photonoclast wrote:
My 21/3.5 gets the most use, followed closely by the 40/1.2.
But my favorite is surely the 65/2 apo-lanthar.
It's the best lens I've ever used. It's big and a slightly odd focal length, so I don't use it as much, but even boring shots still have that wow factor in a full-sized file on a large monitor. In fact, I have to dial back or even turn off sharpening sometimes to avoid an overwhelming microcontrast. (Interestingly, people have noted the 50/2 apo-lanthar as being very nearly the equal of the 65, but I find that definitely not to be the case. It ties my Batis 135 for the second-sharpest tool in my box, so no image ever suffers even marginally from its use, but it's still not up to the 65.)
In fact, I have one observation indicating some perhaps objective evidence here. When I downsize an image in PS to post here, I usually downsize to 2000 pixels on the long end and use a jpeg quality of 12 (max), and that usually gives a file size up to about 2-2.3 Mb. When I did *exactly* the same with the image here, it yielded a file size of 3.7 Mb (which I understand is bigger than we're supposed to use here). Presumably that's due to the higher information content of the image, and a reflection of the information retained even after a dramatic downsizing....Show more →
chiron wrote:
What did you use to correct the perspective on this one?
Almost nothing. I cropped the original from the bottom, took out a few of the people in front, and the only perspective correction was to hit "auto" in the "transform" area in Lightroom which only very slightly changed the image. Here's the original without any corrections or adjustments.
mudlake wrote:
Almost nothing. I cropped the original from the bottom, took out a few of the people in front, and the only perspective correction was to hit "auto" in the "transform" area in Lightroom which only very slightly changed the image. Here's the original without any corrections or adjustments.
Good job! I would have expected more perspective distortion with a 10mm lens!
chiron wrote:
Good job! I would have expected more perspective distortion with a 10mm lens!
The secret is getting everything level. If all planes are level and parallel to the subject, this lens is so wide it can deliver quite unique images. I’m always surprised when I take it along how many of my favorite images come from this lens when I only use it 10%of the time. I’ll never sell it.
p.2 #10 · *New Voigtlander on E-mount image thread
I only have 2 CV lenses left and they are very seldom used... I love the images they generate but they are on the heavy and bulky side. And, yes, they are manual focus lenses, which can act as a double edge sword; slower but more deliberate mode of operation. For sure they are less travel friendly for my purpose.
These 2 are from the vault from several years back...
p.2 #11 · *New Voigtlander on E-mount image thread
mudlake wrote:
One more of the church of Eglise Saint-Merry. First image is the entire image and the next two are crops for detail. The 10mm is a nice lens.
Always enjoy the CV10 pics...like you, I've had great results with the CV10 in different situations. And modern sensors allow some cropping to get the composition you want in post if desired.
p.2 #12 · *New Voigtlander on E-mount image thread
gocolts wrote:
Always enjoy the CV10 pics...like you, I've had great results with the CV10 in different situations. And modern sensors allow some cropping to get the composition you want in post if desired.
Yep, you’re one of the only persons I know who likes the 10mm. Not many use it which is a shame because it’s very good.
p.2 #14 · *New Voigtlander on E-mount image thread
I intended to go back and do more with this old grain elevator, only to find they are tearing it down and this part of it is gone. Carpe diem I guess is the message... The 65 apo-lanthar was perfect to do justice to the gritty textures.
p.2 #18 · *New Voigtlander on E-mount image thread
Nokton 21mm at f5.6 on Sony a7rII ?s=eyJpIjo1NDk3MDg0MTU1NCwiZSI6MTc2NTE5Njg1MiwicyI6Ijc3N2Q0MmFiODM5MTMyMGZlMjkzNThiNTRkNzQ1ZDIzZmM0NjdlMjQiLCJ2IjoxfQ">The city in the mist by Radek Kucharski, on Flickr
