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[Alberti]

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M240, Summicron IV/V with a 2 stops ND filter

[Exodies]

honestly, most of the pictures could have been taken with an iphone

Magic, aren’t they?

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[farnz]

honestly, most of the pictures could have been taken with an iphone

 

So Walter Mandler designed the lens for the iPhone?!  I did not know that.  How forward-thinking of him.

 

Pete.

[Guest JMF]

dans Paris by JM__, on Flickr

 

35 Summilux v2 - Provia 100 - M2

 

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35 Summilux v2 - Acros 100 - M2

[cobbu2]

honestly, most of the pictures could have been taken with an iphone

Ok, so what and who cares? Last I checked, this was a Leica Forum.

[cobbu2]

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M240, 21mm Elmarit (not a sleeper lens)

Agreed, one of my favorite lenses. Edited September 25, 2018 by cobbu2

[Alberti]

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honestly, most of the pictures could have been taken with an iphone

 

Many photos with a wide angle , high depth of field could have been taken with an iphone, the lens looks like  28-35mm. The brand boasted an exhibition even with 2*3 meter prints (even though the coulours and forms are there the pictures were rather thin.) I am glad the general toning of the iphone is OK and within standards and the apple screens render magnificently. 

BUT  they would have a different IQ

 

The reason why I tend to agree at times with you is quite different:

the rendering of pictures on this forum of directly uploaded photos is limited to a small pixelcount and compression as such may a make picture indistinguishable from a bland phone photo. To make a pun, some photos are rather phoney. I struggle with that aspect, sometimes my uploaded pictures of 450k reduce to an awkward 60-70k. I ave put more attention to this and I ope my workflow is improving.

Edited October 1, 2018 by Alberti

[evikne]

The best way to avoid iPhone-look, is to use as small depth of field as possible. This picture is taken with Noctilux f/1.0, and could not have been taken with an iPhone: 

 

 

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[ianman]

The best way to avoid iPhone-look, is to use as small depth of field as possible. This picture is taken with Noctilux f/1.0, and could not have been taken with an iPhone

 

You are going to be very disappointed by iOS 12.

[jrp]

I have an iPhone X and thought that I could get away with using it for a get together. I like the Live Photo feature, but the highlights were blown, and the wide angle doesn’t give flattering portraits and colours were unimpressive. An example of a cliche that turns out to be untrue.

[Exodies]

You reduce the exposure by swiping down next to the focus box.

[SMAL]

You reduce the exposure by swiping down next to the focus box.

Makes it still garbage just darker.

[jrp]

Yes, and it’s not practical with live subjects. Besides, there is no indication of burnt hilights in preview. Still, better than 0.

[Jul]

75 Summilux-M, M9

A man and his cat or maybe is it the other way round?

I'm usually not into pet photography but the encounter

was rather uncommon, this cat was bigger than some children

and was walked in the street laying in an horizontal stroller.

Too bad it was impossible to lean back a few centimetres more… 

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Leica M6 TTL & Summilux 35/1.4 Pre-Asph, Rollei Retro 80S @ ASA160

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[Alberti]

On the market in Gent, Belgium

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M240 & Summicron 35mm v. I

[SMAL]

Am 24.9.2018 um 11:33 schrieb harryzet:

honestly, most of the pictures could have been taken with an iphone

I think what he is referring to are simply bad compositions, lighting and a kind of snapshot character that don’t really does the Mandler designs it’s justice. Just proves that good equipment doesn’t make a good photo nor photographer.

[Bo-Sixten]

Sea view - its all about location.

M10 w Noctilux 1.0 and 3x ND filter. Stopped down the Noctilux gives fine sharpness and beautiful colours across the field.

 

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[mikozia]

Hanging flowers.

TL2 w/Noctilus 50mm V2 at f/1.0.

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Hallo,

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[otto.f]

What’s actually the difference of this topic with ‘In praise of Mandler lenses’ ?

Edited October 18, 2018 by otto.f