My Noctilux Diary

Gabor, thanks for the links. He certainly does have a bunch of neat shots, and I find the one's I like are the ones that don't rely on razor thin DOF. That Ballerina pic I linked is quite stunning, too, I think.
 
WoolenMammoth said:
is there Exif data on the girl with the red shirt? I dont have anything that can read that.... Completely curious.
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It says it was taken with an M8 at f1.0. To find the EXIF, "save as" and open the image in photoshop (or equivalent) and under file select file info > camera data 1.
 
samoksner said:
It says it was taken with an M8 at f1.0. To find the EXIF, "save as" and open the image in photoshop (or equivalent) and under file select file info > camera data 1.
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The M8 can't "read" the information from the lens about the aperture actually used. If a 6 bit coded lens is used, Exif can record the maximal possible aperture of the attached lens, though.
 
@ "you-guys-know-who-you-are" - Thanks for the PMs. I'm taking it quite well. Don't worry.

@ maddoc - Let's not argue which photo is taken by which lens anymore. If we do this, we are they. Those shots are great shots, and that's enough. I appreciate the fact that they are shared in this thread.

@ "you guys" - "OK, MOM, I MARRIED THE WRONG WOMAN! STOP CALLING ME ON THE PHONE FOR THAT EVERY HOUR! WE'RE HAVING SEX!" ;-)

@ "us" - Ignore, and enjoy.

Especially when someone didn't even bother to check and reply to the wrong post/photo/comment/etc..

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But I AM taking comments, by the way. All the time. I'm learning, you know.

Just not all comments. No one does that and stays sane.

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To sum it all up:

If you think the Noctilux is not worth it, ask the masters that are still using it and taking great shots with it. Don't ask me.

If you think the Noctilux is not worth it in my hand, well, I know. I'm working on it.

Have I missed anything? ;-)

Happy 2009!
 
@ deepwhite: Point taken ! :)

@ Riccis: What a beautiful wedding photo ! A little bit "vintage-style" !? I would like to see more !

One more from my first roll 2009:

1/30s (Tri-X / HC-110):

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hello gabor
these most recent three images are unusually interesting/captivating. of the 3, the black leather at night came out very well. i'll bet there's an interesting series to be done, maybe including motorcycles (black, chrome), helmets (reflections in visors), and black leather protective jackets??? who knows what a "night person" will find :):)

greetings from hamburg

rick
 
rick,

thank you !! :) I am thinking in this direction actually ... ;) motor-bikes (... drivers, accessories etc.) will have to wait until spring since we have ~ 1m snow here in Sapporo right now and the weather continues this way, unfortunately ..

Cheers from Sapporo,

Gabor
 
Double Negative said:
DoF is affected by your medium (or sensor) size. The smaller the medium/sensor, the deeper your DoF (witness DP&S cameras and their seeming infinite DoF compared to say, a film camera or FF DSLR). Though it has to do with the distance from the camera to the subject to get the same framing, technically (and not the medium/sensor size).

For example, a DP&S with a 50mm lens will have a deep DoF (generically speaking for illustrative purposes). A camera with a crop of say, 1.33x will have less. A film camera (or FF digital) will have the least DoF. This is because your effective focal length moves closer to the actual in the example above, and you need to move closer to your subject to have the same framing. As we know, DoF decreases with subject distance.

So that's why the Nocti looks different in that regard from say, the R-D1 (1.5x) to the M8 (1.33x) to film (1x).
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I find it best to think of it like this:

DOF is affected by FL - this always is the place to begin (the sensor size if the next consideration but only because it affects the FLs that we use). Smaller sensors use shorter FLs for a given angle of view (and therefore framing from a given shooting position). Therefore for a shot framed the same from the same place with a smaller sensor/capture area you use a shorter FL and so get more DoF (because the FL is shorter). Hence a 300mm std lens on 10x8 gives very little DOF for a given aperture because it is a V long FL. a 35mm on an APS-C sensor gives loads for the same reason, but both would give about the same framing or angle of view.

A digi P&S with a 50mm lens will give exactly the same DOF as any other camera with a 50mm lens. however, a digi P&S with an equivalent of a 50mm lens will give more than a 35mm camera. But this is because with a tiny sensor, to give the equivalent of a 50mm on a 35mm camera, the P&S may well be using an actual FL of say 10mm.
 
Nice one, maddoc. The only not-male person with the only not-black umbrella, walking into the only not-dark spot.

I got two rolls with the Noc, waiting for development, one Ilford Delta 3200 & one Agfa APX400, both the first time for me. Can't wait. :cool:
 
please keep this thread going! it's becoming a photography thread w/nocti examples

please keep this thread going! it's becoming a photography thread w/nocti examples

these two are from the same m8, with same lens, location and window light, distance to subject, family (mother and daughter), just a few f-stops apart.

greetings from hamburg

rick
 
Hi Rick !

two very nice portraits, but #1 (to the left side) is my favorite. The light in this one is just perfect, IMHO. :)

Cheers,

Gabor
 
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