I fully agree. Not sure these pictures show the real potential of the lens... It can be said from most of the pictures posted in the internet. Said differently, nothing replaces a print!
To be honest these pictures could have been made with any decent 50mm lens.
Gee, Nikanon, I did not think I would ever see pictures from Philadelphia (where I live). You seem to have captured its essence (although I do not know if that is a positive or pejorative statement). I have stood in that Megabus line many times: It is almost a subway stop to New York. - David Lyga
Stone, I find your comment borderline. Having money to afford a Leica has very little to do with photographic skills. If you disagree, feel free to elaborate.
I was being snarky, I admit that.
Realistically there are more people who can afford a new Leica who are not real photographers but want to talk about owning one to inflate their self importance. There are many people who are talented photographers who can afford a Leica and use it well, but there are more rich people who just want to buy one so they can talk about owning one, but suck at taking pictures. There are also many talented photographers who would want a new Leica but could never afford one.
Ergo by logic, there are more Leica owners who bought brand new that are not good at taking pictures than there are Leica owners who bought brand new, that are capable of taking good pictures.
I'm just going by logic, ultimately it doesn't matter, there are many canon 1DX owners who also can't really take a picture but bought one just to talk about owning one. This is true of many high end products. High end sports car owners (lotus/Ferrari/porche/Lamborghini/etc) who can't drive worth a $#!1
Sorry if I was insulting to you.
I was being snarky, I admit that.
Realistically there are more people who can afford a new Leica who are not real photographers but want to talk about owning one to inflate their self importance. There are many people who are talented photographers who can afford a Leica and use it well, but there are more rich people who just want to buy one so they can talk about owning one, but suck at taking pictures. There are also many talented photographers who would want a new Leica but could never afford one.
Ergo by logic, there are more Leica owners who bought brand new that are not good at taking pictures than there are Leica owners who bought brand new, that are capable of taking good pictures.
I'm just going by logic, ultimately it doesn't matter, there are many canon 1DX owners who also can't really take a picture but bought one just to talk about owning one. This is true of many high end products. High end sports car owners (lotus/Ferrari/porche/Lamborghini/etc) who can't drive worth a $#!1
Sorry if I was insulting to you.
Sure, any decent camera/ lens combo will do the job, but if you can afford a Leica, by all means get one...they are still lovely things to use.
More normally one of the glass types is no longer made or has been contrabanded.pictures look fine, nothing wrong with a summitar, although Leitz obviously thought there was so they made the Summicron.
I recently got a Summitar from 1939 as well. I'm a little bit unsure what to make of it. Sometimes very sharp, sometimes not so much. I think I just am not focusing correctly with my Leica III.
Aperture you're shooting at could have a lot to do with it?
Part of me wants to ditch all my gear (35mm, medium, and 4x5) and get an M3 and modern Summicron 50mm. Simplify things. But then I think of those 6x7 transparencies and hesitate.....
Yea, I bust on Leica owners a lot, but I want one, an M6 but simply for it's indiscreet size for certain shooting. I was at this event and my canon 1V click was so loud... That's the only reason, don't kill me but I wish they made an auto focus version of the M6 haha! :-0
Is that a fixed lens?
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