MEB Posted October 17, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 17, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I went outside this afternoon to take down the canvas roof of my sun porch. This monster was there waiting to see what I was going to do. I photographed her with my Nikon D3 (I have a 105mm macro lens) and then I grabbed my M9 with the 75 cron asph and took these. I picked her up and moved her outside to a large bush and she stayed there for another 2 hours. LR3.2. Thanks for looking, Mark Blumer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pauledell Posted October 18, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 18, 2010 Mark, Superb shots with gorgeous colors, detail and sharpness. If I may ask, how do these shots compare to these of the Nikon? Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEB Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted October 18, 2010 Paul, Thanks for the nice comment. Funny you should ask...I was going to comment in my original post on that issue. There are differences that make the comparison a little difficult. The Nikkor lens is a true macro lens that allows extremely close focus (I can get 1:1 capture). Also, it is a narrower field than the Leica lens because it is a 105mm f2.8. Therefore, I got an inherently larger image of the monster from the Nikon system. That being said, there is no doubt that the Leica produced the superior image. The sharpness was greater, the color rendition and contrast were more accurate and there was less flare (I was shooting almost into the sun for the outside shots). Even though I cropped the Leica photo much more than the Nikon, it lost almost no sharpness. Frankly, I was amazed at the comparison. Here is a link to my Flickr site where I published comparison photos. The last one (where the Mantis is horizontal, at right angles to the twig, was from the Nikon the other two were from the Leica). All were processed in LR3.2 and were taken within minutes of each other, hand held. Flickr: Markaag's Photostream Mark Mark, Superb shots with gorgeous colors, detail and sharpness. If I may ask, how do these shots compare to these of the Nikon? Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 18, 2010 Share #4 Posted October 18, 2010 Michael - She's a beautfy, and nice shots. They've been a protected species down here for decades but I seldom see them anywhere. The last time I saw one was in Papua New Guinea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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