LLL 50mm f/1.2 ASPH "1966"

[Bill Blackwell]

... The lens certainly has appealing character too - at least to me!

Yes, I'm not sure how to describe it, but it renders pleasantly - and I like the bokeh just fine. It does vignette in the upper two corners under certain circumstances through around f/4, but I've been able to clone it out (see post #117).

 

[David Murphy]

I don't know much about ships, but that cargo ship looks awfully close to the shoreline! I presume they know what they're doing.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

I don't know much about ships, but that cargo ship looks awfully close to the shoreline! I presume they know what they're doing.

In the image to which you refer, the ship is cloned-in.

 

[JoeV]

In the image to which you refer, the ship is cloned-in.

Wait, are you serious or joking? You cloned a ship in that picture?

 

[Bill Blackwell]

Wait, are you serious or joking? You cloned a ship in that picture?

Yes, I really cloned the ship into the picture. Here's the original image:

 

[sojournerphoto]

Yes, I really cloned the ship into the picture. Here's the original image:
View attachment 4840646

If you don’t mind me asking, why?

 

[Slumgullion]

In my mind, the wide-open (or near wide-open character) is the reason for this lens. It's decently sharp stopped down, but it has gobs of geometric distortion and it's quite heavy.

Jenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Off Alley by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Jenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Leica M7, Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 '1966,' Ilford HP5+, Xtol 1:1.

 

[Ororaro]

Yes, I really cloned the ship into the picture. Here's the original image:
View attachment 4840646

🤣🤣🤣

 

[Slumgullion]

Dice by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Bel Air by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Bel Air by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Leica M5, Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 '1966,' Fuji 400.

 

[Slumgullion]

I usually avoid the hood. It's beautiful, but it is sooooo big. You pay a price for that, though...

Jenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Crimson Clover by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Jenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Leica M5, Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 '1966,' Fuji 400.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

If you don’t mind me asking, why?

Artistic license, composition, whatever. Why not? I should note, I took that particular shot with the idea of adding the ship.

 

[JoeV]

Artistic license, composition, whatever. Why not? I should note, I took that particular shot with the idea of adding the ship.

Now you have destroyed my confidence in the veracity of photography. It’s all make-believe! /s

 

[brusby]

In my mind, the wide-open (or near wide-open character) is the reason for this lens. It's decently sharp stopped down, but it has gobs of geometric distortion and it's quite heavy.

Jenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Off Alley by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Jenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr

Leica M7, Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 '1966,' Ilford HP5+, Xtol 1:1.

Lovely facial features and very nice photos.

Whenever I'm doing portraits with one of my lenses that is very soft wide open, the farther away my subject is from the camera -- and therefor the smaller the facial features are -- the greater the urge I usually have to stop down a little to add a bit more clarity. This is not a criticism at all of your photos. Just a comment on what I might be thinking in a similar situation.

 

[Erik van Straten]

I've never used the LLL f1.2 but somehow I think the Voigtländer f1.1 is a more practical lens. It is not so heavy and it is damn sharp wide open. I like to use it from time to time.

gelatin silver print (nokton 50mm f1.1) leica m2

Amsterdam, 2024

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[Bill Blackwell]

Now you have destroyed my confidence in the veracity of photography. It’s all make-believe! /s

All I can do is offer my humble apologies. It was never my intension to deceive in any way. I've been dodging, cropping, cloning, and editing my pictures in Photoshop for years now. However, in future forum posts I will note any significant modifications, if any.

 

[sojournerphoto]

All I can do is offer my humble apologies. It was never my intension to deceive in any way. I've been dodging, cropping, cloning, and editing my pictures in Photoshop for years now. However, in future forum posts I will note any significant modifications, if any.

I think Joe was having a bit of fun and we’re all here for fun and not reporting. I was a bit surprised, as I tend to be more aligned with a journalistic approach of not cloning - in or out! That’s not to pretend that I don’t adjust pictures or that (even) straight out of camera is inherently truth.

The other side of this is an admiration for your creativity, to even think of shooting the picture with an intent to add a boat.

If you presented it as a photograph, rather than your openness about it being a composite I’d be unhappy. Honesty is all - and I’ve never thought I’d make a good painter!

Thanks

 

[JoeV]

“/S” = sarcasm

 

[Bill Blackwell]

Leica M11-P, LLL 50mm f/1.2
Alien and accoutrements cloned-in. /s 😉

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Leica M11-P, LLL 50mm f/1.2
Alien and accoutrements cloned-in. /s 😉View attachment 4840776

Where are Bigfoot and Elvis?

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Elvis, 1976 Capital Center by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

I'll go first. Somebody needs Bigfoot now.