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[ramarren]

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5 hours ago, FORUMUSER said:

Hi all, 

My first post in the Forum. This is my first holidays with my new TL and I enjoying it. To save some money, I bought the ELMAR-C 1 :4 / 90. The reviews were not that good, so I was a little skeptical, but I'm  really satisfied with the results.  

LEICA TL with ELMAR-C 1:4 / 90 (CL)

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Welcome to the forum! ... and a lovely photo! 

I know a lot of reviews dis the Elmar-C 90mm, but I've been using this lens (and its Minolta identical twin, the Rokkor-M 90mm f/4) for many years and no one's ever said anything bad about the photos I've exhibited made with it. It's one of my favorites for travel because of its compactness and light weight.  

G

[ramarren]

Some results from my first bike ride and walk with the Aporia 20mm fitted to the Leica CL ... 

First I went on a nice cycle ride to Japan Town in San Jose to get lunch. I had my sandwich and drink while sitting at the memorial by the art store and I thought, "Hmm, a selfie made with the bike against the wall might be fun.." I used the self timer after setting the focus:

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Ride Lunch In Japan Town
Leica CL + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 200 @ f/4 @ 1/400

After lunch, I sped home and had no time for more picture taking because I had an appointment late in the afternoon in Santa Clara City Center. It's close enough to home that I decided to walk, and use the camera as seemed fit... 

Fast Pass Through City Center
Leica CL + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 200 @ f/4 @ 1/160

Lamp on Brick Wall
Leica CL + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 200 @ f/4 @ 1/50

Japanese Maple Tree in Evening Light
Leica CL + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 200 @ f/4 @ 1/40

I was still a mile from home when I made that photo, but I hadn't put a fresh battery in the camera for a while, and that exposure completely exhausted the remaining charge I had left. And I didn't have a spare battery with me ... DoH! 

I'm pleased with the results so far ... I have a few more to render ... and am liking the look this lens provides. I used just f/4 for all these photos and I can see that at f/4, the center is nice and sharp but off-axis there is a softening that rolls in past the sharp zone. I'll have to experiment with different aperture settings to see how it changes across the range. 

It sure makes the CL into a very handy and small package.

enjoy! G

Edited August 11, 2021 by ramarren

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[ramarren]

Some Aporia 24mm f/2 lens notes...

I've been out shooting with and enjoying this lens. For most shooting, I leave it fixed at f/5.6 .. particularly when I have the lens hood fitted as that makes it quite difficult to reach the aperture ring control even with a stylus and it's hard to see the aperture index. This nets pretty good sharpness all across the format by decreasing the curvature of field and deep DoF for ease of focusing.

For general shooting, leaving the aperture at f/5.6 has a side benefit: you can work very very quickly by zone focusing. You only need to remember two focus settings for the CL (APS-C format):

  4.5m (15') = 2.24m (7.5') to infinity
  2.5m (8') = 1.6m (5.25') to 5.67m (18.5')
  
The only problem is that the distance scale on the focusing ring, as my lens was delivered, is ridiculously way off the mark. I focused the camera on a target at 2.5m distance, the distance index shows between 2 and 1.5m; focused at 4.5m, the distance index is just touching 3m on the 2m side of the numeral. I wonder how far off the rangefinder cam is ... I'll have to check that sometime when I feel like using it on the M4-2. 

In calibrating my focusing for scale focus work, I taped a target to the wall, set f/2, and focused the camera critically at both distances. The piece of the wall I taped it to has the pass through into my kitchen ... And what's interesting is that at f/2, the focus zone is shallow enough even at 15' focus distance to see things a mere 1' behind the critical plane soften up. I'm going to have to explore some wide open shooting with this lens too!

Anyway, now that I have it documented where these two distance settings line up on the focusing scale, I can use the settings above to do quick scale focus by zone. Meanwhile, of course, I bought the lens to use on the CL: the TTL focusing is very accurate regardless what the distance scale calibration reads. 

