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05-20-15

JT

Wow. So vivid. Love it.

05-20-15

JT

Wow. So vivid. Love it.

05-20-15

JT

Nice capture!

05-20-15

JT

Oh. This makes me so hungry !

05-20-15

JT

You really have mastered the Monochrom and lighting. Well done !

05-20-15

JT

Just stumbled upon this again. What a great shot!

05-20-15

JT

Wow. Spectacular.

05-20-15

JT

I love rich colors like this. Really makes for a nice photograph.

05-19-15

pentaxpete

Today I was out in Brentwood High Street and the Gent on the LEFT of the pic was there on that same seat talking to another friend in a wheelchair -- I told him the photo was 'Online' and I got some good comments and he was pleased -- I offered to do him a print but he declined.

05-18-15

JT

What you can do is encode the lens yourself. I did it with my Older non encoded lenses. I think there may even be a kit out there for DIY 6 bit lens encoding :) http://www.matchtechnical.com/Pages/coderkit.aspx

05-18-15

dalth500

This is a wonderful image - it is difficult to beat the RX1 with the Zeiss 35 Sonnar!

05-18-15

dalth500

Are you noticing any purple fringing with the Zeiss 21 on the M 240? I would be interested in your experience with this combination. I have experienced some fringing using the Zeiss 21 and M 240 - but interestingly the fringing seems to occur only when there is non-complex, somewhat neutral grey subject matter. Nice image BTW!

05-18-15

dalth500

Thanks Jorge and Aquilan, I knew there would be the technical expertise here. It all makes sense to me now. I will work some more with both the Leica and Sony bodies with the wider Zeiss lenses (both 28 and 21) It may be I either have to go back to film or step up to Leica 6 bit linked glass - there goes the summer travel budget! Thank you again!!!

05-18-15

aquilan

There is something, which is called sensor stack issue. Sony uses quite thick layers over sensor, much thicker than Leica in their M240 model. When ray of light hits sensor outer layers with different angle than 90 deg, the ray is being shifted. Different wave lengths are being shifted differently. It results with purple fringing on sensor via sensor stack. Despite correction with Leica software, Leica has used one of most thinner sensor stack. It helps to pull purple fingering down. There is a company called Kolari Vision, which is specialized in IR-conversion of camera sensors. Aside their main activity, they prepared special procedure to replace sensor stack for A7 (mk1), A7R and A7S owners. This reduces the thickness of sensor stack and improves corner performance with film-optimized lenses. The results aren't highly spectacular but I still believe it is worth it to convert own camera, aside You loose only Sony warranty. I am going to send my A7 to KolariVision within next two months. I may provide some photos after conversion but You may Google some images provided with other customers of KolariVision. I am very grateful to Hiepphotog (ZeissImages Friend), who shared with me the information about KolariVision and their special service to A7/A7R/A7S users.

05-18-15

JT

This is a known issue. I can't give you the exact scientific details. But for the most part, any wide M lens on a Sony will yield this fringing and vignetting issue. It has to do with the sensor and traditional M mount lenses not designed for a perfectly flat sensor. The way Leica gets around this with their lenses is that they include the 6 bit coding on the lens mount. The digital M camera which ever it may be, identifies the lens based on the code and applies the necessary correction to address this. I know its not what you wanted to hear but it is well documented. I ended up with A7 series camera and native lenses and am anxiously awaiting the Batis 25mm f2 due next month.

05-18-15

dalth500

I posted this image in hopes someone can help me diagnose the purple/magenta fringing that with my Zeiss G Biogon 21mm f2.8. It occurs with both a Leica M (type 240) and on my Sony A74 using a Metabones adaptor. I contacted Metabones at first because I first noticed the fringing after using the M mount on the Sony. Metabones said the problem was due to the short focal length and the Sony not being able to identify the type of lens because the adaptor did not allow for "communication" between lens and body. I noticed the problem was also evident using the Leica M 240 -anyone here have similar experience and/or been able to fix the issue? I love the 21mm but with this issue my choice is to either crop around the fringing or post process as B&W --- Help!!

05-17-15

dalth500

Oooops clicked the wrong box!! this was shot with the Zeiss 21/2.8 Biogon M which is an amazing lens - EXCEPT as noted in my next posting.

05-17-15

kanuck

Hi, thank you. Yes I use the Zeiss external viewfinder otherwise composing would be impossible for me.

05-17-15

JT

Gorgeous colors and separation. You just gotta love that 21!

05-17-15

dalth500

Great focal length do you use a separate viewfinder with the 15mm?

05-17-15

pr_aero

Well done!

05-17-15

dalth500

Kanuck - thanks for the kind comment. As someone observed long ago about photography: "Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn't!"

05-17-15

kanuck

Perfect frame this is magical! :)

05-16-15

JT

Wonderful portrait! Very moody. I love it!

05-15-15

zeissy

Wonderful zen tones!

05-12-15

eao197

@torralba: it is not my dog and (afaik) it is a girl :) This is just one shot from a dog show in my town.

05-12-15

JT

Beautiful dog! He needs a mate. My Freya is available :) http://www.sonyalphaimages.com/photo/34176

05-12-15

pr_aero

Thats nice, again. /pr

05-11-15

eriver

It's film "ILFORD XP2 Super 400" C41 Thank you all for your comments =)

05-11-15

laowai

Thank you very much Merrill for the kind comment

05-10-15

anatoly15

The best!

05-10-15

anatoly15

Thanks for comment. Sincerely, Anatoly

05-10-15

JT

Very classic looking.

05-10-15

dalth500

Another masterpiece Sir! You have thoroughly utilized this magnificent lens' capabilities!!

05-09-15

eao197

@photosphere42: Thank you!

05-09-15

photosphere42

Great image!

05-09-15

merrill

Wonderful photograph.

05-08-15

dalth500

This image has a film-like quality that reminds me of the old Tri-X days - nice work!

05-05-15

zeissy

Thanks everyone!

05-05-15

shapencolour

Superb!

05-04-15

operagrafica

I am missing for some time and I'd lost this. It has the strength of an abstract painting.

05-04-15

yuriylux

Great!

05-02-15

zeissy

Hi everyone and thanks for all the comments - much appreciated! In answer to Operagrafica, the photo is not stitched and no extreme post, actually a bit of softening applied for mood.

05-02-15

grzesiek

shapencolour, thanks for visiting..

05-02-15

operagrafica

Zeissy, in the picture there is something strange that I thought it was the wave vaporized, but the line is too sharp. It is a stitched image? Giuseppe

05-02-15

shapencolour

Tremendous!

05-02-15

photosphere42

Great image, well done!

04-30-15

philber

Donat, it is not perfect. It vignettes quite a bit wide open, it has some CA wide open, and, on the A7R, corners are not perfect wide open. But it has such qualities that Lloyd Chambers calls it the best lens ever for Leica M. Even compared to my new Otus 55, its art of colouring is peerless. I call my Otus Bertha, after Big Bertha, the greatest cannon that ever was, because that is how it feels, the biggest and baddest. And I call my ZM Audrey, for Audrey Hepburn: wonderful grace and elegance.So good to have both...

04-30-15

donuss

its look like a great lens, you love it?

04-30-15

donuss

Great composition and detail.