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Correction.
I forgot this was an M shot, so it was with the WATE set at 16mm.

I used my 24mm.
I find that I am either shooting with the 24 or the 120.

Yes, it really is a wonderful image. The motion blur makes all the subtle colors in the sky and seawater blend very nicely. The photo reminds me of the Dutch painters of the seventeenth century. And the seascape with these colors remind me of William Turner too. Well done!

WPalank;5873 wrote: UPDATE: …
The good news is that Tom found a 45 CS Demo that will be delivered to a local dealer (at discount) in the next couple of days.
So the decision has been made and thank you all for your invaluable help. I hope this thread may help others trying to make the same decision in the future. Cheers!….

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UPDATE: Got a chance to meet with the Leica S Specialist Ben Ross (great guy!) today who was giving a Demo at Samy's with my good friend and local Leica Rep Tom Brichta.
I showed up early and got to pick his brain for about 30 min.
Luckily, he had both the 35 and 45 CS with him which I was able to mount on my S and take for a test drive.
My…[Read more]

naomisy;5869 wrote: you could resale it on ebay

It got replaced. There was really nothing wrong with the original with the “bubble” or whatever it was, but since I would never sell an $11000 lens on eBay, I wanted to be sure that the bubble would not impact the resale value to Leica users on Leica forums. Leica and Leica Miami solved that…[Read more]

awesome cloud reflections..what lense did you use?

Thanks for the tips!

you could resale it on ebay

I just got a 50mm Lux ASPH, but its not lighter!

i love the software you used for it! how mch did it cost?!

Thank you mark and RVB. Excellent. Wonderful image.
No worries about Raw images, I was going more for your gut or visceral reaction. You gave it to me. 😀

WPalank;5859 wrote: Thank you RVP.

If stepping out and you could only carry one lens (may we put weight as a non-issue for the moment?), is there one you prefer over the other, lets say for portraiture?

It seems the 35 may have the “potential” for a little more distortion at the edges being the wider of the two. (??) Would love for you…

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David, wonderful image. I agree that sharpness is not important in this case. Peter hit the nail on the head with respect to color, light, and mood. Diffraction at f32 will surely soften the image, perhaps that adds to the mood.

I only have the 35mm and have not tested the 45mm, but there is no issue with distortion with the 35mm. I suspect it will boil down to whether you would prefer an effective focal length of 28mm or 35mm.

I would give David, Josh, Peter or Kirsten (sp?) a call at Dale or Leica Store Miami and I bet they would send you both lenses to try (if…[Read more]

Thanks for the shots Gage.

RE: EXIF, I find that when I use “Save For WEB” in CS6 or CC, even when I click include EXIF, the software continues to strip it. 😡

I believe in CS5 and below there wasn't even an option to maintain EXIF data.

Thank you RVP.

If stepping out and you could only carry one lens (may we put weight as a non-issue for the moment?), is there one you prefer over the other, lets say for portraiture?

It seems the 35 may have the “potential” for a little more distortion at the edges being the wider of the two. (??) Would love for you to…[Read more]

Jack, like you I first tried my hand at long exposures on David's Fall foliage trip. I remember how we all snapped up those ND filters when we saw what we could get using them.

Peter, I think you've identified the key elements…not all of which are under my control. It can take a lot of trips to the beach before the stars are in…[Read more]

Outstanding colors, mood and composition. Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful shot.
Joe Donovan should be proud of how well you learned from him, as did I.