'Studio' test shots and selected randoms

[ped]

Hi guys

Just got a 21mm lens I'll use for some group portraits next weekend. I tested the lens and the room (my garage, now dubbed 'the studio) as i wanted to check the speeds and also had a few things to experiment with in my dev. stage.

Here are a few Polaroid shots I used to begin with, which gave me the impetus to get into the garage with more kit (though these were taken half way up my stairs!)

Now these are strictly as a joke to leave around the house for my housemates to find

#1

#2

#3

#4

And thee are some shots from the 21mm lensed Leica:

Here is said 'studio'
#5

And some pics:
#6

ped

 

[ped]

#7

#8

#9

#10

...and, erm.. my friend paying for parking
#11

As you can see I'm still getting used to this focal length. Used a 28mm for a long time and prefer wider lenses in general, so I have quite a comprehensive setup if I use these lenses on my cropped sensor R-D1 (32mm and 40mm instead of 21mm and 28mm). Think I'll sell the 28 and but a 35, or possibly buy a 35 in addition to the 28 as it fits both bodies really nicely (M4P has 28mm lines and the R-D1 has 28mm calibration in VF)

Sorry, I'm rambling

ped

 

[menthel]

Nice shots. The sharpness and the tonality of the B&W is just superb. I take it that this was a Leica 21mm?

 

[ped]

Thanks Menthel, it's a Voigtlander 21mm f4, very nice little lens. In fact it's tiny... the square hood almost doubles the size!

 

[menthel]

Nice, the voigtlander's do seem to produce some great images for the money!

 

[Andysnap]

Excellent stuff, I love the Bond pastiche. One thing though, in No 6 it looks you have the BIGGEST HANDS IN THE WORLD.

Andy

 

[ped]

Thanks!! I do have large hands (bass player and expert masseuse)

 

[ped]

Here's a shot I took today. I'm off to town tomorrow with a good idea... hope to show some results soon!

 

[Naboo32]

Thanks!! I do have large hands (bass player and expert masseuse)

Maybe we could see some Polaroids of your Vigier bass collection (if you haven't sold them all to buy more cameras )!?

Like the 'Bond' shots very much, BTW .

Andy

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Enjoyed those photos alot, congrats great work.

 

[ped]

Thanks! I certainly enjoyed taking them.

 

[garymoffat]

Excellent, nice and sharp and plenty of tones.

 

[garymoffat]

And very well presented.

 

[ped]

Thanks Gary! I'm just loading up the Polaroid with some B+W for Xmas!

 

[ped]