arvay Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Dear colleagues, Please share your experience in city and nature landscapes took with a RF. I mean not MF but 135 format. If there are any examples it will be of great help. Thaks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essemmlee Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I do it almost every day with an M8. See: http://www.photo.net/photos/Essemmlee It's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Good old Bampton. Is the cafe in the square still there, the one with scones big enough to serve three? Jolly nice shots, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essemmlee Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Thanks for your comments. H.P. - not sure where the square is. Are you thinking of Dulverton? If you are, the answer is yes. Bampton has a cafe (Toucan) but scones are not an item there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Considering that the M8 produces files that are like scanned medium format film, the posting above doesn't answer the question; but I'm not answering the question either because the following picture is taken with the Leica D-Lux 3, a small-sensor digital camera: <p> <center><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/403252840_cfa8655ef2_o.jpg" width=864 height=648></center> <p> <p> The real answer to the question is "yes, if you like the look": some people feel that landscape must be done with the sharpness and gradation of medium format; others like the "35mm aesthetic", which has more "bite". It's all a matter of taste. <p> --Mitch/Potomac, MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakley Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I like the look, Mitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_l. Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hi Mitch, Aside from the sticks in the image at the top center of picture, this shot is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspiration point studio Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I use a rangefinder for most of my landscapes. Rangefinders are light in comparison to SLRs, and the wide angle lens are more compact. In the case of Leica, their wide angle lens are among the best available. Leica APO lens reaches it optimal performance at f4 (rather than f8), so you can shoot at a higher speed without paying the resolution penalty. It's especially good for long hikes. However, the problem is you cannot use the graduation filter trick, and polarizer is a pain to use. If you use very wide angle lens (24mm and wider), you'll need a separate view finder for framing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw12dz Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I've never had a problem. Here are two examples taken with an M6 and a 35mm lens (not Leica).<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw12dz Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 2.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan flanders Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 If you want to be a purist about it I suppose an 8x10 field camera would be better suited for landscapes. However if a Leica is unsuitable then I have been wasting a lot of film and time over the past half-century! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulr Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 http://www.bourseiller.com/US/pb-accueil.html Have a look at this persons work. I first saw it in Leica World January 2004. Its not rangefinder but he uses an Leica R. I'm not technical when it comes to the lenses, but it seems Leica can render colors better then most with their ASPH lenses. Combining that with Velvia 50 (soon to be reintroduced in the US) I'd say you can make some beautiful nature landscape prints. If you're going out to photograph volcanoes like Bourseiller, I'd suggest using a 90mm ASPH. :))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Of course ANY camera will do, but one major criteria for landscape photography is that the composition should be exact. The viewfinder of current Leicas shows only 81% of the actual image field at landscape distances. You will either have to crop the image in printing, or use an IMARECT finder for 100% viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Even Ansel Adams used a 35mm for a few landscape shots, although it's true he more often used his Contax for portraits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteradownunder Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 The M8 is relatively small, relatively compact and the M wides are very good. So of course you can use them.<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33093861@N00/496145341/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/496145341_5f6f6401a2_o.jpg" width="1000" height="671" alt="" /></a><p>M8 28</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennS Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I always had a Leica for backup when shooting with 4x5 in the mountains. Sometimes you were out of loaded holders, or too dog tired to dig the big stuff out of the pack. Yank out the Leica, lick thumb, take WAG of the light, click.... You can just make out the Landrover in the picture, ....where I'd left the heavy stuff. ;-) <center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/6155429-lg.jpg"></center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspiration point studio Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Here's one taken with a M6, 24mm APO Elmarit.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian bastin Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 It seems perfect for the English countryside.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian bastin Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 It can have just the right feeling of intimacy - even a tactile quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian bastin Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 That was M2 and Summar again. To me the old Summar gets the feel just right - and the M2 frames it and nails it wonderfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 my m works for me...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Taylor Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/2645417-lg.jpg"> <p> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/6216680-md.jpg"> <p> R2,15mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Lake Como, Italy<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 of course I mean't ELMAR" -- sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o251/peterm1_bucket/Scan20005web.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> Canberra Australia: Lake Burley Griffin Taken with Leica 111a and 90mm Elmar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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