WestMichigan Posted May 16, 2010 Share #161 Posted May 16, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello S.! you have posted some 'links' to some rather nice images with some rather nice content to them. For the images themselves, I'd say that my only suggestion would be to ask yourself "are my whites evoking white" and "are my blacks evoking black". The street scene with the parked motorcycles was really popping for me visually - partly because the whites, the blacks, and the greys between were really shining. Much of the others, while having good compositions, good subjects, and nice timing, were bothersome to me because things a viewer would expect to evoke a white or evoke a black of some sort just weren't. The images were held back, a lot for my eye, by being seas of middle grays. How a photographer shoots, the images one creates, and one likes to present, is quite an individual exercise. The term 'right' or 'wrong' isn't one I care for in this regard ie: I'm not shouting "You Did It Wrong!" at you. :-) Rather, passing along a question the head of my college's photo program used to use a lot. Are the whites -or- the greys -or- the blacks contributing to the image you're sharing? I'm fairly comfortable thinking your viewers may like these 'grey' images, which aren't evoking much 'white' or much 'black', but may like them much more with some changes to the settings you used to create it. Sincerely Richard in Michigan This is my first post ever on the Leica forum. I enjoy reading and learning from everyone here. Got my M8 a few weeks ago. I went to a local dealer yesterday and purchased a collapsible Summicron 50mm (serial number suggests ~1954-55, I think). Here are some results: Light finds your hair on Flickr - Photo Sharing! on Flickr - Photo Sharing! on Flickr - Photo Sharing! on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Vroom vroom on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Drive by on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Opera house on Flickr - Photo Sharing! I'm new to rangefinders, and this camera system has got me hooked on wanting to try different lenses. I took a few shots with an older model (not sure what version/year, but definitely older) Summilux 50mm. It blew me away, but the price was a bit out of reach at ~$1200. For now, I really like the collapsible Summicron 50mm. There's just something inspiring about shooting with a lens made half a century before I was born. It's exciting, humbling. Cheers, S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 16, 2010 Posted May 16, 2010 Hi WestMichigan, Take a look here M8 and Old Glass. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
norm_snyder Posted May 17, 2010 Share #162 Posted May 17, 2010 Welcome to the forum, S-- The old lenses are one of the real pleasures in using these cameras. Somewhere around here I have some shots from a pre-war [WWII] Summar, uncoated, and some shots using a pre-war 50mm 3.5 Elmar, both of which are really quite nice for portraits. The more recent "old" lenses--the Mandler designs are sharp, and still have a unique look, just as you've discovered with the Summicron. The lenses from the 1950's and 60's, as many have noted [do a search on the site for threads] are well worth considering. Their lower contrast is well suited to digital. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Bébèrt Posted May 17, 2010 Share #163 Posted May 17, 2010 1952 Summarex 85mm f1.5 wide open. Quick snapshot in the garden: screen grab of 100% crop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norm_snyder Posted May 18, 2010 Share #164 Posted May 18, 2010 Dreamy...terrific shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share #165 Posted May 18, 2010 great to see many post's and posters ......never thought it would be so popular here a recent one with my favourite elmar 3,5/50 screw thread. keep it going;) andy Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=1327770'>More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted May 18, 2010 Share #166 Posted May 18, 2010 Andy! very very nice image! Not sure if it's the Elmar Fifty that brought the magic to it, but there is something pretty special bout that portrait. Thanks For Sharing. Query: Also love your 'matte' on the image. Reminds me a lot of the glass slide holders I once used with my Rolleiflex TLR.. once upon a time. Is it a template or file you might share with us? R in Michigan great to see many post's and posters ......never thought it would be so popular here a recent one with my favourite elmar 3,5/50 screw thread. keep it going;) andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share #167 Posted May 18, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Richard thanks for the comment on the image...I do adore the 50/3,5 on the M8 it just works so well and is so compact. The matt I did is just using the vignette function in Lightroom...slide all the post crop sliders to the left and thats what you get..you can vary the thickness simply by slight adjustments to the right on the sliders. Hope this makes sense... best Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted May 18, 2010 Share #168 Posted May 18, 2010 Thanks for the Info. The Tips for lightroom seem straight forward. Will make note