w/nw: Leica M3 in Paris

2 weeks ago, I spent a long weekend in Paris, took my M3 and

50/2, 35/2 and VC 25/4 and 15/4.5 and many films with me. It was a great trip.

Here are some shots:

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/63/198291544_f8e021fa88_o.jpg" width="471"

height="700"> <br><i> Pantheon, 50/2 </i>

 

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/60/191673087_5d8c2762de_o.jpg" width="470"

height="700"> <br><i>Metro Station Cite, 25/4, 1/8 sec</i><br>

 

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/40/191673081_0560f01892_o.jpg" width="700"

height="473"> <br><i>Pont des Arts, 50/2 </i><br>

 

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/51/191673085_dd1fdb1cd7_o.jpg" width="700"

height="470"> <br><i>Tuillerie, 50/2 </i><br>

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/63/191669810_bff287ef37_o.jpg" width="471"

height="700"> <br><i> Pantheon, 15/4.5

 

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/65/191669808_ce260922e9_o.jpg" width="471"

height="700"> <br>Louvre, 50/2

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/46/191669805_423bc52633_o.jpg" width="465"

height="700"> <br>Tour Eiffel, 35/2

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/55/191669804_0f2aa83cd1_o.jpg" width="455"

height="700"> <br>Louvre, 50/2

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<img src="http://static.flickr.com/52/191669807_8580cc35d0_o.jpg" width="700"

height="473"> <br> Eiffel Tower, 15/4.5

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Very nice stuff Joop. I'm leaving on a cruise tomorrow and after seeing your shots and the other fellow (I forgot his name)with black and white travel shots I'm thinking of taking some of the C-41 b/w film with me that I've got in the fridge. I doubt I'll be able to pull off such nice shots never having used b/w for that kind of thing before but it will be an interesting experiment/challenge. Let my kids do the typical vacation snaps with their digis :*)

</i> have a nice rip, John.

I'm always happy to bring the small 15/4.5 when I visit cities.

It can give nice results.

Joop,

 

very nice photos, I'm impressed with the 15mm shots.

Joop

 

Great shots with a very strong edge to them.

 

 

Simon

Joop.

 

Oh these are just wonderful - I have never seen more beautiful pictures of this, most beautiful city. I want to go there right now, - swim the bloody channel if need be.

your Louvre (1st) and Eiffel (1st) excellent. sweet.

Great shots!

There is truly a timeless quality about them.

Lovely!

Damn, that indoor 15 image looks great.

Guess I'm gonna have to get me a 15mm. Love the tower and Pantheon shots.

Excellent work. Thanks for posting the pictures.

The shots of La Tour Eiffel are most original in perspective and camera POV! I love this work!

Really nice shots: I like the photos taken with the 50/2 lense the best.

Thank you all for the nice comments.

Since I got the M3, I've started to appreciate my 50 mm lense more and more.

I agree with Paul, it seems the best pictures (not only in this couple of shots) are made with the least fancy lenses (50mm and 35 mm, I think).<br>

Here are some more:

 

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<br><i>Jardin de Luxembourg, 50/2 </i>

 

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<br><i>"Voiture-speciale", 50/2 </i>

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These are somme very beautiful b&w shots of the city. I love them.

I must say I really like the vintage feel that they produce. I guess the film is after all still very much alive:)

Thanks for posting these really nice photographs, Joop. They were a pleasure to look at.

Beautiful pictures of my all time favorite city. Maybe you'd like to see my first trip to Paris with my M3? http://vicstewartphotos.blogspot.com.

Not all Leica, but many are.

Vic

Jopp, I think you did quite well with all focal lengths. I took the liberty of making a slight crop of one wide-angle shot, to get rid of the foreground stretch, and emphasize the relationship between the circles in the roof and floor. Hope you don't mind.<div></div>

Nice done Rob.

These are negative scans, I was already thinking

of making the print in the way you cropped it.

or maybe make really squared.

Here is one I using my M3 some 6 weeks ago.<div></div>