Old School Portrait at higher ISO

[rwchisholm]

I have been fooling around with the higher ISO settings (640 and up) on the M8 and, contrary to most people opinions, I am finding the ISO levels very useful. The noise pattern may look a bit much when pixel peeping on the computer screen, but is glorious in print. The higher ISO values really do mimic the traditional look of film in prints. This portrait, shot at ISO 640, with a Canon 50mm 1.2 at 1.2 is a beautiful print at 13x19. - rob

[sharookh]

Love everything about it - specially the focus.

[rickp13]

i like the portrait very much. i don't see your location, so i'll assume 13 x 19 inches?

greetings from hamburg

rick

[andym911]

very nice shot and presentation.

I agree with the high ISO particularly for B&W..i started a thread on it in the m8 forum.

here is one shot at 2500 for your reference.

well done

andy

[rwchisholm]

Oh, yes, sorry -- 13x19 inches.

[graeme_hutton]

Stunning Rob, stunning!

Regards

Graeme

[Lotw]

Real perfect portrait and thanks for the tip! I only don't understand the Canon lens on an M8?

[rubenkok]

Hi Rob,
What a wonderful portrait. Excellent work.
Higher iso setting worked out very well!
Regards
Ruben

[rwchisholm]

Lotw,

About the Canon on the M8-- I have a 50 summicron, but wanted something faster; I am not a huge fan of the CV 50 Nokton, and I can't afford a new Summilux or Nocti. However, you can find old Canon 50 1.2 and 1.4's on Ebay very inexpensively. I have found the 50 1.2 to be an exceptional value. --Rob

[biglouis]

Rob

Very lovely portrait which is instructive as well. Must try out higher iso settings in black and white.

LouisB

[Marquinius]

a classic beauty classicaly shot

Marco

[Lotw]

Originally Posted by rwchisholm

Lotw,

About the Canon on the M8-- I have a 50 summicron, but wanted something faster; I am not a huge fan of the CV 50 Nokton, and I can't afford a new Summilux or Nocti. However, you can find old Canon 50 1.2 and 1.4's on Ebay very inexpensively. I have found the 50 1.2 to be an exceptional value. --Rob

Is that screwmount with the Voigtlander adapter then?

[azzo]

A classic excellently taken and presented portrait.

[Rolo]

A superb portrait study. Love the final effect regardless of how it was captured. A masterpiece., IMO.

Rolo

[rwchisholm]

Lotw,

Yes, a screwmount with an adapter. You can get a Voigtlander adapter from Cameraquest or a cheap one from Ebay ($10 from China). -Rob

[stuny]

Rob -

Gorgeous, most especially for the tonal richness and continuousness, but also for the framing, subject. light, detail and selective focus.

[Lotw]

Originally Posted by rwchisholm

Lotw,

Yes, a screwmount with an adapter. You can get a Voigtlander adapter from Cameraquest or a cheap one from Ebay ($10 from China). -Rob

Perfect, thanks!

[roguewave]

Originally Posted by Rolo

A superb portrait study. Love the final effect regardless of how it was captured. A masterpiece., IMO.

Rolo

Ditto for me. I love everything about this.

[MPerson]

Rob - I can honestly say my heart skipped a beat when I saw this, that is a jaw dropping piece of work. Stunning model, beautiful focus and the final image is the best I have seen out of the M8 in B&W.