LocalHero1953 Posted January 14, 2024 Share #61 Posted January 14, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Headshots today for a student play. I borrowed one of them for this set. All SL2-S, natural light, adjusted for brightness, but not noise or clarity etc. Most are cropped to 10x8 because I prefer that for portraits, but still full width. All shot wide open, whatever the lens. First some more distant shots. Apo-Summicron-SL 75. ISO 400 1/160s 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! Summilux-SL 50, ISO 124, 1/100s Summilux-M 75, ISO 250, 1/160s 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Summilux-SL 50, ISO 124, 1/100s Summilux-M 75, ISO 250, 1/160s ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/383494-late-to-the-50-summilux-sl-party/?do=findComment&comment=4987834'>More sharing options...
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LocalHero1953 Posted January 14, 2024 Share #62 Posted January 14, 2024 And some close-ups Apo-Summicron-SL 75, ISO 400, 1/160s 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! Summilux-SL 50, ISO 160, 1/100s. I wish I'd got closer, but see the next post. Summilux-M 75, ISO 320, 1/160 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Summilux-SL 50, ISO 160, 1/100s. I wish I'd got closer, but see the next post. Summilux-M 75, ISO 320, 1/160 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/383494-late-to-the-50-summilux-sl-party/?do=findComment&comment=4987839'>More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted January 14, 2024 Share #63 Posted January 14, 2024 There is not a lot to choose between these lenses at these distances, but my instinct is still to pick the Summilux-SL 50 over the Apo-Summicron-SL 75, and having spent several hours shooting various actors, this is the kind of shot that convinces me. It's the the same person as above, taken in a different location: the location above was selected to show the bokeh, the one below for the plain background. All the headshots that I took at head and shoulders distance show this stunningly beautiful effect that I described earlier as a face in full sharpness emerging from a soft mist, like breaking the surface of water. The effect will probably pall on me after a while, but at the moment I love it! ISO 200 1/100s 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! Just to show that my judgement is not swayed by a good looking woman, here is another similar example 11 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Just to show that my judgement is not swayed by a good looking woman, here is another similar example ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/383494-late-to-the-50-summilux-sl-party/?do=findComment&comment=4987845'>More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted January 14, 2024 Share #64 Posted January 14, 2024 (edited) As a side story: I told the woman why I wanted to take a series of similar photos with different lenses. I slowly mansplained to her the difference in focal length and aperture and why I chose that location, to show the bokeh. It turns out she is a keen photographer herself*. Where's the face-palm emoji when you want one. * And amateur model. Well, I could have guessed that myself. Edited January 14, 2024 by LocalHero1953 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted January 14, 2024 Share #65 Posted January 14, 2024 These are lovely, Paul; and yes, indistinguishable. I don’t feel so bad selling my SL 75 APO and 50 Summilux-SL, and just keeping my 75 Summilux-M! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted January 14, 2024 Share #66 Posted January 14, 2024 1 hour ago, LocalHero1953 said: Headshots today for a student play. I borrowed one of them for this set. All SL2-S, natural light, adjusted for brightness, but not noise or clarity etc. Most are cropped to 10x8 because I prefer that for portraits, but still full width. All shot wide open, whatever the lens. First some more distant shots. Apo-Summicron-SL 75. ISO 400 1/160s 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! Summilux-SL 50, ISO 124, 1/100s Summilux-M 75, ISO 250, 1/160s +1. A beautiful set of photos (and models). The SL50-Lux images at close distance are (particularly) superb. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted January 14, 2024 Share #67 Posted January 14, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, IkarusJohn said: These are lovely, Paul; and yes, indistinguishable. I don’t feel so bad selling my SL 75 APO and 50 Summilux-SL, and just keeping my 75 Summilux-M! Really I don't think you need anything else unless, as in my case, you want autofocus as well. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sohail Posted January 15, 2024 Share #68 Posted January 15, 2024 The compression of the 75 enhances the jawline. The 50 less so, and is also much more intimate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted January 15, 2024 Share #69 Posted January 15, 2024 12 hours ago, Sohail said: The compression of the 75 enhances the jawline. The 50 less so, and is also much more intimate. Thank you, I hadn’t thought of it in those terms, but I think you’re right. I shall try some more comparisons with just the two Summiluxes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted January 15, 2024 Share #70 Posted January 15, 2024 While I agree that the 50 1.4 SL renders in the smoothest way, I still believe the focal length and compression are important factors as well, when choosing one of those lenses. IMO, as soon as you get closer, a 75 or 90 do show a more natural look of the face, while 50 - IMO is better for environmental portraits. