↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
Photographs by Peter
Prosophos
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K, classic.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
K, closer.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
K.
↑ Leica M10 + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4.
The Kinesiologists.
Posing four people to make them appear “professional but friendly” while trying to convey spontaneity is… difficult. I knew this ahead of time of course, so I initially turned down this job. Then I decided to take on the challenge.
All in all, considering our collective inexperience — I had never attempted this and these are not professional models — I think we did alright.
—Peter.
↑ Nikon D850 + Nikon 28mm f/1.4 E.
One hour with the Leica 28mm Summilux ASPH (Micro Review).
I had the pleasure of using the Leica 28mm Summilux ASPH today, thanks to Alex of Setadel Studios here in Toronto who graciously lent me his personal copy.
The verdict: I like this lens.
Technical notes:
- Purple fringing. Like most fast lenses shot wide open against objects with high contrast edges, undesirable purple fringing is elicited. This was present in the first image below but was removed during post-processing.
- Distortion. There’s very little. I assume that in a wide-ish f/1.4 lens like this it exists but I didn’t see any obvious sign of it. In fact, all of the photographs below are uncorrected.
- Size. Bigger and heavier than the the 35mm Summilux FLE, as expected. However, some of the reviews I read about the 28 ‘Lux led me to believe the additional weight was negligible but I was definitely conscious of it while photographing.
- Sharpness. Excellent, starting at f/1.4 …and it only gets better from there.
- Bokeh. I didn’t have enough time for rigorous evaluation of out-of-focus rendering; having said that, I didn’t see any objectionable qualities in this respect.
- Usability/Miscellaneous. The lens barrel has a focus tab, which I like. The hood is the same screw-it-on-and-it-stops-just-where-it-should type found on the 35mm Summilux FLE and 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar, which I also like.
—Peter.
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↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 28mm Summilux ASPH.
Warrior.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE.
Calling card.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica Leica 75mm Summarit f/2.5.
In other news…
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE.
I am the muffin man.
I photographed this today as part of my weekly photo shoot for De Mello ( http://hellodemello.net/ ).
I used the Leica 75mm Summarit, which is the most balanced 75mm lens Leica has ever made (taking into account both size and performance).
If you’re interested, you can read my review of this wonderful lens here ( https://prosophos.com/2012/01/26/the-leica-75mm-summarit-f2-5/ ).
—Peter.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 75mm Summarit f/2.5.
Community.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE.
Portrait of a man.
Recently, my friend Nick Devlin was looking for a head-and-shoulders portrait, so I happily obliged.
—Peter.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 90mm Summicron APO.
De Mello Zen, Part 2.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 90mm Summicron APO.
De Mello Zen.
Product shot for my friends at De Mello.
—Peter.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 90mm Summicron APO.
De Mello Disc.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE.
Cradling.
Happy Sunday morning, everybody.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH.
The De Mello gang.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Zeiss ZM 25mm f/2.8 T* Biogon.
Business.
Photographed with the Leica 75mm Summilux @ f/1.4.
Though the German version of this lens may command a premium on the used market, it’s the Canadian 🇨🇦 one I prefer.
—Peter.
↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 75mm Summilux (Canada 🇨🇦).
