A7S + Leica 90mm Summicron

[dancook]

This morning I received this beautiful lens in the post, I decided to take it out for some street photography..

 

I think my love for the IQ is blinding my ability to be picky with photos... but I don't care, it's new, it's exciting..

 

 

Pondering by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

DSC02939 by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

DSC02971 by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

DSC02964 by dancook1982, on Flickr

[dancook]

A couple of colour versions

 

Because I'm Happy - Colour by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

Girl - Colour by dancook1982, on Flickr

[dancook]

Well I couldn't resist going back out at night..

 

DSC03045 by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

DSC03191 by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

DSC03200 by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

DSC03214 by dancook1982, on Flickr

[Steve C]

Great shots, you did the lens justice. M or R version?

[dancook]

Great shots, you did the lens justice. M or R version?

 

Thanks, M version 

[Steve C]

I have the Canadian R version, I need to get it out there after seeing these. Nice one.

[dancook]

I have the Canadian R version, I need to get it out there after seeing these. Nice one.

 

go for it, i'm really enamored by this lens - I look forward to shooting with it some more over the weekend.

[LDWay]

Nice images! I really like the way the lens draws. 

 

Which version of the lens did you get?

[dancook]

Nice images! I really like the way the lens draws. 

 

Which version of the lens did you get?

 

Thanks, of course I forgot to mention - it's pre-ASPH

[LDWay]

Thanks!

[Guest PenGun]

 I'm not a huge fan of street photography but these are great. I'm looking at a 90mm Summicron or perhaps Elmerit soon. Certainly the R lenses are cheaper.

[dancook]

DSC03289 by dancook1982, on Flickr

 

DSC03280 by dancook1982, on Flickr

[dancook]

Can't take this lens off...

 

Couple braving a strange land together by dancook1982, on Flickr

[Dex72]

Great pictures! Just curious do you walk up to people and ask them if you can take a picture or just do so?

I like street portraits but I don't really know how to go about it

[dancook]

Great pictures! Just curious do you walk up to people and ask them if you can take a picture or just do so?

I like street portraits but I don't really know how to go about it

 

Thanks, I try to be discrete when taking a photograph - as not to interfere with the scene. I don't ask permission

[dancook]

Untitled by dancook1982, on Flickr

[Cheatah]

These kind of images, can be definately only be done, with LEICA M glasses!

[dancook]

These kind of images, can be definately only be done, with LEICA M glasses!

Brain death photographer detects sarcasm

[Cheatah]

Brain death photographer detects sarcasm

Typical for LEICA users, they can't stand any critical comments!

[dancook]

Typical for LEICA users, they can't stand any critical comments!

 

 

You seem to have a chip on your shoulder?

 

Canon 5D Mk3 - Canon 200mm f2.0 - Canon 135mm f2.0 - Canon 85mm f1.2 II - Carl Zeiss 21mm 2.8 - Canon 40mm 2.8 Pancake

Sony A7S - Voigtlander Nokton 35mm 1.2 II - Voigtlander 35mm 2.5 P II - Leica 90mm Summicron preASPH - Sony 55mm 1.8 FE - Samyang 14mm 2.8

 

I have .. one Leica branded Lens

 

I chose Leica M-Mount because it's relatively compact for great IQ in comparison to fast DSLR lenses.

[Cheatah]

You seem to have a chip on your shoulder?

 

Canon 5D Mk3 - Canon 200mm f2.0 - Canon 135mm f2.0 - Canon 85mm f1.2 II - Carl Zeiss 21mm 2.8 - Canon 40mm 2.8 Pancake

Sony A7S - Voigtlander Nokton 35mm 1.2 II - Voigtlander 35mm 2.5 P II - Leica 90mm Summicron preASPH - Sony 55mm 1.8 FE - Samyang 14mm 2.8

 

I have .. one Leica branded Lens

 

I chose Leica M-Mount because it's relatively compact for great IQ in comparison to fast DSLR lenses.

You seem to have a chip on your shoulder?

 

Canon 5D Mk3 - Canon 200mm f2.0 - Canon 135mm f2.0 - Canon 85mm f1.2 II - Carl Zeiss 21mm 2.8 - Canon 40mm 2.8 Pancake

Sony A7S - Voigtlander Nokton 35mm 1.2 II - Voigtlander 35mm 2.5 P II - Leica 90mm Summicron preASPH - Sony 55mm 1.8 FE - Samyang 14mm 2.8

 

I have .. one Leica branded Lens

 

I chose Leica M-Mount because it's relatively compact for great IQ in comparison to fast DSLR lenses.

You seem to have a chip on your shoulder?

 

Canon 5D Mk3 - Canon 200mm f2.0 - Canon 135mm f2.0 - Canon 85mm f1.2 II - Carl Zeiss 21mm 2.8 - Canon 40mm 2.8 Pancake

Sony A7S - Voigtlander Nokton 35mm 1.2 II - Voigtlander 35mm 2.5 P II - Leica 90mm Summicron preASPH - Sony 55mm 1.8 FE - Samyang 14mm 2.8

 

I have .. one Leica branded Lens

 

I chose Leica M-Mount because it's relatively compact for great IQ in comparison to fast DSLR lenses.

 

Thank you telling us about your massive photo gear! I just want to mentioned, that street images like you've shot, can be done even with any other similar focal length of no name cheap lenses! I guess, you have paid for your new LEICA glass an good amount of money. No wonder, that your reaction is kind of aggressiv !

[dancook]

Thank you telling us about your massive photo gear! I just want to mentioned, that street images like you've shot, can be done even with any other similar focal length of no name cheap lenses! I guess, you have paid for your new LEICA glass an good amount of money. No wonder, that your reaction is kind of aggressiv !

 

I'm not being aggressive i'm just trying to understand your motivation.

 

The Leica lens cost me £650, how cheap do you want a 90mm f2 to be?

[Cheatah]

I'm not being aggressive i'm just trying to understand your motivation.

 

The Leica lens cost me £650, how cheap do you want a 90mm f2 to be?

I don't care about the LEICA lens price levels, they are all over estimated anyway!

 

There is no motivation about your street photography, for my taste it is an useless and dangerous photographic field at these days, at least in my Country!

[dancook]

I don't care about the LEICA lens price levels, they are all over estimated anyway!

 

There is no motivation about your street photography, for my taste it is an useless and dangerous photographic field at these days, at least in my Country!

 

Since when does a hobby have to be useful?

 

I might ask what photographs you expected to be in the "adapted lens showcase" forum. Personally I like to see that people are happy using a lens and that it doesn't seem to have any problems on a body it wasn't designed for. 

 

But I can see you don't seem to care for the use of Leica lenses, so I don't even know when you came in this thread, it obviously isn't for you.

[Cheatah]

Since when does a hobby have to be useful?

 

I might ask what photographs you expected to be in the "adapted lens showcase" forum. Personally I like to see that people are happy using a lens and that it doesn't seem to have any problems on a body it wasn't designed for. 

 

But I can see you don't seem to care for the use of Leica lenses, so I don't even know when you came in this thread, it obviously isn't for you.

I must apologise, I am an happy adapted lens user too, but it is not the lens, this kind of simple "street photography" can be seen every day from many routine security control cameras! But O.K. fine with me, keep on shooting with your LEICA glass?