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sohail Posted January 16, 2024 Share #71 Posted January 16, 2024 8 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said: Thank you, I hadn’t thought of it in those terms, but I think you’re right. I shall try some more comparisons with just the two Summiluxes. This is purely subjective, but I think the male subject in your last post would work better with a 75, and the female subject a 50 but not so closely. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sohail Posted January 16, 2024 Share #72 Posted January 16, 2024 (edited) 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! The 3/4 length portrait is where it works well too. 50 SL @ 1.4 Edited January 16, 2024 by Sohail 8 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The 3/4 length portrait is where it works well too. 50 SL @ 1.4 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/383494-late-to-the-50-summilux-sl-party/?do=findComment&comment=4990948'>More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted January 16, 2024 Share #73 Posted January 16, 2024 A straight comparison of the Summilux-SL 50 and the Summilux-M 75. SL2-S, ISO 200, natural light from a window, all images uncropped, sharpening, noise reduction, clarity all set to zero, The first was taken with the 50 during a series of headshots of a play cast. The second with the 75 was about 20 mins later, and the light had changed a bit, so I have adjusted brightness and white balance to get a rough equivalence. I would be happy with either lens for this sort of work. A few practical matters: The Summilux-M 75 vignettes slightly, as can be seen. Getting this framing with the 50 means getting quite close, which can feel a bit intrusive. For someone with long wavy hair like this, shooting at 1.4 is not the best, as the hair goes in and out of focus. I missed focus very slightly with the 75. Not a big problem here, but highlights the benefit of AF. Summilux-SL 50, 1/100s 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! Summilux-M 75, 1/160s 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Summilux-M 75, 1/160s ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/383494-late-to-the-50-summilux-sl-party/?do=findComment&comment=4991646'>More sharing options...
Sohail Posted January 20, 2024 Share #74 Posted January 20, 2024 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! That bokehlicious 50/1.4 SL 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! That bokehlicious 50/1.4 SL ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/383494-late-to-the-50-summilux-sl-party/?do=findComment&comment=4998524'>More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted February 22, 2024 Share #75 Posted February 22, 2024 @LocalHero1953so, we are some weeks later. Any regrets? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 22, 2024 Share #76 Posted February 22, 2024 30 minutes ago, Olaf_ZG said: @LocalHero1953so, we are some weeks later. Any regrets? None! I understand it better, so I know when to use and when not. In practical terms its slow focus is its limitation for fast action, so I don't use it for stage productions. (That is where I am experimenting with the Summilux-M 75, because its manual focus is much faster than the Summilux-SL 50 AF, even if I am not as accurate at the moment). But for portraiture, headshots, and for early rehearsals (in rehearsal spaces with distracting backgrounds - church halls, private rooms - and the when cast are not moving so fast) it is both practical (blurring the background) and lovely in rendition. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted February 24, 2024 Share #77 Posted February 24, 2024 I am still in doubt what to do. I love the 50mm fl for a general but also enjoyed tighter lenses for portraits. I have the m summilux and bought me a 85mm/1.4 planar (ef mount), just to see what in the end will be my fav for portraits on the SL. based on that I can than decide on a SL lens: the 50 or 75. With a m lens I would try this with the leica lenses, as m lenses are relatively easy to sell. The SL lenses are much tougher to sell, so I want to be sure before buying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomasis7 Posted February 24, 2024 Share #78 Posted February 24, 2024 I prefer "less" perfect lenses Old Noctilux or Old Summilux M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted February 26, 2024 Share #79 Posted February 26, 2024 Well, that was quick. I looked at my latest sessions which I took with the 24-90. Most of the images where somewhere between 40 & 60mm. No one was near 75mm. It might be caused cause my make-shift studio is tiny, but at the other end, 50mm is really my fav fl. A great offer came up so I just bought the lens. Joining the club. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted February 27, 2024 Share #80 Posted February 27, 2024 15 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said: Well, that was quick. I looked at my latest sessions which I took with the 24-90. Most of the images where somewhere between 40 & 60mm. No one was near 75mm. It might be caused cause my make-shift studio is tiny, but at the other end, 50mm is really my fav fl. A great offer came up so I just bought the lens. Joining the club. It's a marvel. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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