Ever since I had the Ricoh GXR M module, always had a sneeky susspicion I would ultimateltly end up with a Leica M8. Christmas or not I found one, so had it.
As with the GXR, I now have that great combination of being able to use some great glass from the past with the convenience of today's digital bodies.
Always liked the look of the old world Leica glass. Even prefer it o the ultra sharp stuff of today.
The oldest piece of glass I own dates from around 1936 (I believe) The Leica Summar 5cm F2.
Yes it can flare, yes it has odd F numbers but so what? It's the end image that matters. With the centre weighted metering of the M8 in automatic (aperture priority) The F numbers on the lens become much less important. Small number limited depth of field, larger number big depth of field. Nothing complicated there then.
So here we are on boxing day, on a very misty, low contrast day with a low contrast lens.
What do you end up with? Low contrast images, but with a very pleasing, peacfull serenity about them.
As with the vast majority of the images here, these are the jpegs straight out of the M8. No fiddling about.
Suspect these were shot wide open. F2.2 or F3.2 maybe. Very low light levels so auto iso probably bumped things up a notch or two.
For those that may be interested, I collapse my Summar without issue.
Anyway. These are what I came home with,
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