of the tips and hopefully remember them when I need em! R. Richardthanks for the comment on the image...I do adore the 50/3,5 on the M8 it just works so well and is so compact. The matt I did is just using the vignette function in Lightroom...slide all the post crop sliders to the left and thats what you get..you can vary the thickness simply by slight adjustments to the right on the sliders. Hope this makes sense... best Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted May 19, 2010 Share #169 Posted May 19, 2010 Here's a few more shots from the M8/Jupiter-8 combo: Windblown Domino, April, 2010 That doggie shot looks like something shot with my 35mm ASPH Summicron. WOW! Thanks! I am so insanely pleased with my $30 lens; it blows my mind every time I see a new photo from it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share #170 Posted May 19, 2010 Maggie that is one outrageously great shot of Domino...the light , sharpness,OOF areas and color's are just amazing, (the photographer of course too). Makes one want to sell that expensive glass and go Jupiter;) great andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted May 19, 2010 Share #171 Posted May 19, 2010 Thanks, Andy! Lately, the Jupiter-8 has been doing duty on my M4-P. Here's a couple of shots from that combo (sorry for the off-topic pix): Wandering Children, Old Cheney Farmers' Market, May 9, 2010 Wise Oven Bakery, Old Cheney Farmers' Market, May 9, 2010 It's such a great little lens! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted May 19, 2010 Share #172 Posted May 19, 2010 My first quick shots with the new 1:6.3/10,5 Elmar - the "Berg-Elmar" - fully opened (i didn't say "wide" opened...): Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I like the rendering of low contrast and warm colours by the lens. Last picture with ISO 1250. Framing is not easy, as you don't know how much you have to tighten the 90mm frames. Though it gives back a true 135mm to the M8. 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I like the rendering of low contrast and warm colours by the lens. Last picture with ISO 1250. Framing is not easy, as you don't know how much you have to tighten the 90mm frames. Though it gives back a true 135mm to the M8. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=1329007'>More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted May 20, 2010 Share #173 Posted May 20, 2010 M8.2 again with Jupiter-3 with studio flash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share #174 Posted May 20, 2010 Tim really like your stuff..... andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 20, 2010 Share #175 Posted May 20, 2010 Here is a technical shot with a 1953 Summitar 50/f2 (bought new by my father in NY in 1953) and M9. The original image had a huge amount of flare and needed a lot of clarity added in C1 V5 and then further tweaking in CS5 to be even vaguely usable. This is not a combo I could recommend. Part of the problem is down to the absence of a sun hood I suspect. The barn door one has been lost for years and I have not been able to find one of the slide on external ones with a little locking knurled knob, that my father used to use. The car is a 1977 911 Carrera 3.0 RS rally car that I bought from a scrapyard in California last year, where it had languished for about 10 years. I have rebuilt it over the winter but I had not driven it at night until last week. As we are doing the Couple des Alpes in about 3 weeks, I thought I better just check on the lighting. A pair of candles on the front would have been brighter. I am therefore in the process of replacing the front wiring loom and fitting HID bulbs with solenoid dipping to the car, in the hope of getting something better. Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=1329457'>More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted May 20, 2010 Share #176 Posted May 20, 2010 Timreally like your stuff..... andy Thanks, I really appreciate that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted May 20, 2010 Share #177 Posted May 20, 2010 Wilson, I love your car! It warms my heart to know that it'll be running the roads of Europe again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norm_snyder Posted May 21, 2010 Share #178 Posted May 21, 2010 OK--I found one.... 50mm rim set f3.5 Elmar wide open. Love this lens. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=1330294'>More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted May 21, 2010 Share #179 Posted May 21, 2010 Just arrived in the mail today - a 50/2 nikkor ltm. Can't wait to try it out in a portrait session. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogibear Posted May 21, 2010 Share #180 Posted May 21, 2010 Picked up a very, very used and dirty IIIa of 1939 in the Bay, with its original Summitar 2/50. After cleaning, the lens showed absolutely no scratches or fog. Must have been my lucky day! These young ladies were working on an assignment for school, and had to ask people in the street questions about their nationality and reason for being in Trier yesterday. In return I took their portrait. M8 1939 Summitar 2/50 f2.2 1/1500s ISO160 no filter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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