06-17-2014
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Ride, dive, shoot.
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06-25-2014
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#362
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6/25/14. M9, 50mm 'Lux ASPH
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ive HAD: m4, chrome m4p, blk m4ps, m6ttl, m6classic, mp; 50cron, 35cron v.4, 35cron asph, 35lux asph, 28 elmarit, 21 elmarit, zeiss biogons 28&35, v/c 28 ultron, 50 nokton.
i HAVE: m6 classic w/winder, M9, M240, 28 elmarit, 35 lux asph FLE, 50 lux asph
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06-25-2014
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6/25/14. M9, 50mm 'Lux ASPH
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ive HAD: m4, chrome m4p, blk m4ps, m6ttl, m6classic, mp; 50cron, 35cron v.4, 35cron asph, 35lux asph, 28 elmarit, 21 elmarit, zeiss biogons 28&35, v/c 28 ultron, 50 nokton.
i HAVE: m6 classic w/winder, M9, M240, 28 elmarit, 35 lux asph FLE, 50 lux asph
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07-02-2014
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#364
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Ride, dive, shoot.
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07-14-2014
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#365
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ive HAD: m4, chrome m4p, blk m4ps, m6ttl, m6classic, mp; 50cron, 35cron v.4, 35cron asph, 35lux asph, 28 elmarit, 21 elmarit, zeiss biogons 28&35, v/c 28 ultron, 50 nokton.
i HAVE: m6 classic w/winder, M9, M240, 28 elmarit, 35 lux asph FLE, 50 lux asph
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07-14-2014
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#366
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M6 TTL 0,85 Summilux 50mm f1.4 Asph
Agfa APX 400, Beutler
1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
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07-25-2014
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#367
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M9/Lux @ 1,4
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09-30-2014
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#368
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11-27-2014
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#369
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Curiousity
Curiousity by William Jusuf, on Flickr
Leica M2 and Summilux 50ASPH
Fuji Astia 100 scanned with Epson V700
Sincerely
William Jusuf
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05-24-2015
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#370
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Ride, dive, shoot.
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05-25-2015
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So, is a lot of focus breathing normal for this lens? I really hope I did not get a bad one on ebay.
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06-01-2015
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#372
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06-30-2015
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Untitled | Flickr
TTL 50/1.4 Asph Velvia 100
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④ Camera position: In general as shown in Fig. H and J, but according to requirements other positions are also possible or more practical.
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06-30-2015
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#374
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a year late to say it, but this is cool
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07-10-2015
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#375
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m240 Summilux 50mm
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09-26-2016
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Ive had my M6 and 50 1.4 ASPH for about a month. Just got my shots back and I can say this lens is epically good.
This photo doesn't really show the capabilities of it but its the only thing I have uploaded so far.

"Tell me something you've never told to anyone" (film) by 2wenty, on Flickr
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09-26-2016
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10-14-2016
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Hi guys, I'm brand new to the forums and Leicas. Been a professional commercial fashion photographer for the last 8 years or so, started in NYC and currently run my own ad agency in Shanghai China. Been working with all digital SLRs and medium formats throughout my career, which started as a hobby and was lucky enough to turn it into a profession.
Doing all commercial work really drains you're desire to actually pick up the camera on the days off, so last year I bought a Hasselblad 500cm to spice things up to try to get me shooting for fun again. Love my 500cm but it is massive and not really a suitable travel camera, so picked up my dad's old minty fresh Canonet QL19 from 30 years ago and loved the form factor of the RFs! Recently decided to pick up a mint condition M6 titanium + Lux 1.4 asph and love the thing! It's so crisp and sharp that I feel it looks more like digital than a 20 year old film camera... much crisper than the canonet!
Anyway, here's 2 images from my first roll through my newly acquired camera. Tmax400 self developed in R09 one shot 1:50 @ 13mins and scanned with a 5d2 + 100mm macro. Hope you guys like it! The full resolution is amazing from this lens+camera, can see every single grain perfectly when scanned with the DSLR and full size is very similar to a 24mp DSLR file... kind of wished I went with the pre-asph or a summicron so it's not as sharp and look more like actual film haha. Will post more once I run some color film through the camera.

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11-03-2016
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11-03-2016
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Originally Posted by J__
Hi guys, I'm brand new to the forums and Leicas. Been a professional commercial fashion photographer for the last 8 years or so, started in NYC and currently run my own ad agency in Shanghai China. Been working with all digital SLRs and medium formats throughout my career, which started as a hobby and was lucky enough to turn it into a profession.
Doing all commercial work really drains you're desire to actually pick up the camera on the days off, so last year I bought a Hasselblad 500cm to spice things up to try to get me shooting for fun again. Love my 500cm but it is massive and not really a suitable travel camera, so picked up my dad's old minty fresh Canonet QL19 from 30 years ago and loved the form factor of the RFs! Recently decided to pick up a mint condition M6 titanium + Lux 1.4 asph and love the thing! It's so crisp and sharp that I feel it looks more like digital than a 20 year old film camera... much crisper than the canonet!
Anyway, here's 2 images from my first roll through my newly acquired camera. Tmax400 self developed in R09 one shot 1:50 @ 13mins and scanned with a 5d2 + 100mm macro. Hope you guys like it! The full resolution is amazing from this lens+camera, can see every single grain perfectly when scanned with the DSLR and full size is very similar to a 24mp DSLR file... kind of wished I went with the pre-asph or a summicron so it's not as sharp and look more like actual film haha. Will post more once I run some color film through the camera.

