Thanks Fred, what I have now found intriguing is the potential if I move to film, if at F4 the DOF for focus at infinity extends from a few tens of feet to very distant it should be fantastic for Alaska (and other) landscape, and then of curse I can cut the f-stop back to 1.5-2.8 range and take to a port town and do some "street" on the boats, fishermen, catches, etc for effects more like many of the preceding the photos. I am thinking the wider illumination circle is a useful feature of the lens for more scenic photos. I was going to use my 28mm LLL, maybe still will for my port "street" next days, but I am going to have to put the Z1 into the mix with the MP and see what I get. My dig this morning was an important (quick) learning curve to see what the lens does before I move it to film since it has only been my hands some days. I am thinking I might do a few days with film and leave the digital crutch home, which then forces me to shoot everything old school.
Fred Miranda wrote: EMH2025 wrote:
It was a nice light morning in Anchorage so I took my Z1 to Potter Marsh to watch the sunlight sweep over the marsh that yields glowy colors with mountains in the background, the morning train to Seward in the background. The marsh was created by the railroads construction decades ago and now reclaimed by nature has moose, bear, eagles, and it is a 10 minutes from my hime, With Fred's work as my guide I too found F4/5/6 was optimum for what I want. The large illumination circle of the lens is useful, by sweeping through the F stops 1.5 and 2 are quite soft for a scenic as Fred shows, gets better at 2.8 and by 4 to 5.6 is very nice. The detail and sharpness is nice and the glow is apparent comparing the eye view to the EVF view. The DOF at 4 and 5.6 is remarkable. This is F4 @ 400 iso. I'll have to try with film on a MP soon using this setting with this DOF. Aside from scenics I'll have to give it try with a fishing port and its activity. This is just a quick edit, might be worth a deeper dive later.
Fred Miranda wrote: Extreme Corner Resolution and Contrast
Infinity Resolution and Contrast compared Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.2 ASPH "1966"
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Thanks for sharing this photo. When we think of the LLL 50mm f/1.5 Z21, landscape photography usually isn't the first thing that comes to mind...but your example shows just how versatile this lens can be. It handles everything from wide-open shots with uncorrected, character-rich rendering to well-corrected images at smaller apertures. This kind of flexibility is not exclusive to the Z21's optical design, but it's reassuring to see that a lens known for its unique look can still deliver modern, clean results when needed.
