M8 and the Avenon SuperWide-L f/2.8 21mm

[petermcwerner]

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M8 - Kobalux 21mm/2.8 - ISO=160 - 1/5800 @ f/2.8

 

 

100% Center crop 1

 

 

100% Center crop 2

 

 

Lower right

[Leika38]

I've had my M-mount Avenon for years; shoots well and still in mint condition.

 

[farnz]

Peter,

 

Your sample shot in post #21 puzzles me. The shot is clearly taken in full sunshine with most of the picture in shadow. It seems that you (or the M8 autoexposure) have metered for the shadows but the highlights in the white wall on the right haven't blown out.

 

I would have thought that there is too much dynamic range in the scene for the M8 so did you actually meter for the highlights and pull up the shadows in post processing? Or is the Kobalux such a low-contrast lens that it can cope with this amount of dynamic range itself?

 

(Also you state a shutter speed of 1/5800: is this correct because IIRC my M8 only gives 1/4000, 1/6000 or 1/8000?)

 

Pete.