Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D. Colen showed: Subject: [Leica] Shooting with the Olympilux > Better known as the 55 f 1.2 Zuiko lens for the OM series, mounted on an > E1 > - which makes it a 110 f 1.2.... > > I played with it a bit while shooting a wedding yesterday....for some > reason > my images are showing up in the gallery lighter than they are on my > computer screen, but that aside.... > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/BDColen/Olympilux6 and 5,4,3,2, and 1 - > > Knock yourselves out....Me, I'm quite taken with the Olympilux glow, and > was > pleasingly surprised by the bokeh given what we get with some other f 1.2 > and 1 lenses. ;-) <<<< Hi B.D., The "people glow" is a nice effect with an internal kind of sharpness, much like the old old leica glass! Of course everyone gets wet pants with excitement when referring to "Leica glow," so it'll be interesting to read the comments about this lens. :-) What I was really taken with were the photos of the wine glasses and flower, those with the berry and liquor bottles. Maybe you should look into doing some "fashion and advertising" assignments while using that lens. ;-) Nothing ventured, nothing gained. But that lens creates some very nice "dreamy kinds of effect." Not to forget it's all "natural no flash photography" which captures the light of the moment and not some flash light blasted exposure. ;-) ted