any leica film user in low light bar scenes, but you can't control the DOF and focus accurately.


All very good points but the correct answer was...

"Yes Carl, you don't want a 28mm lens, it's too wide and wouldn't work for you"

;)
 
cmogi10 said:
All very good points but the correct answer was...

"Yes Carl, you don't want a 28mm lens, it's too wide and wouldn't work for you"

;)

funny, sometimes I think that 28mm is not wide enuff :p
 
ampguy said:
If you ever get the wide angle bug, there is that latest ultra small 28 asph elmarit...too pricey for me, and I think hard to find. I'm keeping my eyes open for 90 elmarits (thin post '74 without fungus, or latest), and hexanon anything.
... I am selling my 90 Elmarit latest ... ;)
 
PetarDima said:
funny, sometimes I think that 28mm is not wide enuff :p

It isn't for my street shooting and some landscapes. Hence, I went for the ZM 25; I call it the storyteller lens....it is so frigging awesome:)
 
thomasw_ said:
It isn't for my street shooting and some landscapes. Hence, I went for the ZM 25; I call it the storyteller lens....it is so frigging awesome:)

The ZM 25 is frigging awesome :) but the 21 SA-M is a little bit wider :rolleyes::)
 
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