CV 15mm [Archive] - Rangefinderforum.com

Tony C.

07-02-2007, 20:09

As there's been a great deal of recent discussion about the CV lenses, I though that I'd contribute by mentioning that I've just begun to experiment with a CV 15mm. As many others have said, it is an excellent lens, and certainly represents great value.

I have very little experience with wide angle lenses, but the shot linked below, which was taken today in NYC, will give you a feel for the capability of this lens in an urban setting. I used no filter, and did some light processing in Lightroom.

Regards,

Tony C.

http://mtanga.com/singleimage4.htm

colyn

07-02-2007, 20:18

What!!! No feet??? :D :D :D

It is a fantastic lens and your photo proves it..

newyorkone

07-02-2007, 21:01

As there's been a great deal of recent discussion about the CV lenses, I though that I'd contribute by mentioning that I've just begun to experiment with a CV 15mm. As many others have said, it is an excellent lens, and certainly represents great value.

I have very little experience with wide angle lenses, but the shot linked below, which was taken today in NYC, will give you a feel for the capability of this lens in an urban setting. I used no filter, and did some light processing in Lightroom.

Regards,

Tony C.

http://mtanga.com/singleimage4.htm

Great colors Tony! What preset are you using in LR? Where did you get your lens? I am in NYC too. Thanks.

Tony C.

07-02-2007, 21:12

Thanks Steve. I have to confess that I have yet to use presets in Lightroom. I simply process each photo individually to taste. I fully appreciate that it would make sense to create presets, but I haven't done it yet.

I'm new to rangefinders, so I'm really still at the stage where I am familiarizing myself with the M8 in combination with the five lenses I have acquired. I know that I will need to refine and should, to an extent, automate the processing stage, and that's next on the agenda.

I bought the lens from someone who wasn't comfortable with her M8, so she sold all of her related equipment.

Regards,

Tony C.

BillBingham2

07-02-2007, 21:45

Looks like the M8 has found a great new home. Wonderful shot. I was worried that the M8 would make the 15mm less of a great lense for that sort of shot, but it rocks.

Well done.

Where where you that you could see so much sky?

B2 (;->

Joe Mondello

07-03-2007, 06:25

Nice!

I often wind up with a finger in my 15mm shots! hehe

Just a total bargain, this little lens.

Here's one I took with mine in the Time Warner Center (2 exposures put together and straightened in CS2) . . .

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/492064626_aa54af5335_o.jpg

BrianPhotog

07-03-2007, 06:36

Great lens, but it takes some practice to use "right". I'm still trying :p. Here are a few from a recent outdoor concert.

http://www.brianwebbphoto.com/d/169-2/belarus_cover_band_02.JPG

http://www.brianwebbphoto.com/d/178-2/belarus_cover_band_05.JPG

http://www.brianwebbphoto.com/d/181-2/belarus_cover_band_06.JPG

If anyone wants to see more pics of the band (taken with a 50 Nokton, tho) they are at http://www.brianwebbphoto.com/v/series/street_music/

chunin

07-03-2007, 06:43

Great shot and stitching. I guess I will sell my panoramic cameras and just stitch with digital. Film is fun but scanning is not.

Joe Mondello

07-03-2007, 07:28

Great shot and stitching.

If you mean my shot of Time Warner I just did two exposures one for inside the window one for outside and merged the two, it's not a pano, it's just the FOV of this lens on the M8 (a little less after lens correction).

chunin

07-03-2007, 08:45

Oh, I thought that you stitched two frames in order to get rid of the convergence. Now that I think about it, yes the exposure seems too perfect. It makes sense.

chunin

07-03-2007, 09:13

Did you have problem with registration when doing the merge of the two exposures? I guess you did not use a tripod.

Joe Mondello

07-03-2007, 15:36

Did you have problem with registration when doing the merge of the two exposures? I guess you did not use a tripod.

No not really, and it is handheld.

AGeoJO

07-06-2007, 07:41

Joe, did you use any IR cut filter on your CV15? Great shot, BTW.

Thanks,
Joshua

scho

07-07-2007, 12:57

Another CV 15 devotee. Here is a recent landscape shot wth the CV 15mm+M8:
http://www.pbase.com/scho/image/81827301/large.jpg

Larger Image (http://www.pbase.com/scho/image/81827301/original)

kkaefer

07-07-2007, 13:18

@scho,

wonderful shot, sometimes simple things/views are the best.

scho

07-07-2007, 13:38

@scho,

wonderful shot, sometimes simple things/views are the best.

Thank you. Always good to have your camera along. This was from an afternoon drive through the local countryside with a quick picture stop at a hay field that appeared to have just the "right" geometry and cloud formations in the sky.

Joe Mondello

07-07-2007, 15:07

@scho,

wonderful shot, sometimes simple things/views are the best.

I agree. I love WA B&W landscapes.

Joe, did you use any IR cut filter on your CV15? Great shot, BTW.

Thanks,
Joshua

Thanks Joshua!

No. No IR filter, no coding, just a regular CV 15 (I got it used at B&H) with a CV LTM>M adapter on an M8.

KEH

07-27-2007, 17:00

Not the best image to show the lens off, because of the high ISO. But it gives you a sense of the reach in a sidewalk shot.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/500/medium/20070726-L1000067.jpg

The Lightroom preset for 'old photo' seemed just right for this shot. Just got the lens and looking forward to using it more.

Cheers,
Kirk