vladik Posted June 12, 2016 Share #521 Posted June 12, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone know of a photographer with a great sense of mood, tone, wrap of light and stellar composition who is making stunning images with this lens?....because in an effort to kill time while uploading to FTP, I found absolutely nothing but flat-tastic snapshots.... Kind of sad really... +1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 12, 2016 Posted June 12, 2016 Hi vladik, Take a look here APO 50 images. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Jan1985 Posted June 12, 2016 Share #522 Posted June 12, 2016 The Ladies. by Jan Hartmann, auf Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayek Posted June 12, 2016 Share #523 Posted June 12, 2016 I agree, and would question whether any of the images in this thread,at the resolution the Forum allows, look any different/better in comparison to other well taken images. But please enjoy your lenses! 1+ On a Monochrom, the difference is more apparent especially when cropped. Not head & shoulders above the 50 Summilux though, but clearly at an advantage from ƒ2-4. After that, it's a wash (even against the ZM 2/50). From what I've seen on high rez monitors, subtler differences on color sensors but I imagine it was designed with the future in mind, 36, 50 and more MP's. Ming Thein said it best, we're at the "bleeding edge of return for your money". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
don daniel Posted June 12, 2016 Share #524 Posted June 12, 2016 I agree, and would question whether any of the images in this thread,at the resolution the Forum allows, look any different/better in comparison to other well taken images. But please enjoy your lenses! Just post some crops or a link to full resolution from time to time like I did in 519. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted June 13, 2016 Share #525 Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Anyone know of a photographer with a great sense of mood, tone, wrap of light and stellar composition who is making stunning images with this lens?....because in an effort to kill time while uploading to FTP, I found absolutely nothing but flat-tastic snapshots.... Kind of sad really... Well I'm not such a photographer, and such photographers probably wouldn't get any advantage from an APO-50 to produce such images ;-) Edited June 13, 2016 by MarkP 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted June 13, 2016 Share #526 Posted June 13, 2016 Post #6 and the few subsequent posts compare identical subjects (albeit sometimes slight variances in lighting depending on cloud, although I tried to wait till cloud had passed) using the 2.8/50 Macro-Elmar-M, 1.4/50 Summilux, and 2.0/50 APO-Summicron on the Monochrome v1 at full size and 100% crops. The little Elmar-M does pretty well. http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/246073-add-elmar-m-50-or-rigid-summicron-to-summilux-50-asph/?hl=waverly+cemetery&do=findComment&comment=2830008 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayek Posted June 13, 2016 Share #527 Posted June 13, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Post #6 and the few subsequent posts compare identical subjects (albeit sometimes slight variances in lighting depending on cloud, although I tried to wait till cloud had passed) using the 2.8/50 Macro-Elmar-M, 1.4/50 Summilux, and 2.0/50 APO-Summicron on the Monochrome v1 at full size and 100% crops. The little Elmar-M does pretty well. http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/246073-add-elmar-m-50-or-rigid-summicron-to-summilux-50-asph/?hl=waverly+cemetery&do=findComment&comment=2830008 You really begin to see the advantage of the APO at f/2.8; probably even for marked at f/2 vs the Summilux. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted June 17, 2016 Share #528 Posted June 17, 2016 The Rainy in June seems endless. by Jan Hartmann, auf Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwF Posted June 19, 2016 Share #529 Posted June 19, 2016 Jan, Just passing by and saw your last two here. I am not myself so interested in the glass (love my plain-jane Summicron) but so taken with the lovely tonalities you are getting was relieved to see that you were using the Monochrome! David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted June 19, 2016 Share #530 Posted June 19, 2016 Jan, Just passing by and saw your last two here. I am not myself so interested in the glass (love my plain-jane Summicron) but so taken with the lovely tonalities you are getting was relieved to see that you were using the Monochrome! David Thank you David! Now i use the MM for 1 year and i got a better feel how to bring the tones i want them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klinerm Posted June 22, 2016 Share #531 Posted June 22, 2016 The Ladies. by Jan Hartmann, auf Flickr That is a beautiful image. I recently purchased the 50 apo and am enjoying it on my M9, although not yet in B&W. I am impressed with how the crispness of the subjects contrasts with the blur of the background, all the more impressive in B&W. And the ladies look to be about the age of my daughter. Drat, I'm starting to see why people buy the monochrome. Very, very nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwF Posted June 22, 2016 Share #532 Posted June 22, 2016 Thank you David! Now i use the MM for 1 year and i got a better feel how to bring the tones i want them. Having a second look the crispness of the APO is quite astounding. I will at least have a look if I have an opportunity at a Leica store or my local dealer to try one out! .....just for grins 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayek Posted June 22, 2016 Share #533 Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Having a second look the crispness of the APO is quite astounding. I will at least have a look if I have an opportunity at a Leica store or my local dealer to try one out! .....just for grins Funny, I had the same impression when I was checking out Thorsten von Overgaard's latest blog entry. Was viewing it on an iPhone 6 Plus and the images had quite the presence and very different from what I'd seen of his work in the past; knowing Messr. v. Overgaard's predilection for the Noctilux, was surprised to discover they were mostly 50 APO images. Unlike the Noctilux, where the subject and the bokeh just about equally share the attention, the OOF on the APO recedes as a supporting element of the image created. It is quite an effect. Edited June 22, 2016 by Hayek 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwF Posted June 24, 2016 Share #534 Posted June 24, 2016 I recall having seen his Noctilux images but I will go and have a look a these with the "slower" 50 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortvitt Posted June 26, 2016 Share #535 Posted June 26, 2016 When in doubt - pack the 50APO. Terrific all-round lens. I had it on a SL last week and stitched this pano in Yarra Valley. 15 minutes of moving light, shadows, clouds and rainbows. And then it was gone. Love this 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/229033-apo-50-images/?do=findComment&comment=3068401'>More sharing options...
Jared Posted June 28, 2016 Share #536 Posted June 28, 2016 It really is a great lens. Here are a couple landscapes I took with mine. First, on the hike to the "Base of the Towers" in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. This one was shot on the SL at f/5.6, 1/500s, ISO 50. 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! 3 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/229033-apo-50-images/?do=findComment&comment=3069584'>More sharing options...
Jared Posted June 28, 2016 Share #537 Posted June 28, 2016 And this one was taken from the "Base of the Towers" reflecting pool.I was there at the wrong time of day so the shadows are not optimal, but it's a long hike up so there is little choice about timing unless one is willing to hike in the dark. Leica SL, ISO 50, f/8, 1/500s. 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! 8 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/229033-apo-50-images/?do=findComment&comment=3069586'>More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted June 28, 2016 Share #538 Posted June 28, 2016 Unique Moments. by Jan Hartmann, auf Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted June 28, 2016 Share #539 Posted June 28, 2016 @Jared, Thank you for showing two really beautiful images; they are extremely "clean" looking - very clear and crisp. The sharpness that the 50 APO produces is simply staggering. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted June 28, 2016 Share #540 Posted June 28, 2016 You mean both the lenses at f2 Or, the APO50 at f2 and the Noct at 0.95? I was referring to the latter - both lenses wide open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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