Huss
Mentor
p.p.s Stephen, do you sell a lens hood for this puppy? In 'just the right' conditions I get a sweet halo flare.
ray*j*gun
Mentor
Its that 2D effect that Leica is famous for.
Huss
Mentor
ray*j*gun
Mentor
lol no disrespect meant.
Huss
Mentor
None taken! Loved it!
nightfly
Well-known
Nice images.
Was about to order one for my m9 till I read that last part.
I shot with a lomo for years and value character over perfection but don't want crappy just quirky.
But not worth it digital? I've kind of relegated my m4p to black and white since I like the m9 color so much.
Huss
Mentor
Maybe I overstated. Not worth it on digital for me, as I prefer the results on film.
I've only shot it on an M240, so it would be different on an M9.
Here are a couple of examples on the M240/M (stoopid name why didn't they just call it the M10?...)
nightfly
Well-known
First shot is great but that color cast would bug me in shot 2 and 3. Curious if m9 ccd sensor would react similarly.
Huss
Mentor
Leica MdA, Lomo lens, Fuji C200
No colour cast as it's film!
No colour cast as it's film!
Huss
Mentor
"How sharp is it on an M body?" I hear everyone cry out...
(ok, no-one but go with me here).
Full photo w/ then 100% crop
(ok, no-one but go with me here).
Full photo w/ then 100% crop
f16sunshine
Moderator
I like this image. Is the sidewalk actually dyed pink?
dwojr
Well-known
Not bad. Wish I had a Leica mount camera so I could get this lens.
Alas, Lomo makes no hood for it.
HOWEVER
I encourage you to use the special Lomo Biological Art Lens Hood located at the end of either your right or left arm.
Stephen
Huss
Mentor
Nope! It's grey. That is just a gnarly example of magenta cast on the digital camera. Does not appear at all on film.
Huss
Mentor
A readily available adapter would let you use it on a Sony, Fuji etc etc
Huss
Mentor
Ahh, The Fist of Shade. I'll have to see if I have one.
f16sunshine
Moderator
That's what I thought. I think it's cool! (is that weird ?)
Huss
Mentor
Yes Andy, you're weird.
I guess it depends on the subject matter. I like it on that shot. Funny thing is that there are lots of non Leica wide angle lenses (non coded) that do this on the M. Color casts are not unique to the Lomo.
The avg Lomo user embraces effects/defects like this. It's why everything on that site has been cross-processed. The inherrent vignetting of this pancake design adds to the cast. So, embrace it.
danielsterno
making soup from mud
nice images…. anyone have images shot in B&W film from this lens? Though I can see the value in color film….
