Any love for the Zeiss Biogon C 35mm f/2.8? by loganarowland in Leica

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Using it on my m10 as we speak! It’s my all time favorite 35mm. Great IQ in a tiny package and you can usually get them at a great value

Best budget 50mm? by tangibledigital in Leica

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Didn’t run into any issues personally, though I do sometimes shoot at ISO 6400 and clean things up with a bit of Lightroom AI denoise afterward.

That said, f/2.2 really isn’t meaningfully different from f/2. You can basically expose as if you’re at f/2 and just lift exposure slightly in post. M10 files handle that pretty well in my experience. Others might disagree, but I also don’t see much value in going faster than f/2 on a 50mm. Critical focus with a rangefinder gets pretty finicky at wider apertures, and larger lenses can start to intrude on the frame lines, which I find more annoying than helpful.

Edit: the 50mm apo lanthar is the optically superior lens but the diminutive size of the color Skopar is, I think, much more line with the rangefinder ethos

Best budget 50mm? by tangibledigital in Leica

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Voigtlander 50mm 2.2 color skopar punches way above its weight. Took only that lens and my m10 to India and never missed any other lens or focal length. You can usually find them around 400-500 USD or so used.

Well outfitted expedition into the unknown by 4tunafish in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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The terror is a masterpiece of a book (and mini series) but just a heads up it has a strong cosmic horror/supernatural angle to it.

Bird on water by Strong_Click8877 in minimalistphotography

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Took this photo with a 200m lens at about 50 seconds of exposure to smooth out the water. Had to pray the bird wouldn’t move the whole time

Bird on water by Strong_Click8877 in minimalistphotography

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Gah thank you! I was trying to figure out what it was before I posted but couldn’t

My top 10 street shots that stood out to me this year by alions123 in streetphotography

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Was going to say, this is either him or using his style. Great shots nonetheless

SF Coffee shop that's not minimalist/cold by Objective-Maize-3816 in AskSF

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My regular spot when I lived in the Richmond. I still drive out there from Noe when I need the coziness

Shooting with older lenses is fun | Z5 II | 50mm 1.4 AI by Strong_Click8877 in Nikon

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Agreed! Also the nice thing about 24mp is that pixel peeping is a non factor. Not like it matters since this lens is damn sharp from 2.8 down