Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are made with the same aperture, Jim. The ones with the R lens never recorded the aperture correctly and the M lens did not record correctly at times but I deliberately used the same settings for series of photos. I used f/8 for each camera and len and tried hyperfocal focusing but none of the EXIF ever recorded an aperture of f/8. Tina On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Tina, > > It is difficult for me to make comparisons of images from two cameras when > one is shot at f/6.8 and the other at f/2. I think you need to select > common settings for such comparisons to have any real meaning. DoF makes > a big difference. > > Just my 2 cents. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > On 11/30/2015 2:34 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> I took some photos in the rain to compare the SL with the R19/2.8, the SL >> with the 35/2.0 Summicron and the M240 with the Summicron. As I was >> carrying the cameras out to the deck, I passed the kitchen scale so I >> weighed them. The SL with no lens weighed 966 grams. The M240 with the >> 35/2.0 attached weighed 961 grams, so not a huge difference. >> >> When I attach the M lenses, the SL automatically recognized the coded >> lenses with no further attention from me. When I attach the R lenses, I >> go >> to the menu and tell it which R lens is attached. It recognizes the lens >> but does not record the correct aperture. I know I took several at F/8 >> and >> used hyperfocal focusing, but none of them came up as having f/8 for the >> aperture. >> >> The SL is much easier to focus. I tried out both the magnifying in the >> EVF >> and the focus peaking. Both work fine but the magnified EVF is much >> easier >> to see. You press the bottom right button once and it zooms to 100% in >> the >> EVF, press it twice and it zooms to 200%. Focus and touch the shutter >> button and it zooms back out and takes the photo. >> >> With the auto-focus SL lens, there are several focusing formats to choose >> from in the SL and you can also touch the screen and have it focus there >> or move the toggle switch (they call it the joystick) next to the EFG to >> choose a focus spot. I find the screen and the toggle switch to be >> easiest >> and fastest. But these are all manually focused with M and R lenses. >> >> The first one is an experiment with the Noctilux last night using the >> magnified EVF to focus on Tom's eyelashes instead of the glasses frame. >> >> http://www.pbase.com/image/161961923 >> >> The next three are straight from the camera as DNGs, converted to jpegs as >> they are exported with no other adjustments. >> >> Leica SL with 19/2.8 Elmarit R: >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/161961755 >> >> Leica SL with 35/2.0 Summicron M: >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/161961757 >> >> Leica M240 with 35/2.0 Summicron M: >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/161961758 >> >> I did some bracketed exposures and merged the photos for HDR with each >> camera and each lens. These are adjusted for color and exposure: >> >> *http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/leica_sl&page=7 >> <http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/leica_sl&page=7>* >> >> The SL will also bracket the 3 exposures as DNGs and make a merged jpeg >> from them automatically. I found those needed more adjusting than making >> them myself. >> >> What do you think? >> >> Tina >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://t.sidekickopen29.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=cacecf87-c7c3-4c10-af3c-452bd0ab3747> www.tinamanley.com http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/