Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some really nice shots there Mark, and I particularly like the 'colour' of the b&ws. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 Web: www.gwpics.com Blog: www.stockuk.blogspot.com On 26 Aug 2009, at 17:44, TED GRANT wrote: > Mark showed: > Subject: [Leica] Mark's first Nokton f1.1 shots... > >> Following my acquisition of this gem of a lens, I managed to use >> it for the first time last Sunday at the Fairford Steam Rally. >> I actually managed to get over my normal reticence when photographing >> strangers and just kept plugging away with the lens. >> I was quite pleased with my hit rate. >> >> The majority of the pictures were taken at f1.1, though I did >> stop the lens down to see how it fared as a general-purpose lens. >> Suffice to say, it performed admirably. >> >> The pictures, which are all taken on a Leica M8, can be seen at >> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/nokton/<<<<<<<<< > > Hi Mark, > Well done and illustrating how to make a super fast lens work in > separating subjects from background. And getting rid of bkgrds. >>> The out of focus rendering of this lens may not be to everybody's >>> taste, but then the same can be said for >> the Noctilux.<<<<<< > > Don't sweat the others and their dislike of the back ground > rendering, that's their problem! As long as you know it works for > you that's all that matters! It's your work, your eye and your > results! You like it? Then stay the course! > These photographs illustrate you are on the right track quickly in > handling the shallow focus effects and being right on the mark for > the sharp focus point. > Make it into a work horse lens and you will come away with many > different looking images under some rather difficult light and > shallow depth of focus situations. This submission looks like you > are well on the way. Good on you for a first go around! > cheers, > ted > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information