CrisRose Posted February 17, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 17, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently picked up an SL to pair with my M9 and had a great time shooting my local Rugby club to test it out. I've put up a report on Medium for those interested. I'd post some photos here, but Medium is far more suited to that kinda thing. Enjoy! 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Hi CrisRose, Take a look here Rugby with the SL. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ramarren Posted February 17, 2017 Share #2 Posted February 17, 2017 Brilliant work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted February 17, 2017 Share #3 Posted February 17, 2017 Thanks for posting; enjoyed the photo's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted February 17, 2017 Share #4 Posted February 17, 2017 Great images and thanks also for reminding me that I own the Zeiss 50mm f2 Planar and that you don't necessarily need a lens with a price tag North of $5K... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisRose Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted February 17, 2017 Thanks everyone, really appreciate the feedback. Love my planar. I think 90% of all the shots I've taken on my M9 and SL have been with this lens 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisRose Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted February 18, 2017 Steve Huff has featured my work on his site. Thanks Steve! http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2017/02/18/rugby-with-the-leica-sl-and-a-50mm-zeiss-planar-by-cris-rose/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted February 18, 2017 Share #7 Posted February 18, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Really refreshing to see that you simply did it without AF - unlike others who simply say the SL "cannot be used for sports" because tracking AF is not fast enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Guthrie Posted February 19, 2017 Share #8 Posted February 19, 2017 Really refreshing to see that you simply did it without AF - unlike others who simply say the SL "cannot be used for sports" because tracking AF is not fast enough. Oh dear; makes me want one even more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted February 19, 2017 Share #9 Posted February 19, 2017 Awesome series. I really enjoyed to read your report. Thanks for the idea of setting the display to monochrom to improve focus peaking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted February 19, 2017 Share #10 Posted February 19, 2017 Chris, The strength of your photos drew me back to the website once more. It is rare that a review's photographs have that kind of draw and appeal, beyond the thoughts and words of the review. This is simply stunning work: thank you so much for posting it! It inspires me to take my own work further. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbayon Posted February 19, 2017 Share #11 Posted February 19, 2017 Brilliant pictures, so natural as if we where part of this event. Congrats for your work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisRose Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted February 19, 2017 Many thanks guys. I really appreciate the feedback. I moved from a Canon DSLR to the Leica M because the process and the manual nature of the system made me look, think and predict my photos far more. I had to try harder. With time, I got used to the throw of the focus ring for different distances, I considered light and movement more. WIth just one focal length I could frame images before I raised my camera and found my photos were better than before. The SL was chosen to compliment my M, as an alternative in low light and longer focal lengths. The auto focus lenses never appealed as I've never felt I missed images. Zooms are fine but its easy to waste time messing with framing. I don't plan to buy any SL lenses. Sometimes the SL is easier - getting a critical bit of framing on my 25mm for example - sometimes my M9 is easier - rectangle matching is still way faster than the whole focus peaking thing. Point is, they're both tools (along with my ZM lense) that are capable of far more than I can ask of them, so the real limit is me. It was getting away from AF and zooms that made me try harder in the first place 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 19, 2017 Share #13 Posted February 19, 2017 Hi, You definitely caught the atmosphere of a typical rugby match and rugby club. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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