Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/01

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Monochrom
From: jbmmllug at jbm.org (Jeff Moore)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 00:33:54 -0400
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On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 11:40 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> This one: 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/8045674982/in/set-72157631671706166
> is fantastic.  What lens is it?  There's a texture and tone that this
> camera gives with really good glass that's quite astounding.

That's the 35mm Summilux ASPH (the newer floating-element version).

I love that lens - it's been practically welded onto whatever camera
I've been using most ever since I got the lens, because, yes, it's
really good.

It's interesting that you like this picture, with the hard light and
shadows and all.  It struck me as looking the most like film in some
way I can't necessarily put my finger on, but I'm pretty fond of some
of the pictures of young women in more controlled (seeming) light.
F'rinstance, this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/8045678290/in/set-72157631671706166

(in a restaurant, at ISO 3200 - I've never seen T-Max 3200 look like that!)

or this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/8045664781/in/set-72157631671706166

... so darned smooth and creamy, at ISO 1250.

Anyway, I'm glad you're enjoying the pictures.  I like this camera a bunch.

-Jeff


In reply to: Message from jbmmllug at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] IMG: Monochrom)
Message from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] IMG: Monochrom)