mani
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I know the world really doesn't need any more of the oof-blossom-bokeh-thing, but with Spring here in Sweden at last, and the cold days finally over... well, I couldn't resist.
I took about a hundred shots today in the sunshine, and I'm just too hungry to sort through them, so here's a more-or-less random trio:
I took about a hundred shots today in the sunshine, and I'm just too hungry to sort through them, so here's a more-or-less random trio:
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mani
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ampguy
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Wow, very nice, the 3rd one in the original post is amazing, the left side is "painted" by the Noctilux in a way no other lens does. The first two are very nice as well.
mani
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Thanks ampguy!
I know I shouldn't really, but i love the way the Noctilux does this sort of shot. The great thing about the lens is that, closed down it works brilliantly too. Sometimes I consider getting rid of all the others and just keeping this one...
The RD1s makes a great companion for it!
I know I shouldn't really, but i love the way the Noctilux does this sort of shot. The great thing about the lens is that, closed down it works brilliantly too. Sometimes I consider getting rid of all the others and just keeping this one...
The RD1s makes a great companion for it!
MikeL
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Big cohones mani, posting noctilux images around here, especially of flowers. You have my respect! Keep posting them, and don't let the haters get to you.
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike
noimmunity
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fills the rest of us RD-1 users with pride to see such a unique lens being used on the un-M8! The colors are beautiful in the last two (of four) shots. Were you using a special film setting, too?
gdi
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I have to agree with you - very nice rendering and the R-D1 color makes it really sing...
mani
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That's right Mike! I'm coming out! I love the Noctilux, I love flowers, and I'm PROUD!
But seriously - thanks guys - I know I was risking a life-ban from the forum for doing this, but now I feel it was worth it.
No special settings - I took the photographs early in the morning with a rich warm slanting sun (it still doesn't get overhead in the sky just yet in Scandinavia). As I said, the first two images look rather washed-out compared to the 'real' versions to me - I inadvertently saved without embedding a profile, and even Safari seems to knock them back a bit.
It was a fun day anyway - you get to see so much more when you're out early for these sorts of things.
Thanks again!
Oh and PS:
1. re the comparison with the M8 - for the sorts of shots most of us are doing, the Epson is a marvelous camera for less than half the price.
2. The color wouldn't be the same through Lightroom - which I found 'muddies' the hues. The Epson processor is really special for retaining both rich, natural color and sharpness.
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mani
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Okay - even though I suspect you guys may be encouraging me just to see if I'm stupid enough to contravene the 'no-more-than-six-noctilux-flower-images'-rule, but I'm tempted to upload three more because I quite literally took over a hundred!
These ones just caught my eye because of that 'abstract painting' thing - plus one of them is the most 'candy' shot of the day!
I'm not ashamed!
These ones just caught my eye because of that 'abstract painting' thing - plus one of them is the most 'candy' shot of the day!
I'm not ashamed!
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ampguy
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very nice
very nice
here's what I did with dozens of cherry blossom photos I took last week with the rd1 and nokton 50/1.5:
http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/481dde976036a4ca/46928cc5788deb29/ac6923ca/widget.js"></script">http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/481dde976036a4ca/46928cc5788deb29/ac6923ca/widget.js"></script>
very nice
here's what I did with dozens of cherry blossom photos I took last week with the rd1 and nokton 50/1.5:
http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/481dde976036a4ca/46928cc5788deb29/ac6923ca/widget.js"></script">http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/481dde976036a4ca/46928cc5788deb29/ac6923ca/widget.js"></script>
mani
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Hmmm - ampguy - there's something up with the html in your post there - at least for me on Safari.
But I did just look at your blog, and saw you have the 75 Summilux!! Now I'm jealous!
I have the Summicron 90/2 but it doesn't work on the Epson - which I'm really sad about. I bought a really nice Tele-Elmarit 90 2,8 the other day to use for digital instead, but it's just not the same... So I wish I could lay my hands on a 75! Just not affordable for me right now.
But I did just look at your blog, and saw you have the 75 Summilux!! Now I'm jealous!
I have the Summicron 90/2 but it doesn't work on the Epson - which I'm really sad about. I bought a really nice Tele-Elmarit 90 2,8 the other day to use for digital instead, but it's just not the same... So I wish I could lay my hands on a 75! Just not affordable for me right now.
ampguy
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new link
new link
Try this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlMZGeBL_uo
The photos downsized are here:
http://matsumura.smugmug.com/gallery/4835831_D3Ljn#P-2-12
I sold my 75 lux 1.4, but miss it very much.
new link
Try this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlMZGeBL_uo
The photos downsized are here:
http://matsumura.smugmug.com/gallery/4835831_D3Ljn#P-2-12
I sold my 75 lux 1.4, but miss it very much.
Hmmm - ampguy - there's something up with the html in your post there - at least for me on Safari.
But I did just look at your blog, and saw you have the 75 Summilux!! Now I'm jealous!
I have the Summicron 90/2 but it doesn't work on the Epson - which I'm really sad about. I bought a really nice Tele-Elmarit 90 2,8 the other day to use for digital instead, but it's just not the same... So I wish I could lay my hands on a 75! Just not affordable for me right now.