johnbuckley Posted April 16, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have been using the 50 APO-Summicron-Asph with the M, and find that the resolving power of the camera and lens combined is, to my eye, astonishing. I'm going to post two photos. The first is of a woman painting at the side of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. on the day the cherry blossoms peaked. I focused on the woman's painting, and was standing perhaps three meters behind her. 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! 2 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/202784-on-the-combination-of-the-m-240-and-the-50-apo-summicron-asph/?do=findComment&comment=2300592'>More sharing options...
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johnbuckley Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted April 16, 2013 The second image is a 100% crop of the painting itself. Not sure how this will work on a website, but on my computer screen, I can see the very strokes of the paint. This was using the rangefinder. Again, to my eye, a really impressive combo. 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! 9 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/202784-on-the-combination-of-the-m-240-and-the-50-apo-summicron-asph/?do=findComment&comment=2300600'>More sharing options...
koala54 Posted April 16, 2013 Share #3 Posted April 16, 2013 Astonishing......what a great combo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted April 16, 2013 Share #4 Posted April 16, 2013 Quite impressive indeed. You nailed the exposure perfectly, which I think contributes to the impression of great clarity of the picture. It would be interesting to see the same picture taken with the Summilux and the same exposure to see the differences, if any. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted April 16, 2013 Share #5 Posted April 16, 2013 John, Nicely done. I do think it is an unbeatable combination as my shots also show me. Hey, John what WB setting were you using? Tried setting WB with WhiBal card? Grass? Pavement? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted April 17, 2013 Lou - cant remember what I used for neutral grey. I always forget to bring along a grey card! I've found white balance with the M to be less of an issue than others have, or I should say I've found auto to be decent enough. And yeah, loving the combination. I'll post another image, just to show how great the combo can be in other ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted April 17, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Completely different look. But as an example of how versatile this lens can be with the M, this was taken maybe 30 minutes earlier. With an ND filter, shot at f/4, which because of the filter, registers with LR as having been shot at f/6.8. 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! 7 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/202784-on-the-combination-of-the-m-240-and-the-50-apo-summicron-asph/?do=findComment&comment=2300927'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted April 17, 2013 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2013 Hello John, Nice photos. Thank you for sharing. Writing as a person who is more familiar with film: The colors look somewhat intense. Sort of Velvia like. Is that inherent in the M240, the scenes themselves or they way the photos were processed? Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted April 17, 2013 It's in how they were processed, Michael. In fact, when I shot film, I loved Velvia :-) JB 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted April 17, 2013 Share #10 Posted April 17, 2013 It's in how they were processed, Michael. In fact, when I shot film, I loved Velvia :-) JB +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiggiGun Posted April 23, 2013 Share #11 Posted April 23, 2013 Where I will find a AA50? No lens seen in Europe for months!!! Enjoy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
koala54 Posted April 24, 2013 Share #12 Posted April 24, 2013 Wow! Intense is an understatement, the colors really jumped ut of the pic. Aside from the intense color the tack sharp image is razor like, an intense cut is an apt description. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share #13 Posted April 29, 2013 I should explain something about the processing, so those alarmed by the colors have a better understanding of what is going on. On the original photo, after processing in LR4, I used Nik Viveza to offer more structure and a little contrast to the painting, in order to draw it out. This may also have the effect of intensifying the colors. On the photo of the little girl, yes, that dress was so cool, that after processing in LR, I exported it to Nik Color Efex Pro 4, and used one of the Fuji presets -- likely not Velvia, but a preset that gives it a "film-like" color effect. Rest assured, the image out of LR has less intense colors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted April 29, 2013 Share #14 Posted April 29, 2013 Intense is good, IMO. These are nice, thanks for sharing them. APO 50 is a winner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted April 29, 2013 Share #15 Posted April 29, 2013 Nice photos John. I'm pretty impressed by the 50 APO. Would you mind posting all three unedited? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share #16 Posted April 29, 2013 Happy to, though traveling til Wednesday. Will do so when back at computer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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