Leica M8 with Voigtlander 35mm F1.4 Nokton Classic

Hello, Good evening and welcome.

To anybody that read my last post, the first thing I will say is, this lens is rangefinder coupled, unlike the 15mm. Also automatically brings up the correct frame lines. Nice. (in a "fast show" kind of way)

Nothing has changed regards the M8 part of the equation, so will concentrate on the Voigtlander 35mm F1.4 Nokton Classic.

This really is a nice lens. Sits on the M8 like it belongs there. I have used this lens extensively on my travels when using the Ricoh GXR.

Beautifully made with real materials, nicely weighted focus ring with finger indent. Aperture ring rotates smoothly with clearly defined click stops at both full and half stops.

Minimum focus is 0.7m. When in the hands and index finger in the focus ring indent, when you feel/sense your finger is at 6 o'clock position or bottom middle depending on how your brain works this is the 1.5m position. It is good to work out your own terms of reference as you can then zone focus prior to raising the viewfinder to you eye.

The focus ring moves about 120 degrees from min to infinity. Or, as you hold the cam and if yo could look through it min focus is at 8 o'clock and infinity at 4 o'clock. Like everything else, comes with practice. Also easier to show than describe.

Although the fastness of the glass was not used to capacity today. This lens is fast. Have not had the opportunity to use the F1.4 fully open on the M8, yet. Bu it worked perfectly well on the GXR, I expect nothing less on the M8.

Have to confess to being somewhat lazy when it comes to using images in this blog. I simply put up what  I have shot that day. I do not go out to specifically shot images to show or highlight anything. I simply use it as I expect/suspect most people do.

I ought to have taken a shot of the lens mounted on the M8, but I haven't. (note to self, then do it)

Went out for a drive and found myself at the wistow rural center.

The stump was shot at the 0.7m end

Ready for the fire

Out and about in the MR2 topless and could see this rolling in so made a tactical withdrawal.

If you are someone that is reading this because you are thinking of buying one of these lenses. Just do it. Cracking lens.

Hope you enjoyed the read. Please feel free to leave a comment or ask a question.
Till next time.
Jason

Puro path

Just passing the entrance to Puro Beach Vilamoura, Portugal and thought it looked nice . Set GXR on table exposure about a second or so.

One for the Masons

Make mine a double

Hole in one

Made me smile, one of those juxtapositions in life..

Bettle

Where did it all go wrong?

Contemplating where it all went wrong? My alternative title was going to be arse's on the line.
Please feel free to leave another caption in the comments.
A virtual pint to the best suggestion.

Public transport

Skateboarding from Quataria to Vilamoura.

Shady

Bring your own shade.

Cat's Cradle

Cute pussy.

Shooting from the hip 2

Although these appear in Blackpool Tower 2, I am double posting as they also lend themselves to the ongoing theme of shooting from the hip. So if you missed them the first time here they are again.

What is the better title for this one. Hip to hip or Taking the bag at face value?

Really quite pleased with this one. Straight from the hip and straight from the cam. No cropping just as it was taken. Overexposed but hey, so what. For me, the moment is there, for anyone else, maybe maybe not.

Jason

Blackpool Tower 2

 Blackpool Tower GXR stylee. Used a combination of Voigtlander 15 and 35mm.
Clearly, the girl above is not sold on the glass floor idea.

Shooting from the hip, hip to hip.

Glass floor? bring it on.

More from the hip.

Triffids?

New toy

I am now the proud owner of a Voigtlander 35mm F1.4 Nokton Multi-coated M mount lens. Although the following images have nothing to do with street photography I had to shoot something. So bolted it on to the GXR and burnt some pixels. The 35mm and the GXR crop factor gives me back the look of a standard 50mm. Not exact, but close enough. Having been very pleased with Voigtlander 15mm and the view that gives, I had forgotten how fast a 1.4 is, even though that was the joint primary reason for buying one. I could have done with this a fortnight ago in Edinburgh for the Beltane Fire Festival. (That is a post still to come).

The size, weight and feel are good. Smooth focus ring and half stop clicks on the aperture ring. Nice. Although tend to like black and white this lens does like colour.

For what it is worth I put the Nokton on my M3 for openers, for anyone that is interested, it does not bring up the 35mm frame lines. Hey ho.

From leica M3 to Cowon J3 and Audio Technica ES7s.

I said it likes colour.

Just need to use it on the street now. First impressions, very happy with it.

Jason