urban_alchemist
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Thanks... 🙂
My Noctilux Diary
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maddoc
... likes film again.
"Basta" is great !! I like the atmosphere in that photo a lot.
Srono
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Not sure if everyone's already seen this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moaan/sets/72057594048091531/
(not from me, of course)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moaan/sets/72057594048091531/
(not from me, of course)
deepwhite
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@urban_alchemist - I love this whole series! Color & B/W.
And yes, the "til my conscience blurs" shot was out of focus on purpose. But now it looks too much out of focus, and some areas just turn into "spots": no color transition, no details, no nothing....
@Srono - yes, moaan is on my contact list. Whenever he's got a new photo uploaded, I'll check it out.
And yes, the "til my conscience blurs" shot was out of focus on purpose. But now it looks too much out of focus, and some areas just turn into "spots": no color transition, no details, no nothing....
@Srono - yes, moaan is on my contact list. Whenever he's got a new photo uploaded, I'll check it out.
urban_alchemist
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I think its perfect as it is... its the flatness that gives it the depth (no punn intended)... (OK, maybe just a little bit 😀)
Rodluvan
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Hi all,
I have very little experience with any Leica what so ever, so to be able to shimmy in on this noct-thread I thought it would be fun to post some of my own made with the Nikkor 50mm Ai 1.2 (not 'noct' denomination however).
I hope that's ok?! They are not posted bash/compare/belittle/applaud either the Nikkor nor the Leica. Each to his own (I'd gladly buy a Leica Noct, but I can't afford one).
Portra 400vc
Neopan 400 pushed to 800
Neopan 1600
I have very little experience with any Leica what so ever, so to be able to shimmy in on this noct-thread I thought it would be fun to post some of my own made with the Nikkor 50mm Ai 1.2 (not 'noct' denomination however).
I hope that's ok?! They are not posted bash/compare/belittle/applaud either the Nikkor nor the Leica. Each to his own (I'd gladly buy a Leica Noct, but I can't afford one).
Portra 400vc
Neopan 400 pushed to 800
Neopan 1600
deepwhite
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@urban_alchemist - thanks. I got some friends telling me the same thing about that shot today. I guess it's just me.
@Rodluvan - I love the B/W shots. They are "real". 🙂
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Some R-D1s + Noctilux shots:
[Us]
In Taiwan, some companies offer a kind of temporary job: they give you a big board, an ad, and ask you to raise it by the roadside for the whole morning or afternoon, so the passerby can see the messages.
It was a very hot day. This man was raising a big board, which was his job of that day. Yet despite the high temperature and directly exposed under the sunlight, his girlfriend stayed with him all the time.
In my eyes, that was the moment when "two people" became "us".
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The following are the shots from tonight, my walking from the office to the station.
[Hello! We are your FANS!]
[Crouching Dragon]
It looked like traditional Chinese paintings of a crouching dragon, so I took the shot.
[Reaching for the Star]
Then I bent over and it looked like something else.
[A Very Good Restaurant]
It's a place I loved very much. Named "dozo" (from Japanese).
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I'm still exploring new ways of using the Noctilux with the R-D1s. Please share with me if you've got any idea.
- to be continued
@Rodluvan - I love the B/W shots. They are "real". 🙂
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Some R-D1s + Noctilux shots:
[Us]
In Taiwan, some companies offer a kind of temporary job: they give you a big board, an ad, and ask you to raise it by the roadside for the whole morning or afternoon, so the passerby can see the messages.
It was a very hot day. This man was raising a big board, which was his job of that day. Yet despite the high temperature and directly exposed under the sunlight, his girlfriend stayed with him all the time.
In my eyes, that was the moment when "two people" became "us".
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The following are the shots from tonight, my walking from the office to the station.
[Hello! We are your FANS!]
[Crouching Dragon]
It looked like traditional Chinese paintings of a crouching dragon, so I took the shot.
[Reaching for the Star]
Then I bent over and it looked like something else.
[A Very Good Restaurant]
It's a place I loved very much. Named "dozo" (from Japanese).
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I'm still exploring new ways of using the Noctilux with the R-D1s. Please share with me if you've got any idea.
- to be continued
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cam
the need for speed
loan it to me for a while and i'd be pleased as punch to tell you 😀
excellent pics! i love the glow and tones of the black and whites. and the colour reminds me very much of my first version 35 Cron (1962) which kind of shocked me. mind you, i love the colour i get out of my Cron (this isn't an insult), but it is the first modern lens that comes close... cool!
deepwhite
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Well I WAS in Paris for the whole June. On the other hand I didn't have the Noctilux then....
