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    Brian commented on the post, The Bokeh Kings: A Look at 50mm M Lenses 7 years, 7 months ago

    In reply to: Bill Rosauer wrote a new post, The Bokeh Kings: A Look at 50mm M Lenses Wikipedia defines “Bokeh (usually pronounced Boc-ah) as the blur or aesthetic quality of the blur, in the out-of-focus areas of an image. The term comes from the Japanese word boke, which means “blur” or “haze […] View

    I just bought a late (491xxx) Xenon 5cm f1.5, tested it on the M Monochrom- this lens is optimized for F1.5 across range. The Summarit- optimized for F2.8 at 1m, and f1.5 at infinity. Of the 5 Summarits that I've disassembled (to clean), all were scribed “51.1”on the barrel, viewed when removed from the focus mount. The Xenon aperture seems to be…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic RAW uncompressed format unlocked for the M8: m8raw2dng in the forum M8 and M8.2 7 years, 10 months ago

    ISO160, Manual Exposure, 4 Stops down- equivalent of ISO2500. Minolta 50/1.4 MC mount lens, RF converted,

    skate4_ISO2500 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

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    Brian replied to the topic RAW uncompressed format unlocked for the M8: m8raw2dng in the forum M8 and M8.2 7 years, 11 months ago

    From this weekend: ISO1250 equivalent, using ISO160 and -3EV exposure compensation, “Auto-Levels” and some curve adjustment in Photoshop.

    These are with a 1952 Minolta Chiyoko 5cm F2 lens, wide-open.

    All hand-held,

    Marine Corp Museum, M8 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

    Marine Corp Museum, M8 by fiftyonepointsix, on…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic FS: Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 5cm F1.5 converted to Leica Thread Mount in the forum Gear For Sale 7 years, 11 months ago

    Lens is Sold.

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    Brian replied to the topic RAW uncompressed format unlocked for the M8: m8raw2dng in the forum M8 and M8.2 8 years, 2 months ago

    Version 1.2 of the software is out, easy to use, and something that should be considered especially of you use the M8 for Monochrome conversions.

    Nikkor-SC 5cm f1.4, at F4.

    Simulated Orange filter using LR4.4 presets. No exposure adjustments made in Post- this is “1-Click”.


    Manassas Battlefield by fiftyonepointsix, on…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic RAW uncompressed format unlocked for the M8: m8raw2dng in the forum M8 and M8.2 8 years, 6 months ago

    http://www.leicaplace.com/album.php?albumid=70

    I've uploaded my initial batch of images taken using the V1.05 raw convertor.

    all I can say is- Leica should have had 16-bit DNG in the original M8 firmware, and Thankyou to Arvin for doing this.

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    Brian replied to the topic Two Rare lenses on the M Monochrom, Nikkor 5cm F1.5 and CZJ 5cm F1.5 Sonnar T. in the forum Images to Share 8 years, 11 months ago

    I was surprised to learn that the Nikkor 5cm F1.5 AND the Simlar 5cm F1.5 were both designed in 1937. I also have the 5cm F1.5 Simlar, one of the first made- #74, came with a 4-digit Leotax D-IV putting it in the 1949~1950 range for manufacture. It is a Double-Gauss design, 7 elements in 4 groups, an original design. The other F1.5 lenses went to…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic Two Rare lenses on the M Monochrom, Nikkor 5cm F1.5 and CZJ 5cm F1.5 Sonnar T. in the forum Images to Share 8 years, 11 months ago

    Hopefully the viewing permissions have been corrected on the site I used.

    http://www.leicaplace.com/f2/nikkor-sc-5cm-f1-5-lens-brought-attention-japanese-camera-industry-185/

    I wrote an article on the lens, learned some things about it. Everyone should be able to see the images posted in the article, if not- please let me know.

