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I particularly like the tonality and micro-constrast exhibited in these fine interior images.

Thx for sharing!

Best,

Choi
 
Hi there Robert,

though the first and third are almost equally good, lovely light here, I prefer that third one for it has the most impact on the viewer. You did a good job on correcting the verticals. It's very convincing this way.

A fine series, indeed.

All the best.

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Bart
 
Very nice photos indeed. I'm myself considering the 21mm 2,8 Zeiss for my M9 and am interested in wether you've experienced any red edge problems? And if so, how you have dealt with it.

Thanks.
 
Very nice. I have this lens too, used it on the M8 and M9. Congratulations for the results. Just got recently the 21/1.4 from Leica and I an curious what the difference if any is.
 
harrejesus said:
Very nice photos indeed. I'm myself considering the 21mm 2,8 Zeiss for my M9 and am interested in wether you've experienced any red edge problems? And if so, how you have dealt with it.
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I think I have detected some minor red-edging in under-exposed shots but nothing so far that I have wanted to correct. I have menu-coded the lens as 21 f/2.8 11134. I plan to take it out into the snow today which should reveal any tendency to red edge. I’ll report back.

Red edge is quite easy to deal with. Before the latest firmware update my Elmarit 28 was prone to it. Cornerfix is one solution but I found that gentle use of the (negative) vignetting tool and localised desaturating of magenta in Adobe Camera Raw (and, I assume, Lightroom) dealt with it very adequately.

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Robert

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Nice pictures, Bob...but what else from an M9?

Like the title says.......Just look at the quality of build!

Magnificent dead true complex verticals........Truly awesome in every respect!

How did they manage to design and plan the build in the first place?

I feel extremely humble viewing such splendour......Thanks for posting

Bob
 
Robert,

I find the first photo with its uncorrected perspective lines absolutely convincing. Hereby two vanishing points emerge, one in heaven, as it were, and one on earth, for the wordly circumstances, but seen through the stained glass, both in accordance with the proper purpose of the cathedral.

The adjustments in the third photo appear very natural. It's the second photo where I don't like the perspective, but would probably neither like perspective corrections. I have taken myself a lot of photos with this problem; sometimes I found that the "panorama way" of solving it, i.e. stitching some photos together in PP, helped. Regards.
 
HansAlbert, I like your way of seeing this picture and thanks for the panorama tip.

Up to a point, Bob. They got it right most of the time but not always first time. The original central tower of Winchester Cathedral collapsed a few years after it was built and had to be reconstructed. This was said to have happened because William Rufus was buried under it. Builders were as good at excuses then as they are now.
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Robert

My DPR gallery (Leica and Pentax)
http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/3786625366/photos/slideshow
 
harrejesus said:
. . . am interested in wether you've experienced any red edge problems? And if so, how you have dealt with it.
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Here are two versions of the same shot. The first one, converted from DNG in ACR at default settings and no other processing, shows red edge bottom left. The second one has been processed. In ACR lens vignetting was set at amount +40 and midpoint 30. This lightened the corners and removed the red edge to my satisfaction. I've exaggerated the adjustment a little to make the effect of it obvious. Other exposure adjustments were made in ACR and levels and colours were further adjusted in Photoshop.

I'm no expert at tests so I claim no validity for my methodology. All I can say is that I'm not concerned by the level of red edge I've seen with this lens. Snow is an extreme test for it and even snowy scenes are easily cleaned up.









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Robert

My DPR gallery (Leica and Pentax)
http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/3786625366/photos/slideshow
 
Robert,

This is a remarkable set. The first and the last particularly of the kind to sweep the viewer off their feet. I agree with the other comments that your correction feels natural and the subject itself is sublime. The second has a feeling of interruption, where the darker part overwhelms the delicate light and the airy feeling of the columns and the ceiling.

BTW, don't you just love that lens? It's one of my favorites.

Regards,
Ece
 
allamande said:
BTW, don't you just love that lens? It's one of my favorites.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Ece. This lens is quite something. I’ve always found 50mm to be the focal length I’m most comfortable with but the Biogon 21mm is giving me a whole new perspective - literally. In terms of optical and build quality, it gives the Leica equivalent a very good run for its money. I’m delighted with it.

Tell me, do you use a separate viewfinder to help you frame your shots? I haven’t bothered to get one and, as I get used to the focal length, I seem to be able to guess more or less what I’m going to get in the frame. I’m wondering how necessary it is.
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Robert

My DPR gallery (Leica and Pentax)
http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/3786625366/photos/slideshow
 
Stunning series Robert. I remember visiting this cathedral as a young schoolboy and being absolutely amazed by the place. You have done well to portray the scale and splendour - thanks for allowing me to revisit!

all the best,
carl

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Wow! Lovely images, Robert. The last one has a wonderful luminous quality to it - love it. The first one is wonderful too. The repeating pattern reminded me of Geiger's work, strangely enough!

Cheers,
-raaj
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'Change is not Mandatory, you don't have to Survive...'
 
I do not use a separate viewfinder with this lens. Just like you, I never bothered to get one because it didn't seem necessary. I just "stick" my eye totally into the camera's VF and things work out fine. I just posted some of my images from Zion taken with this lens. It's perfect for landscapes.

Ece
 
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