About the Cron I (8-element), I've seen many shots by it and could sometimes recognize that thick-but-not-artificial-at-all color (more "weight"). Noctilux in low light + R-D1s' "Epson color" is really great.
By the way, when I was choosing a 35 Cron to buy, I went for the IV (7-element) because I thought it would be a more general-purpose lens than the 8-element. That turns out to be true, but from time to time I still wish I had the 8-element too.
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Rodluvan
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maddoc
... likes film again.
Rodluvan, I like the portraits ! A small question, though... In the first one I can see some "pattern" (?) in the lower right part near her face. Some kind of flare ?
Here is one more from me, it seems the rangefinder of my M4-P is out of alignment ... 🙁 Focus was set on the brochure, they both read but it looks like severe front-focus: (taken at f/1.0 1/125s)
Here is one more from me, it seems the rangefinder of my M4-P is out of alignment ... 🙁 Focus was set on the brochure, they both read but it looks like severe front-focus: (taken at f/1.0 1/125s)
Rodluvan
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I guess you're talking about the curved lines to the left of her face. Your guess is as good as mine (or maybe better). I think they are some sort of lens-flare (which this lens suffers a great deal from), but I've never seen them projected as that before and I've used this lens often. Anyway, I think the look cool 🙂
tan131
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urban alchemist, I think the results of the Delta 3200 isn't that bad. I think it has an interesting feel to it. Grains are part of its signature 😉 Btw, I like your pics. More pls? 🙂
urban_alchemist
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I've been really busy since I got back, so unfortunately haven't been able to shoot that much at all (let alone with the Noctilux)... hopefully should be able to get back out there soon...
There's plenty more on Flickr if you're interested (link below), just not many more Noctilux shots...
Edit: Aaaah! You're ralphii82 - just added you to my flickr contacts! I'm mongrelnomad over there...
There's plenty more on Flickr if you're interested (link below), just not many more Noctilux shots...
Edit: Aaaah! You're ralphii82 - just added you to my flickr contacts! I'm mongrelnomad over there...
Rodluvan
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Please tell me to stop if I'm out of line (I'd understand if you consider that there are enough slr-forums out there), but here's a few more (I'm not sure if it's a declaration of love to the lens or the film) 🙂
TX400
TX400
And finally (TX400):
TX400
TX400
And finally (TX400):
deepwhite
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@Rodiuvan - yes, "real" is a very good thing when I said that about your work. Also, please feel free to post more!
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Too busy during the first week back to an office table (since 10 years ago). But everything's fine. I tried to shoot something and keep this thread going, but then I thought, why fake it? If I'm busy, I'm busy. I'll just post more when I got time to shoot more. ;-)
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Too busy during the first week back to an office table (since 10 years ago). But everything's fine. I tried to shoot something and keep this thread going, but then I thought, why fake it? If I'm busy, I'm busy. I'll just post more when I got time to shoot more. ;-)
Rodluvan
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I surprised how seldom you Leica loving people show off your 50mm ƒ/1.0 lens compared to how often I see photos of the cameras themselves. I have no real sense of how big that thing is or how it actually looks. Can someone oblige me?
Anyway, here's my simple Nikkor 1.2
Anyway, here's my simple Nikkor 1.2
maddoc
... likes film again.
Here we go ... 😉
"Standard-size" M
"Big-size" M:
"Standard-size" M
"Big-size" M:
Rodluvan
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It's so difficult to say! Is the diameter of the lens by the base (towards the camera body) larger than say a 50mm 'cron?
When I look at my M3 the middle window extrudes a little (a small frame) from the body making it impossible to have a larger based-diameter (I understand the mount itself is the same) mounted to it.
What's the filter diameter of that thing and what is "Standard-size" M as opposed to "Big-size" M? Are you referring to the fact that the M5 is bulkier than other other M's?
And final a (noob-) general question, are the rangefinder-lenses smaller than their slr-counterpart just because they are mounted closer to the filmplane?
Thank you for the pix!
maddoc
... likes film again.
The filter-size of the Noctilux I have is E60, the maximal diameter of the lens is ~ 70mm (my guess only !). I had a couple of Summicrons and would say the Noctilux is roughly twice in diameter. The Noctilux works very well on the M3, BTW !
I think the smaller size of rangefinder lenses is due to the closer distance to the film-plane and the simpler aperture mechanism (no coupling to the body necessary)
The M5 is much larger than all other M-Leicas, taller, wider and more heavy, thus a large and heavy lens is better balanced on the M5.