    Next…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic Two Rare lenses on the M Monochrom, Nikkor 5cm F1.5 and CZJ 5cm F1.5 Sonnar T. in the forum Images to Share 8 years, 11 months ago

    I've heard of those…. Jason Howe hosts my DIY guides for shimming the J-3 for a Leica. Many are adjusted already, some require adjustment for a Leica.

    http://aperturepriority.co.nz/50mm-jupiter-3-f1-5-information/

    One with my 1950 KMZ J-3, wide-open. There is a history to this lens: the serial number stamped internally show it was made…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic Two Rare lenses on the M Monochrom, Nikkor 5cm F1.5 and CZJ 5cm F1.5 Sonnar T. in the forum Images to Share 8 years, 11 months ago

    These are with the 1943 Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm F1.5 Sonnar “T”. I repaired this lens, including moving middle triplet back into place. It had been knocked out of position.

    Attached files

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    Brian replied to the topic Two Rare lenses on the M Monochrom, Nikkor 5cm F1.5 and CZJ 5cm F1.5 Sonnar T. in the forum Images to Share 8 years, 11 months ago

    It must be a permissions on the site- I've inquired about it with the admin!

    The “Beauty shot” of the two lenses, and the Nikkor-SC 5cm F1.5 wide-open.

    Attached files

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    Brian replied to the topic Leica Elmarit-M 90 mm f/2.8 6-bit coded lens in the forum M Lenses 9 years, 1 month ago

    The “old trick” is to use black paint to fill in the scratch. This prevents the scratch from producing a reflection and flare, which is the primary source of image corruption. After filling it in, I doubt you will see any difference in performance.

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    Brian replied to the topic Monochrom at the Louvre in the forum M Monochrom 9 years, 3 months ago

    Beautiful picture, the contrast of the sky and clouds make it a stand-out.

    What filter -if any- did you use? I've been using orange and red to get that type of sky.

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    Brian replied to the topic Monochrom in Miami in the forum M Monochrom 9 years, 4 months ago

    Very nicely done, must be like riding a bicycle…

    No one ever questioned using black and white film, I could never understand why photographers were so skeptical of a Monochrome digital camera.

    The thinking is like that of using Black and White film, more thought going into the image before it is made, less time spent on the computer…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic First Week with the New M Monochrom in the forum M Monochrom 9 years, 4 months ago

    The clean images: sensor uniformity, resolution, and dynamic range- just amaze me. ISO 2500 performance is incredibly smooth. I've used Kodak detectors for 20 years, starting with the KAF-1600. This one is the best ever. I am biased towards CCD's. It will be interesting to see images from the new M, but I am satisfied with the current setup. M9…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic First Week with the New M Monochrom in the forum M Monochrom 9 years, 4 months ago

    I've been on a kick lately to convert 50mm SLR lenses to RF coupled M-mount. 50/1.7 AR-Hexanon, 50/1.4 Pentax Super-Takumar, and a Canon FL mount 50/1.4.

    The Canon 50/1.4 FL mount on the M Monochrom. The CA on this lens is very low.

    Wide-open, FL-B filter to put a dip in Green to increase contrast.


    M Monochrom with Canon 50/1.4…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic First Week with the New M Monochrom in the forum M Monochrom 9 years, 4 months ago

    Nikkor 10.5cm F2.5, wide-open.


    Udvar Hazy, Dec 2012 by

    The 90mm framelines give a 100% view on this lens.

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    Brian replied to the topic First Week with the New M Monochrom in the forum M Monochrom 9 years, 4 months ago

    Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum, Dulles VA.

    1936 Uncoated Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm F1.5, converted to Leica mount using a Jupiter-3 focus mount.

    Wide-Open.


    Udvar Hazy, Dec 2012 by


    Udvar Hazy, Dec 2012 by


    Udvar Hazy, Dec 2012 by

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    Brian replied to the topic Any Monochrom deliveries yet? in the forum M Monochrom 9 years, 5 months ago

    Mine came in yesterday, did a quick RF calibration test with a 1950 Jupiter-3 that is rebuilt to the Leica standard for focal length and in new focus mount modified for 0.8m close-focus.

    First picture with the new camera today


    L1000008 by putahexanonyou, on Flickr

    Jupiter-3, wide-open, R25 filter, +1 exposure compensation.…[Read more]

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    Brian replied to the topic Any Monochrom deliveries yet? in the forum M Monochrom 9 years, 5 months ago

    Mine will be arriving this week- will test that. With the M9: shooting DNG+JPEG will slow things down dramatically. The M-Monochrom uses much of the same hardware/firmware. Try shooting DNG only, if you have JPEG enabled.

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