'lost place' ... found Loxia ,-) (lots of images)

[joger]

Loxia 35 - some further images - hope you like them - just an amazing little lens

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[jfourc]

Great set here!

I've owned my Loxia 35 a little over half a year now, and have used it pretty extensively. Some days I absolutely love it, and other days I hate it with a passion.

One of the things that bugs me so much is the ugly bokeh! In your images, the background can really be distracting, and really take away the focus of the shot - this is a problem I see quite a bit in my own images. The other thing is the spherical aberration wide open that kills it for me in my pictures.

 

[biza43]

For me, the images are a bit overexposed and/or with too much HDR look. The highlights in some of them are too distracting, and they draw attention away from the main subject.

 

[joger]

Fotrunately perception is a matter of personal taste ,-)

 

[jfourc]

Fotrunately perception is a matter of personal taste ,-)

 

[lokiminion]

For me, the images are a bit overexposed and/or with too much HDR look. The highlights in some of them are too distracting, and they draw attention away from the main subject.

 

[lightgrabber]

Well, I personally like this series of images quite well, especially 1, 3, 8 and the last one and they don't seem obviously overexposed to me, no glaring blown out areas that jump out. I quite like the balance between the bright outside and more subdued interior in the final shot.

To borrow a line from Aaron Rose, “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” I don't think you need grandiose scenery or an exceptionally beautiful person, in order to produce a memorable, or worthy, photograph.

 

[joger]

Well, I personally like this series of images quite well, especially 1, 3, 8 and the last one and they don't seem obviously overexposed to me, no glaring blown out areas that jump out. I quite like the balance between the bright outside and more subdued interior in the final shot.

To borrow a line from Aaron Rose, “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” I don't think you need grandiose scenery or an exceptionally beautiful person, in order to produce a memorable, or worthy, photograph.

thx

the purpose of posting images here is for me to show a set of 'real world' shots to show to others the capability of the lens and the limits of the optics as well.

I like the lens quite a lot for it's characteristics and rendering - especially compared to the Batis 25 which is a very big and bulky lens. Sure the Batis 25 beats wide open the Loxia 35 but when you look at the MTF graphs on the A7R here and here of both lenses you start to realize how good the Loxia 35 really is being a small, lightweight and full metal all mechanical jewel ,-)

I really dislike the focus by wire operation of lenses - especially when photographing manually focussed - which is my main territory of photography.

Especially from f/4 onwards the lens just shines in terms of resolution across the frame.

I like it quite a lot and I am happy that I did not choose the other bigger and heavier options with focus by wire instead.

 

[jfourc]

For me, the images are a bit overexposed and/or with too much HDR look. The highlights in some of them are too distracting, and they draw attention away from the main subject.

 

[MrT-Man]

I really dislike the focus by wire operation of lenses - especially when photographing manually focussed - which is my main territory of photography.

Especially from f/4 onwards the lens just shines in terms of resolution across the frame.

I like it quite a lot and I am happy that I did not choose the other bigger and heavier options with focus by wire instead.

Having just got a Loxia, I have to say that that the real manual focus is really nice. Focus by wire now feels odd to me, after shooting with the Loxia. It's surprisingly nice to have that direct physical connection with the lens.

 

[joger]

I really dislike the focus by wire operation of lenses - especially when photographing manually focussed - which is my main territory of photography.

Especially from f/4 onwards the lens just shines in terms of resolution across the frame.

I like it quite a lot and I am happy that I did not choose the other bigger and heavier options with focus by wire instead.

Having just got a Loxia, I have to say that that the real manual focus is really nice. Focus by wire now feels odd to me, after shooting with the Loxia. It's surprisingly nice to have that direct physical connection with the lens.

fully agree!!

It can be as fast or even faster if necessary and with a bit of willingness and training - BUT you'll never get the same direct coupling with focus by wire on the other hand side.

For me a no go to have further focus by wire lenses - my cheap STM 40 is an exception since the lens is basically a camera cap for me to save space in my photo bag for the Canon setup. I almost never use it. Instead I use my MF lenses with precise focussing.

On the A7M2 I really like my Loxia and my Voigtländer and hopefully my next tele lens - the Samyang 135 I bought is a very bad example for an MF lens - some might have that kind of quality in mind when talking about MF being slow - the CV15 and the Loxia 35 are simply n a different level of precision an smoothness with defined resistance.

 

[MrT-Man]

It was eye-opening to me. I think I'd be selling my 55/1.8 in favor of the Loxia 50 if not for the fact that I have a toddler than runs around.

But even then, I'm getting a better hit rate with the 35 when shooting her than I would have expected.

 

[Bobo Hodls]

This is entropy at it's finest. Love 'em.

 

[Marti58]

Great serie, I have something with urban photography

 

[joger]

It was eye-opening to me. I think I'd be selling my 55/1.8 in favor of the Loxia 50 if not for the fact that I have a toddler than runs around.

But even then, I'm getting a better hit rate with the 35 when shooting her than I would have expected.

not for me ,-)

I am having this exercise every other posting where people tell me that they can't live without a superduper somewhat AF.

I love my 300 f/2.8 on a fast Canon for sports - but there is not only sports in my wish list of nice images and I did very well with my trusty 5D II which has a horrible AF compare to today's cameras.

I am neither a masochist nor do I want to make a sportive event of photographing - it is just easier than expected from many - a good working and precise manual focussing ring plus some practice can beat AF in many situations - not in all though.

Shorter focal lengths are easier and slower lenses too but also fast lenses can benefit and in case you've ever shot with a 85 f/1.2 on a Canon wide open you might know that even the best AF can struggle to get you the deserved results ,-)