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Keith (M) Posted February 7, 2018 Share #345 Posted February 7, 2018 Ooh, they look like the sort of results I get with my M cameras when I forget to change my reading glasses for my bifocals! PS - only joking... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted February 8, 2018 Share #346 Posted February 8, 2018 unscharf-13.jpg This is the best photo I've seen from the Thambar. It's excellent. Thank you for posting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 8, 2018 Share #347 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) For anyone like me who is still interested in this lens but doesn't have one to hand, I have found these photographs a little more interesting than many of the other samples publicly available. You can also download the DNG files which helps get a sense what the lens is doing. Personally, I still can't make my mind up whether this lens is likely to be a waste of money or an interesting photographic avenue to go down. Many of the photos just remind me of the annoying foggy look I get sometimes if I forget to wipe the lens on the back of my iPhone, others are just bad on almost any measure. Another reason for my hesitation is that I strongly suspect that if the same lens was made available by Cosina or Jupiter, I wouldn't be giving it any thoughts at all. However, the same could be said for the 28 Summaron-M which I took a punt on and which became my most used lens of last year. Edited February 8, 2018 by wattsy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsleica Posted February 8, 2018 Share #348 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Thambar..may only be a 50 to 100 shot lens..then you are tired of the look...and done with it..only to take it out once in a blue moon..like the 1950's sport car languishing in the garage..zoom zoom 3 x's a year...then...back to Toyota..or in this case..Asph.. Edited February 8, 2018 by tsleica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 8, 2018 Share #349 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Sure, it's a lens for very specific uses. If you buy it just because you're attracted by the effect, then you will get bored with it - it will play no part in most people's photography. You either have to recognise why and where you might need it, or you have to spend time working out how you want to use it. At risk of repetition, this thread is where some of us are working through how to use the lens best and what it does in particular scenarios - it's not a best practice demo, and some of the lessons are being learned from scratch. Aren't we lucky that Leica is willing to make unusual lenses for us? And that no one has to buy them if they don't want to? Edited February 8, 2018 by LocalHero1953 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 8, 2018 Share #350 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) A few from the Botanic Gardens today. M240 + Thambar, no filter, f2.2. Snowdrops bring out the Thambar halo effect at this aperture a bit too much. 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! f/4. The background is a bit too busy for me, but the central snowdrops are better defined. Edited February 8, 2018 by LocalHero1953 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! f/4. The background is a bit too busy for me, but the central snowdrops are better defined. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/279589-thambar-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=3457840'>More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 8, 2018 Share #351 Posted February 8, 2018 M240 + Thambar, no filter, both at f/4 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! 4 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/279589-thambar-crazy/?do=findComment&comment=3457844'>More sharing options...
farnz Posted February 8, 2018 Share #352 Posted February 8, 2018 For anyone like me who is still interested in this lens but doesn't have one to hand, I have found these photographs a little more interesting ... I found the photos of the chap with the reflective sunglasses particularly interesting because you can see in the reflection that he's being photographed by someone in a bright blue animal 'onesie' who's with someone in a bright green dinosaur suit. I'd love to know what that's all about. There are some other good examples of what the Thambar can offer but other examples look like pictures I'm sure I could produce with a Noctilux and don't demonstrate the Thambar magic at all. None of the portraits appear to show the magical 'old Thambar' soft focus look and left me wondering whether the EXIF data might have been erroneous. Pete. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 8, 2018 Share #353 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) It's an interesting lens but those effects I do like in it I can produce by other means. I would rather have it in one lens with the Thambar but at £5K I will give it a miss for now and stick with what I already do for those times I want it. Edited February 8, 2018 by Paul J 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 8, 2018 Share #354 Posted February 8, 2018 I found the photos of the chap with the reflective sunglasses particularly interesting because you can see in the reflection that he's being photographed by someone in a bright blue animal 'onesie' who's with someone in a bright green dinosaur suit. I'd love to know what that's all about. There are some other good examples of what the Thambar can offer but other examples look like pictures I'm sure I could produce with a Noctilux and don't demonstrate the Thambar magic at all. None of the portraits appear to show the magical 'old Thambar' soft focus look and left me wondering whether the EXIF data might have been erroneous. Yes, I guess it must be some fancy dress thing going on (the subject is presumably "the terminator") . The EXIF is odd (states 28mm) but I presume that the firmware of the camera doesn't recognise the Thambar code. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 8, 2018 Share #355 Posted February 8, 2018 Thanks for these recent ones. I am thinking of using the Thambar for flowers (wild flowers rather than "garden" types but these photos are nonetheless very interesting). The second strikes me as a successful photograph. Just out of interest, Paul, does your M240 recognise the Thambar and, if so, does it apply any kind of correction? M240 + Thambar, no filter, both at f/4 M2406233.jpg M2406240.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 8, 2018 Share #356 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Thanks for these recent ones. I am thinking of using the Thambar for flowers (wild flowers rather than "garden" types but these photos are nonetheless very interesting). The second strikes me as a successful photograph. Just out of interest, Paul, does your M240 recognise the Thambar and, if so, does it apply any kind of correction? Thanks for your comments, Ian. Not, it doesn't recognise the Thambar, but this is my fault - I keep forgetting to update to the firmware that came out in December - that was supposed to have the Thambar profile in it. The SL and CL both recognise it (with Leica's M-L adapter). Edited February 8, 2018 by LocalHero1953 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 8, 2018 Share #357 Posted February 8, 2018 I had that problem too as it showed a 21mm lens without the new FW installed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 8, 2018 Share #358 Posted February 8, 2018 I have now upgraded the firmware. The M240 recognises the Thambar and the EXIF records it. Lightroom doesn't have a profile for a Thambar. I don't know how to tell if any corrections are baked in in-camera. I would guess that none are, since they made no corrections in the 1930s! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 9, 2018 Share #359 Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) I don't know how to tell if any corrections are baked in in-camera. I would guess that none are, since they made no corrections in the 1930s! Yes, I'm sure you are right. I know it is a 90mm lens but I wondered if there might be any vignetting correction going on. Edited February 9, 2018 by wattsy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted February 9, 2018 Share #360 Posted February 9, 2018 Yes, I'm sure you are right. I know it is a 90mm lens but I wondered if there might be any vignetting correction going on. As vignette changes with aperture and Ms are oblivious to aperture, I would guess there is no in camera correction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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