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Leica 80mm Summilux-R f/1.4
By far my favorite lens of all. Because it's beautiful, a piece of diamond to hold and because it creates dreamlike - sometimes almost religious - images that allow me to focus the viewers attention towards the center of interest.
It has the qualities, Leica lenses are known for: Works in low light, distinguishes light beams very preciesly (why you can use it even when the sun is behind the subject), and it has a 'fingerprint.'
It's a very tricky lens to learn to focus correctly. I often have trouble seeing if I misssed the right focus or if the shutter was so slow, the camera moved. Sometimes it's a great effect, at other times you want it to be tack sharp! The technique I use, is to trust my intuition to know if it is in focus. In any case you can't trust the center of the focusing screen (microprism); you have to use the ground focusing screen around the center microprism. And then remember; if you focus, then turn the camera, it will be out of focus again.
Yet, it's my favorite.
All photos are copyrighted by Thorsten Overgaard/WireImage.com/Getty Images. |
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Kolkata Book Fair, India, February 2005 (from the afterthetsunami.org project)
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on Leica SL Mot using 100 ISO Fuji Astia @ 200 ISO.
Scanned on Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scanner. |
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Monica Prata , October 2006
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on R8 using 100 ISO Fuji Astia @ 800 iSO. Scanned on Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scanner.
Robin
80mm Summilux-R @ f/2.8, 200 ISO, Leica R8/DMR.
Robin
80mm Summilux-R @ f/2.4, 200 ISO, Leica R8/DMR.
Robin
80mm Summilux-R @ f/2.4, 200 ISO, Leica R8/DMR.
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Portrait , September 2007
80mm Summilux-R @ f1.4 on Leica R8 using 100 ISO Fuji Sensia slide film. Scanned on Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scanner. The lens flare was added in Photoshop for effect (never seen flare in the 80mm Summilux-R) |
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Monica Prata in Copenhagen, October 2006
Leitz 80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on Leica R8 using 100 ISO Fuji Astia @ 200 ISO.
Scanned on Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scanner. |
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Caroline in Silkeborg, May 2005
Leitz Leicaflex SLmot with 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 @ f5.6, 100 ISO Fuji Astia, Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scanner. The face is lit by a 100cm Ø silver reflector to the right. |
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Kolkata Book Fair, India, February 2005 (from the afterthetsunami.org project)
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on Leica SL Mot using 100 ISO Fuji Astia @ 1600 ISO.
Scanned on Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scanner. |
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The nanny's kid, October 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.8 on Leica R8 using 50 ISO Velvia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Marselis, November 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on SL mot using 100 ISO Astia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Marselis, November 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on SL mot using 100 ISO Astia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Wim Wenders at ARoS Art Museum, November 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on SL mot using 100 ISO Astia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Wim Wenders at ARoS Art Museum, November 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on SL mot using 100 ISO Astia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Marselis, November 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on SL mot using 100 ISO Astia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Oliver Overgaard with his Nikon EM , December 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on SL mot using 100 ISO Astia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Copenhagen street, December 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on SL mot using 100 ISO Astia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Copenhagen bus stop, December 2004
80mm Summilux-R @ f.1.4 on SL mot using 100 ISO Astia. Scanned on Nikon Coolscan IV. |
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Leica DMR test shot
Leica 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 on R9, Leica Digital Module-R (DMR digital back), 100 ISO.
Download original RAW file here [20 MB] |
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Leica 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 on Leica R9 usind Leica Digital Module-R (DMR digtial back) 100 ISO. |
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Klaus Riskær Pedersen
Leica 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 @ f1.4, Leicaflex SLmot, 100 ISO Astia. |
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Cæcilie Norby, august 2007
Leica Summilux-R 80mm f1.4 @ f2.0, Leica R8 on 400 ISO Kodak, Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scan.
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers training the police and milietary of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, January 2005
Leica 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 @ f.4.0 on Leicaflex SLmot, 100 ISO Astia, Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scan. From the afterthetsunami.org project. |
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Scientology Volunteer Ministers training the police and milietary of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, January 2005
Leica 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 @ f5.6 on Leicaflex SLmot, 100 ISO Astia, Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scan. From the afterthetsunami.org project. |
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Markus
Leica 80mm Summilux-R 80mm f.14 @ f2.8, Leica R8, 100 ISO Astia, Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scan. |
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Buddhist Sunday School, Sri Lanka, January 2005
Leica 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 @ f.2.8, Leicaflex SLmot, 100 ISO Astia, Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scan. |
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Buddhist Sunday School, Sri Lanka, January 2005
Leica 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 @ f.2.8, Leicaflex SLmot, 100 ISO Astia, Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight Photo scan. |
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Sleeping child, India February 2005
Leica 80mm Summilux-R f1.4 @f1.4, Leica SLmot, 100 ISO Astia runs as 800 ISO, Imacon/Hasselblad scan.
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Dr. Jaysinger, January 2005
Leica 80mm Summilux-R f.14 @ f2.0, Leicaflex SLmot, 100 ISO Astia, Imacon/Hasselblad Flextight scan. |
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