Do Digilux 2 photos have distinctive look?

[daveleo]

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[ezc203]

Haha, very nice dave. I have some friends who would go crazy for a hat like that.

 

Love the picture too, a little soft, but I like the composition.

[daveleo]

Haha, very nice dave. I have some friends who would go crazy for a hat like that.

 

Love the picture too, a little soft, but I like the composition.

 

Eddie,

 

it is a fun hat to wear. (ThinkGeek :: Stuff for Smart Masses)

 

also, i punched in a little soft effect on a top layer to my liking . . . it made the light seem to wrap around more.

[dovla]

A crap day at Germany (weather wise) with not much happening because of the all day rain...

 

I introduce a Drip Drop.

 

 

And a sad look through the window...

 

 

Cheers

Vlad

[k_g_wolf ✝]

>> Vlad

 

 

 

Nr. 1 is it ! Great image, thx for sharing. These drops are

simply everywhere these days. They will be drying up in

due course, but for a good photographer they seem

to be a blessing.

 

 

Best

GEORG

[wda]

Vlad, your pictures show that the D2 is an all-weather camera of quality!

[Ecaton]

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A crap day at Germany (weather wise) with not much happening because of the all day rain...

 

I introduce a Drip Drop.

 

 

And a sad look through the window...

 

 

Cheers

Vlad

 

I like the first one. Quite clean windows, there in Germany:)

[dovla]

Thanks for the comments guys! This is the thing about Leica cameras in general i believe, they bring creative side in you even more!

 

Cheers

Vlad

[John Thawley]

I shot this at a race this weekend during the driver autograph session. The autograph sessions are one of those situations that I'm somewhat obligated to shoot for clients... but the images never get used and the task is a chore. (Sorry... that's just the honest truth) So what I do to keep it interesting is pull out the trusty Digilux 2 and have myself some fun.

 

This week at Mosport International Raceway in Canada, I decided to throw the white balance into B/W mode and shoot black and white.

 

I thought I'd post this not so-much from the a creative stand point (though I did shoot it from the hip) but more as a tribute to this freaky little camera's ability to deliver scary, scary image quality. I keep coming back to this photo shaking my head in disbelief.

 

Of course, I often come home and download Digilux 2 images and shake my head marveling at the IQ.

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[integrale]

Excellent - there's some nice field curvature in the middle-right section...

[Blake Blakely]

Of course, I often come home and download Digilux 2 images and shake my head marveling at the IQ.

 

JT, I marvel at them as well. The absolute IQ is stunning for sure. I think part of my amazement is the contrast of what I see through the EVF and the results on the computer and/or prints.

 

That's a very nice image as well. I love shooting B&W in this camera.

[jvan01]

Excellent - there's some nice field curvature in the middle-right section...

 

[John Thawley]

Ha! It just occurred to me, I shot my 'new' camera using a Digilux 2. LOL

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[LeicaMAC]

Couldnt agree more Blake. I print almost everything that makes it to my hard drive (and alot doesnt), and things only get better when you print. I've even taking to putting them under glass (cheapo clip frames) and covering my office walls with them. Even without mounts and frames putting them under glass and living with them for a while hightens my enjoyment of the images I... er, we (me and the D2) created.

 

Great shot from the autograph session John. Great composition. Sexy new addition to(he bellows). Red and... prickly. I would have said "knobbly" but some people might get the wrong idea (me included obviously)

[John Thawley]

Great shot from the autograph session John. Great composition. Sexy new addition to(he bellows). Red and... prickly. I would have said "knobbly" but some people might get the wrong idea (me included obviously)

 

Thanks. I'm having a brown one made with a medium Polaroid back (4.25x3.25) and it will use ostrich leg. Ostrich leg has a pattern to it that is flatter with a vertical design somewhat crocodile looking.

 

This one is a 4x5 Polaroid back. I'm going to have the red ostrich changed to the ostrich leg... still red though. I just don't like the feel of the regular ostrich.

 

Very-very difficult shooting with these things. Especially pan shots... (kidding). But they're very unforgiving and with the limits of the film they're at their best when lighting conditions are perfect. These things were born for the sunny sixteen rule. LOL - I've been practicing on color film. Sadly the black and white for the 4x5 is about triple the cost of color (pushing $4 a shot).... I'm sure though, the black and white will produce great results and not be as effected by uninteresting light like the color. If it's not a beautiful sunny day, the color film is VERY lack luster.

 

JT

[farnz]

The D2's black & white jpegs straight out of the camera continue to amaze me. Here's 3 from the Knutsford Great Race, which is a Penny Farthing race held every 10 years in Knutsford, Cheshire. BTW, these bikes can really move!

 

Pete.

 

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[giordano]

I love the ghostly overtaker!

[daveleo]

I love the ghostly overtaker!

 

YES !

 

and . . .

 

John T, that camera is beautiful ! . . . maybe i missed the discussion if there was one . . . did you restore it and / or cover it yourself? . . . . can't get over how pretty it is.

 

making me think of some tired old ladies i have in the cabinet here . . . . hmmmmm.

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[John Thawley]

The D2's black & white jpegs straight out of the camera continue to amaze me. Here's 3 from the Knutsford Great Race, which is a Penny Farthing race held every 10 years in Knutsford, Cheshire. BTW, these bikes can really move!

 

Pete.

 

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All nice... last one is nothing but MONEY!!! Wow what a great shot!

 

JT

[John Thawley]

John T, that camera is beautiful ! . . . maybe i missed the discussion if there was one . . . did you restore it and / or cover it yourself? . . . . can't get over how pretty it is.

 

making me think of some tired old ladies i have in the cabinet here . . . . hmmmmm.

 

Thanks Dave. This is a ground-up restoration with updates. It is a circa 1957 (or so) Polaroid 110A. Later models 110B came with a single view rangefinder with a corrected parallax so the frame lines size according to the focus. Since the B version was short in number, cameras converted like this are referred to as a 110A/B - This camera was also converted over to accommodate the Pack Film (they were originally Roll Film with a built in cutter bar) and switched to a 4x5 back.

 

I'm having another done in brown but using Ostrich leg... leg has a alligator-like pattern that runs vertically down the center and is flatter. The brown camera will also be converted to Pack Film but the regular 3.25x4.25 size film.

 

This red one is also going back to switched to Ostrich leg... but still red.

 

The builds are all professionally done by a fellow named Patrick Putze. The workmanship is amazing. We're talking concurs de elegance restorations.

 

Thanks,

 

John