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Fantastic image Jackson! Please give some background story to that one!
Also - how are you scanning your negs with the DSLR?
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11-04-2016
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#381
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Reconnected.
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Love this man! Would love to see how you do your light painting.
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11-06-2016
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Quote:
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Fantastic image Jackson! Please give some background story to that one!
Also - how are you scanning your negs with the DSLR?
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ty!
for the image, took a stroll through the Shanghai Zoo to test out the newly bought m6 and walked through the giraffe enclosure and saw this wonderful creative in the indoor enclosure. Almost wished I had a roll of colored film in the camera when I took the picture as everything was black and white except the giraffe and the background accent wall which was aqua. The black and white turned out well with the contrast though.
for DSLR scanning I've been experimenting with it for a while on my 500cm images. Black and white is pretty easy as you invert the image and it'll yield good results. Color was a bit challenging to get consistent results due to the different orange color cast of each film stock. I initially setup a manual profile for each film stock in capture one, and as I scanned each image it would automatically invert and profile each image to a perfect picture, took me a long time to get each profile right though...
for a simpler fool proof method, I later found this tutorial:
http://www.mfphotography.ca/michael-...digital-camera
it's a bit of a read but yields very good consistent results for colored film. If you're scanning with a 24mp dslr + 100mm macro lens, I've printed this giraffe image to a 50x30cm print from a 35mm film scan with great results. If you use 50mp 5DSR or medium format digi back to scan your film, you can print pretty big from a 35mm neg!
i use a 5dmk2 + 100mm macro with 24mm extension tube to scan 35mm film negs. have yet to try the 5dsr to scan them, but would literally double the print size i'd imagine. Much better clarity and resolution than from the best drum scanners from a lab, and with bracketing on the DSLR if need, dynamic range won't be an issue. Takes a bit of work and cloning out dust is a bit of a pain, but saves you thousands of dollars on a top notch scanner.
edit: from the tutorial, before you apply the actions, make sure you crop out the borders of the color negs before running the action. Not so much of an issue for the 35mm films for me, but for my 120 hasselblad images, I like keeping the borders, and the pure black + white borders makes for some weird color shifts when you run the actions.
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12-15-2016
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M6

beate (film) by 2wenty, on Flickr
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12-16-2016
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#384
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m240

rain (digital) by 2wenty, on Flickr
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12-17-2016
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m6

beate (film) by 2wenty, on Flickr
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12-19-2016
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Great pictures, 2wenty! Composition, mood, subject-matter, originality, all great.
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12-19-2016
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I had a new silver version about a year ago and sold it. It was my favorite Leica lens of the other three I had. Without question, it was the most foolish thing' I ever did. Man talk about live and learn; I just ordered a new black version not more than an hour ago to go with the M9. Now, I care about good looks just like the next guy, and all but one (28-cron') of my Leica lenses were silver. However, if you are considering a new Leica lens, then think long and hard about the color, re-sale and weight!
In hindsight I would have bought the black version. Yes, my M8 was silver and my new M9 will be the new color “gray”. The silver lenses are heavier and they throw the center of gravity forward on an already precarious camera body. Also, I found that viewing the numbers on the silver background was harder on the eyes, especially in sunlight. Also, keep in mind the black copy will be easier to sell (though I wouldn't do it) because some Leica owner’s may not want a silver lens on their all black or future "gray" body.
Why on earth do we occasionally loose every bit of our common sense?  ~
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5 years ago I sold my 1.4/50 Black Summilux only to buy a one shortly thereafter. There is no substitute for Lux. Having said that I do not use it at 1.4 that often but it is there if needed.
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12-19-2016
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Try the Zeiss Sonnar, if you are willing to learn how to shoot it. The Summilux has a bad zone about halfway out from the center. Of course you won't know unless you shoot newspapers taped to walls, but it's there. I've said this before and been laughed at, but the Sonnar is strong competitor!
Denton
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12-22-2016
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Great pictures, 2wenty! Composition, mood, subject-matter, originality, all great.
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Thank you...
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05-14-2017
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#390
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M6 Summilux 50 asph
Self developed and scanned

witchoria (film) by 2wenty, on Flickr
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05-17-2017
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Absorbed
Absorbed by William Jusuf, on Flickr
Summilux 50mm
Bergger Pancro400 rated 800 with Rodinal
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William Jusuf
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06-19-2017
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M6 50 Summilux asph

gregory siff (film) by 2wenty, on Flickr
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12-13-2017
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M6 50 Summilux Asph

destination miami by 2wenty, on Flickr
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12-14-2017
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I have run side by side with current Summicron and the 50 1.4 is a clear winner, not even a contest. Sum micron is a tad sharper at F2.
Same photo, same time , same camera, same light.
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12-14-2017
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#395
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I know this was posted a while ago but I'd be interested in seeing examples, if possible.
Thanks in advance
Philip
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Try the Zeiss Sonnar, if you are willing to learn how to shoot it. The Summilux has a bad zone about halfway out from the center. Of course you won't know unless you shoot newspapers taped to walls, but it's there. I've said this before and been laughed at, but the Sonnar is strong competitor!
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02-13-2018
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#396
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The Pianist by William Jusuf, on Flickr
Summilux 50mm
Fuji Neopan 400 rated 1600 with Rodinal
Sincerely
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02-20-2018
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#397
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M4-P, Leica 50/1.4 ASPH, HP5 @ 1600:

Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr
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03-15-2018
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#398
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M7, Leica 50/1.4 ASPH, HP5:

Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr
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03-17-2018
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M3, Leica 50/1.4 ASPH, FP4:

Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr
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05-16-2018
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M7, 50/1.4 ASPH, HP5:

Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr
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