bradhusick Posted October 23, 2007 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Today I took my new CV12 (thanks, CameraQuest) out to Pike Place Market in Seattle for a little fun street shooting. Just thought I'd share the quick results. I used hyperfocal focusing (no rangefinder coupling) and it was like having a really wonderful point-and-shoot on my hip. This is uncoded, mounted with John Milich's wonderful LTM-M adapter ring. -Brad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cme4brain Posted October 23, 2007 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2007 Today I took my new CV12 (thanks, CameraQuest) out to Pike Place Market in Seattle for a little fun street shooting. Just thought I'd share the quick results. I used hyperfocal focusing (no rangefinder coupling) and it was like having a really wonderful point-and-shoot on my hip. This is uncoded, mounted with John Milich's wonderful LTM-M adapter ring. -Brad I have the CV 15mm but have been considering the 12mm. Your great shots certainly make a good case for the lens. Are you having difficulties metering exposure? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhusick Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted October 23, 2007 No trouble metering at all. The auto metering works really well with this lens. I also have the CV15 and I love the extra "reach" of the CV12. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhusick Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted October 23, 2007 I totally blew this exposure (1/8000 sec) by mistake, and then I pushed the heck out of it in Lightroom. It's a little otherworldly, but interesting nonetheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted October 23, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 23, 2007 I find it a better than the CV 15mm myself and i said this before and every one got there knickers tied in a knot the 12mm is the better lens. Has less CA and is sharper. And the killer is mine has damaged lens coatings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted October 24, 2007 Share #6 Posted October 24, 2007 Please stop this! I had just about talked myself out of the CV 12 and now this thread. Well, I've still got an old Yashica MF body I can sell... At least the CV vice is cheap... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertwright Posted October 24, 2007 Share #7 Posted October 24, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) uncoded you say? looks pretty good. Might be the way to go with this lens, and then any issues in cornerfix. that is for interiors minus black synthetic clad people... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted October 24, 2007 Share #8 Posted October 24, 2007 Brad-- I'm also a believer in the CV 12mm. Your shots are great and show how well the lens lends itself to close-in point-'n'-click street photography, something I don't do well. Do you use any finder with the lens, or just go by feel? Very nice shots! The "Public Market" sign is nicely square in both cases, and I don't think that's by accident! And Guy, you always amaze me. At one time you weren't using a finder--is that still the case? Nature and landscape work is hard for me to visualize with a lens that wide, because the composition has to be seen in depth--and again, your image is stellar! (And yes, I've just said that I don't do good landscape work or good street work with the lens--yet. I'm still learning how to work with it, and you've shown two different ways to make it come alive. Still, what I've done with the 12mm Heliar has shown me that the lens works quite well, and the problem is mine. Dynamite lens, and good photos here!) --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted October 24, 2007 Share #9 Posted October 24, 2007 Howard it's a feel lens. i don't use a finder and no IR filter on this lens only. The secret LCD just need to trust it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlaurpic Posted October 24, 2007 Share #10 Posted October 24, 2007 Nice pics, Brad. The CV12 is one of my favorites, even for people shots. The rule is get really close, then get closer and forget the finder. The shot below, which captures my youngest son's wacky sense of humor and my daughter's straight-man (sic) poker face, is one of my favorites of them. I didn't note the distance or anything else about the shot, but I expect it was wide open (5.6) at 640 or 1250 and about 1/60th or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlaurpic Posted October 24, 2007 Share #11 Posted October 24, 2007 Oh, forgot to say that although I didn't note the distance, it was close enough that my son is actually touching the bottom of the camera....just guessing, but maybe 18 inches or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speenth Posted October 24, 2007 Share #12 Posted October 24, 2007 I find it a better than the CV 15mm myself and i said this before and every one got there knickers tied in a knot the 12mm is the better lens. Has less CA and is sharper. And the killer is mine has damaged lens coatings Hi' all, I tried both the 12 and the 15, but opted for the 15 because it seemed the more versatile lens (the 12 is so wide its a bit 'specialised' for me). I use my 15 uncoded (lens detection off) and I don't bother with the viewfinder - with practice I've got good at judging the boundaries of the image (and I'm no purist - I crop). The extraordinary depth of field makes the 15 a wonderful 'point and shoot' lens. Attached are some examples of the lens's spur of the moment, point and shoot potential, including coincidentally, a recent Pike Place Market image - hand-held at 160 about 11pm! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogopix Posted October 24, 2007 Share #13 Posted October 24, 2007 yup lots to like about this lens here, right out of the camera jpg, ISO 640 .3sec amazing detail on the companion DNG raw file (M8, of course) victor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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