Having some fun, I snapped this shot this morning, rendered it on my desktop system to square, then handed it back to the iPhone and ShakeIt Photo app for the Polaroid SX-70 simulation framing and rendering look.

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Donation Meter - Alameda 2021
Leica CL + Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/100
Framing by ShakeIt Photo app on iOS

Enjoy! G

[rhl-ferndale]

Chanticleer & Jaguar, T / CV 35 1.4 

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Reveilation / T CV 35 1.4

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[ramarren]

Concentrating on wide-open use with the MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2, I made these photos on yesterday's walk around the neighborhood in late afternoon. The square crops are usually near the full vertical dimension of the frame, others are cropped only so much as to level them properly. 

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Ornamental Leaf - Santa Clara 2021
Leica CL + MS Optical Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/2 @ 1/400

Looking Ahead, Looking Behind - Santa Clara 2021
Leica CL + MS Optical Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/2 @ 1/2000

Looking Down #001 - Santa Clara 2021
Leica CL + MS Optical Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/2 @ 1/100

Looking Down #090 - Santa Clara 2021
Leica CL + MS Optical Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/2 @ 1/160

Looking Down #101 - Santa Clara 2021
Leica CL + MS Optical Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/2 @ 1/80

Catching Late Light - Santa Clara 2021
Leica CL + MS Optical Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/2 @ 1/320

It's interesting to see how much image degradation is caused by subtle movements of my body and hands rather than by mis-focus in a couple of these. As always, "my sharpest lens is a sturdy tripod" rules the day.  

Enjoy! G

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CL + summilux 50 ASPH + color EFEX

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On the patio

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T w/Summilux-M 35 AA.

[bcorton]

Here is one from a recent trip to Alaska. TL2 w/ 50mm Summicron-M.

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[bcorton]

Another. Same Lens. 

(I realize the composition is oddly similar to the one above, but hey, it's not my fault all the mountains grow on the right. 😎)

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2 hours ago, bcorton said:

Another. Same Lens. 

(I realize the composition is oddly similar to the one above, but hey, it's not my fault all the mountains grow on the right. 😎)

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Really very lovely indeed.

[RickP]

Bee on Thistle

CL ..  Voigtlander 75 1.5

 

 

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Painted Lady

CL 75 VM 1.5

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[rhl-ferndale]

T 35 1.4 CV 

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[ramarren]

6 hours ago, rhl-ferndale said:

T 35 1.4 CV 

What lens is a "T 35 1.4 CV" ?? I'm sure it's something simple, but that label isn't connecting with anything for me. Thanks! I suspect it's a Voigtländer lens of some type, since you mark "CL 75 VM 1.5" as a Voigtländer lens in another post, and I assume it's a shorthand for "Voigtländer Nokton 75mm f/1.5 Aspherical". 

G

Edited August 22, 2021 by ramarren

[lct]

CV 35/1.4 on Leica T i guess.
Here CV 35/1.4 SC v2 on digital CL (f/1.4). 
Notice the glow having nothing to do with Leica for a change.

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Edited August 23, 2021 by lct

[rhl-ferndale]

Godfrey, I just saw this. Yes, LCT, correct. CV for Cosina Voigtlander—

Two character shorthand  instead of index-finger-typing the German heritage brand.

Why is it at the end of the string of characters? Because I thought of it then.

Sometimes I feel meticulous enough to backspace-delete and retype (index finger only) in a more rational order such as “CV 35 1.4” and even insert a helpful comma or slash. However, although the finger is smart enough, it’s connected to a brain that is by turns tired, manic, judgmental, lazy, lachrymose, defensive, etc. This was evidently a lazy moment. 😉

[rhl-ferndale]

CV 35 1.4, Mr. T (distinguished from an earlier T bought from Helen Hill that we agreed to call Miss T).

Angus, Sami and Breena at their 24/7 widescreen entertainment area (50 feet of floor to ceiling along the west side of the house facing the woods where many a wild thing is). 

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[Boojay]

CL + CV 40mm 1.2 - when nothing and no-one wants to look at the camera😀.

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