got my next leica

[nikonosguy]

yeah!!!!! 15 mm should be here today -- will post asap

 

[nikonosguy]

ahhhh the lens is here...

now to test it out this weekend

 

[rhl-oregon]

If you haven't shot the 15 before, try not to frame people near the edges. They grow thick and squat, like Gimli in the Lord of the Rings film. (Unless you are shooting someone whom you want to portray as marginal, thick and squat.) That is, the edges distort. All planes that are not flat also distort, so you idea about changing your level (e.g., kneeling), presumably to keep the film plane flat, is the best way to prevent unwanted distortions.

On the other hand, the 15 can be good for physiological (=psychological) exaggerations/deformings. I made a (21mm) digital portrait of a homeless advocate/vet, a powerful personality, who was shielding his eyes with one hand in regular perspective, but his other hand, resting on a chair arm close to me, was distorted in a way that conveyed power at rest.

 

[gb hill]

Looks great on the CL. Can't wait to see your shot's.

 

[nikonosguy]

GB - tomorrow night i'll be out and about with it.... going to get some nightlife pics - loaded up the cl with ilford xp2 film, don't have/need a finder....

am thinking of another trip to clarksdale with this thing.... but will do a few local things first

 

[nikonosguy]

had to break down and order the 15mm finder from stephen last night via amazon - -- still working my first roll with the 15 - seems such a specialty lens that i've been slower to shoot

 

[nikonosguy]

finally have the finder, the 15mm lens, the cl all together... now i need a good strap, a good thumbs up double cold shoe, and a spirit level -- and i've run out of space in my bags, so i'm on the hunt for two more bags

 

[Range-rover]

Ah yes another Voighlander/Leica camera user. They are great lenses.

Range

 

[nikonosguy]

my 3 favortite shots from the first roll with the 15 -- used ilford xp2 -- the run down house is a few blocks from stax - it's where aretha franklin was born --- the building with the stars and bars is a biker gang home --- yeah, the only biker gang I've ever seen that has no motorcycles at their clubhouse... welcome to the delta / deep south

 

[nikonosguy]

just found a hotshoe spirit level --- vintage for nikon rf's --- AND dag sells double shoe mounts for $75 -- much better than the $400 for the cv double hotshoe on ebay

 

[nikonosguy]

will post some interesting camera pron shots tonight -- you guys will love this

 

[nikonosguy]

cl w/ 15, 15mm finder, double hotshoe, nikon spirit level


booyah

 

[nikonosguy]