deepwhite
Well-known
Last year I bought the widest M-mount lens, the Cosina Voigtlander Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm f5.6.
I took a few ultra-wide shots. Cool.
Then I didn't know what to do with it anymore.
I almost sold it.
A couple of weeks ago, I don't know why, but I suddenly decided to give it another try.
I'm glad I did.
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I'm a night person. F5.6 is more than too slow for me. So I set the R-D1s to ISO1600 + B/W mode, as I always do while it's simply too dark for my setup.
It's still too slow. So I figured, why not take the kind of shots that can only be done with a slow shutter speed?
[I hear music. Over a field of grass.]
The shutter speed of this shot was 1.7s. So I just hit the shutter and swung the camera.
[Half Awake]
The difference between "half awake" and "half sleep" is
Whether you're seeing dream
Or seeing the real world
I woke up in the middle of the night and saw this scene. The camera was just beside me, so I grabbed it and took the shot. Later I understood that the shutter speed was 8s, the max of the R-D1s.
[Into the Music]
[Round and Round and Round in My Head]
[Yesterday]
The laughter's in the past
The answer's in the past
The beauty
Is in the past
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While some of you might think that, those shots could've been taken with any other lens, set at f5.6 or smaller, I would like to point out the charm of the 12/5.6.
With lenses not this wide, if you want to frame this much perspective into the composition, you'll have to stand back much further. The 12/5.6, while being 18mm equivalent on the R-D1s, allows you to stand very close to your subject.
And that along is enough to make a world of difference.
I'm organizing another series of the R-D1s + 12/5.6 shots, nightly urban scene taken on the street. Those will show the characteristics of the 12/5.6 much better.
I took a few ultra-wide shots. Cool.
Then I didn't know what to do with it anymore.
I almost sold it.
A couple of weeks ago, I don't know why, but I suddenly decided to give it another try.
I'm glad I did.
------
I'm a night person. F5.6 is more than too slow for me. So I set the R-D1s to ISO1600 + B/W mode, as I always do while it's simply too dark for my setup.
It's still too slow. So I figured, why not take the kind of shots that can only be done with a slow shutter speed?
[I hear music. Over a field of grass.]
The shutter speed of this shot was 1.7s. So I just hit the shutter and swung the camera.
[Half Awake]
The difference between "half awake" and "half sleep" is
Whether you're seeing dream
Or seeing the real world
I woke up in the middle of the night and saw this scene. The camera was just beside me, so I grabbed it and took the shot. Later I understood that the shutter speed was 8s, the max of the R-D1s.
[Into the Music]
[Round and Round and Round in My Head]
[Yesterday]
The laughter's in the past
The answer's in the past
The beauty
Is in the past
------
While some of you might think that, those shots could've been taken with any other lens, set at f5.6 or smaller, I would like to point out the charm of the 12/5.6.
With lenses not this wide, if you want to frame this much perspective into the composition, you'll have to stand back much further. The 12/5.6, while being 18mm equivalent on the R-D1s, allows you to stand very close to your subject.
And that along is enough to make a world of difference.
I'm organizing another series of the R-D1s + 12/5.6 shots, nightly urban scene taken on the street. Those will show the characteristics of the 12/5.6 much better.
morgan
Well-known
I like this series, especially with the titles and text.
My cv 15mm needs to get repaired, but I can't wait to get it back again for my R-D1.
My cv 15mm needs to get repaired, but I can't wait to get it back again for my R-D1.