Show us your APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH shots wide open

[Chaemono]

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Apologies for the reflections. These are more test shots from today and I didn't use a polarizing filter. I'm wondering how much sharper the new APO 50 Summicron-SL can really be.

Less compressed JPEGs here: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-cJFLQj/

On the the M10-P handheld at 1/125 sec. Look at the details on the headlight. Unfreakingbelievable! This is wide open and here is the link to the DNG: https://cc2032.zenfolio.com/img/g537295750-o750076470.dat?dl=2&tk=vG6Wk1rL7dTUHSN3n4BfI5hBLRl8AY2WJvqK4iHoAyM=

Edit: Reference OE/OEM Number of the headlight is 1 305 603 012. It shows clearly but one has to zoom in 4:1. 😂

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Edited August 17, 2019 by Chaemono
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[jrp]

The reality is, that with the easy digital manipulation of images, it is easier to produce "art" from a near-perfect image than from one that has a bunch of pre-cooked aberrations.

Edited August 17, 2019 by jrp

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[mdemeyer]

5 hours ago, jrp said:

The reality is, that with the easy digital manipulation of images, it is easier to produce "art" from a near-perfect image than from one that has a bunch of pre-cooked aberrations.

Perhaps true, but I enjoy the process of making images with the camera more than working at the computer.   Just how I prefer to spend my time...

[Chaemono]

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Edited August 18, 2019 by Chaemono

[M11 for me]

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Edited August 18, 2019 by M10 for me

[Chaemono]

vor 18 Minuten schrieb M10 for me:

Zenfolio Link does not open . . .

The Zenfolio link isn’t supposed to open. The URL downloads the DNG file, but not on mobile devices apparently. 

[Twasi]

OK here's a quiz question for everyone. This is an APO Summicron shot wide open. The depth of field is practically nil. But notice in the reflection of the magnifying glass there is a chandelier. It is far outside the measured depth of field, and yet it appears sharp. Why does this happen? The full size file can be seen at:  

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k1uoh9pt8utzxkq/L1005117.JPG?dl=0 

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[Peter Kilmister]

The image of a chandelier is a reflection. You have captured the reflection's focal point and not the chandelier's focal point.

Simple physics to understand if you draw a diagram. 😐

[Twasi]

Yes but if it were a flat mirror, and not a convex lens, the chandelier would be out of focus. Objects in a mirror do not focus on the plane of the mirror. The convexity of the lens must be what brings the chandelier into focus.

[Peter Kilmister]

Every mirror has a focal point. The camera's lens is set to a focal point. Anything that is also at that specific focal point will be in focus ... probably by pure chance.

Please draw a diagram of the focal planes. I find this hard to explain but I do understand the physics of light even though I learnt about it well over 50 years ago. Basic physics theory doesn't change. 

If I had a flat, concave, or convex mirror they all have a focus point. If that point happens to be in line with the lens's focal point then Bob's your uncle (or Voila as the French would say) and everything is focussed. Please go back to your Physics school books.

[Chaemono]

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[danieldouloslee]

some bokeh balls for you to take a closer look at. onion rings? and the far right?:

 

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[phototrope]

On 8/18/2019 at 12:54 AM, Chaemono said:

Apologies for the reflections. These are more test shots from today and I didn't use a polarizing filter. I'm wondering how much sharper the new APO 50 Summicron-SL can really be.

Less compressed JPEGs here: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-cJFLQj/

On the the M10-P handheld at 1/125 sec. Look at the details on the headlight. Unfreakingbelievable! This is wide open and here is the link to the DNG: https://cc2032.zenfolio.com/img/g537295750-o750076470.dat?dl=2&tk=vG6Wk1rL7dTUHSN3n4BfI5hBLRl8AY2WJvqK4iHoAyM=

Edit: Reference OE/OEM Number of the headlight is 1 305 603 012. It shows clearly but one has to zoom in 4:1. 😂

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Is that your car and your garage, and your hired staff in the bokeh? Excuse me for fantasizing about APO 50 owners.  

Edited August 29, 2019 by phototrope

[Chaemono]

vor 30 Minuten schrieb phototrope:

Is that your car and your garage, and your hired staff in the bokeh? 

No. Other people do cars, I do lenses...and cameras.

[Chaemono]

Am 28.8.2019 um 04:33 schrieb danieldouloslee:

some bokeh balls for you to take a closer look at. onion rings? and the far right?:

 

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Daniel, I‘ll check on that with my copy. Thanks. 

[Chaemono]

Am 28.8.2019 um 04:33 schrieb danieldouloslee:

some bokeh balls for you to take a closer look at. onion rings? and the far right?:

Daniel, I'd say very subtly, yes.

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[danieldouloslee]

@Chaemono thanks for checking! doesnt seem as pronounced as my 50 lux asph, but i was under the impression that it wouldnt be as pronounced as this either.