Jeff S Posted August 31, 2017 Share #21 Posted August 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) And hey... it would be crime to NOT shoot wide often often. Especially at this price / weight. I enjoy an opera singer who has enormous range, but I don't always want to hear the highest notes, even when I pay a lot for the performance. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jbradstreet Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share #22 Posted August 31, 2017 I enjoy an opera singer who has enormous range, but I don't always want to hear the highest notes, even when I pay a lot for the performance. Well when the opera house is dimly lit, and the orchestras only performs reliably to 10,000 ISO... Cough... this analogy is getting confusing. But yes. Agreed. Majority of the time on my Q I wasn't wide open. This was more about figuring out how the hell to find focus on a new system. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read and respond. On top of great gear, this is a great place to learn / obsess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffry Abt Posted August 31, 2017 Share #23 Posted August 31, 2017 The M10 won't make you a great photographer, but it will make you a better, thinking photographer. I love it far, far more than expected, and enjoy the shooting experience immensely more than with my DSLR which have been relegated to sports/action duty only. Perfect! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted August 31, 2017 Share #24 Posted August 31, 2017 A really entertaining post and I love the photo of the girl in glasses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sls Posted August 31, 2017 Share #25 Posted August 31, 2017 Ha! Yeah it won't ALWAYS shoot at 1.4. But for now I'm pushing myself technically. And hey... it would be crime to NOT shoot wide often often. Especially at this price / weight. There is plenty of photography that suits a deep rather than narrow depth of field, such as street and landscape, for which 28mm is well suited. Add to that the M10 image quality is pretty spectacular up to about ISO6400 and very acceptable at ISO12500, so you don't have to wait for a sunny day to shoot at f11 or whatever. I would take Jeff S's advice and stop down from time to time. Having recently been using a borrowed 50 Lux and more recently purchased the 28/5f5.6 Summaron, you don't want to limit yourself. Have a look at the 28 Summaron thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted August 31, 2017 Share #26 Posted August 31, 2017 Funny! That encouraged me to work more with my M system. At the moment I'm a little bit divided between the DF and the M240 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_W Posted August 31, 2017 Share #27 Posted August 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Has anybody ever told you that you have a talent for writing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtwo Posted August 31, 2017 Share #28 Posted August 31, 2017 Good read. Thorsten's fine results notwithstanding, those other little numbers on your lens between 1.4 and 16 needn't die of loneliness. Mine at least appreciate the attention. Jeff Nothing sadder than a lonely f-stop. Aperture depression results in a greater depth of field, so all is not lost...assuming of course, that apertures get smaller when they are melancholy. Lens psychology is an art. Funny, but the M10 has completely changed the way I approach aperture selection. Far less apt to shoot wide open than I was before. The lenses may be depressed, but I'm a lot happier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJohn Posted August 31, 2017 Share #29 Posted August 31, 2017 Coming from the M240 to the M10 has massively increased my keeper rate. Shooting my grand-daughter indoors typically means I can now stop down to f2.8 or f4 and still get decent quality images. Shooting from 2 meters away at these apertures still gives me plenty of subject separation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradstreet Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share #30 Posted August 31, 2017 To all the crusaders of aperture - the f stop freedom fighters - please allay your fears. I do wonder if you're GENUINELY concerned, or if this is just hazing of the new guy. But I promise, everyone once in a while, I stop down. In fact one day I think I went all the way to 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailwagger Posted August 31, 2017 Share #31 Posted August 31, 2017 Ha! Yeah it won't ALWAYS shoot at 1.4... As they say, use it or lose it. Nothing worse a sticky clicky, except perhaps a fudgity focus ring thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sls Posted August 31, 2017 Share #32 Posted August 31, 2017 I was explaining Sunny 16 to my son this evening. f16. That's the one all the other way around on the other side of the lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted August 31, 2017 Share #33 Posted August 31, 2017 To all the crusaders of aperture - the f stop freedom fighters - please allay your fears. I do wonder if you're GENUINELY concerned, or if this is just hazing of the new guy. But I promise, everyone once in a while, I stop down. In fact one day I think I went all the way to 11. Careful, soon you'll attract the diffraction crusaders. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert blu Posted September 1, 2017 Share #34 Posted September 1, 2017 Hi jbradstreet, welcome to the forum and to the rangefinder world. I liked your writing and your photo, specially the man with the guitar! And about the full open or not way of shooting it's so nice we can select many different F stop on our lenses, we are all different with different attitudes and we all make different photos! robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted September 1, 2017 Share #35 Posted September 1, 2017 Welcome to the fold, and to the forum! Put away the magnifying glass... keep your mind open about those framelines not taking up the entire viewfinder. One of the strengths of the rangefinder gestalt is that you're viewing the world through a window, not through a tunnel. Being able to see what's about to enter or about to leave your composition is a powerful quality. And it's the reason that while most of us here have and use both wider and longer focal lengths, 35 and 50 do the heavy lifting in the M world... they're the sweet spot where the framelines are large enough to be easily used, while still affording enough space outside them to see what's coming and going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJohn Posted September 1, 2017 Share #36 Posted September 1, 2017 To all the crusaders of aperture - the f stop freedom fighters - please allay your fears. I do wonder if you're GENUINELY concerned, or if this is just hazing of the new guy. But I promise, everyone once in a while, I stop down. In fact one day I think I went all the way to 11. Not sure if that is an intentional reference to Spinal Tap or coincidence. Either way it's a great excuse to watch the clip: apologies for off topic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted September 1, 2017 Share #37 Posted September 1, 2017 Of course, 11 is that bit more when after 10 nothing comes any more. That is why I shoot even 16 when I actually want to shoot 22. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradstreet Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share #38 Posted September 1, 2017 Not sure if that is an intentional reference to Spinal Tap or coincidence. Either way it's a great excuse to watch the clip: 'Twas indeed. \m/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Q Posted September 2, 2017 Share #39 Posted September 2, 2017 Excellent read. The Q is a keeper. I'm against selling it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted September 2, 2017 Share #40 Posted September 2, 2017 Very enjoyable read. Too bad some of the articles you refer to had you convinced that shooting wide open is the way to go to get the most out of fast Leica lenses. Here's a secret, the Noctilux is stunning stopped down a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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