Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been shooting lately almost exclusively with a D700, but I find that I just can't get close to people with this big camera and huge lenses. So, I picked up a Voigtlander 21mm f/4, and decided to try getting close to people again. This is a set of photos taken today at Silverado, an Alzheimer's home in Escondido, California. My mother-in-law is a resident, and today was a tea for the mother's and daughters. The lens for the first eight photos is the CV 21mm f/4, with a B+W 486 filter, but with lens detection turned off on the M8. For some reason, I can't get it to code reliably. Looking at the sky, it doesn't seem to make that much of a difference. The colors are right. We were in the shade, but the background was very bright. I think the Voigtlander performed just fine, with little flare. Its small size makes the experience more intimate. Look at L1051604. I was sitting next to my wife, about 2 feet away. I couldn't imagine that smile if I was holding a D700, plus a zoom 24-70. The last photo was a 35mm Summicron. All in all, it is nice to be back. I have a CV 15mm on order! Comments, criticism, and suggestions appreciated. http://gallery.mac.com/robert.rose#100227/L1051594&bgcolor=black