Sunday, February 17, 2013

Just 25mm on the streets

If there is a day that i can only bring one lens on a trip, the trusty Voigtlander Color Skopar 25mm f4 ltm would be the choice.
Its light weight, compact and fast. Fast, not in the aspect of big aperture, but fast in handling. With the clickstop on the focusing tab, i basically just feel the lens and zone focus on my subject.

This lens at this focal length works very good for streets, wide enough for landscape, close enough for streets. The best part, its sharp and contrasty.

Here's the picture i took in Hong Kong.
You will never get enough of the nostaglic streets of Hong Kong.
Streets of HKG

Streets of HKG

Streets of HKG

Streets of HKG

At Yuen Po Street, a small area but definitely worth visiting!
Yuen Po street, Hong Kong

Yuen Po street, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Streets

An accidental double exposure.
Hong Kong Streets

Strolling with the bird
Hong Kong Streets

Looks a little cartoon here...haha
Hong Kong Streets

On streets, i realised that even with a f4 lens, at an iso 800, i am not restricted by the availability of light. While everyone thought that a bigger aperture like f1.4 would be more idea, i do not see the limitation of my lens.

Testifying to the above....
Streets of HKG

Night streets at Wang Jiao
Streets of HKG

Streets of HKG

Well, with a little practice, once you get familiar with the lens, you know it when you nail the shot!
Streets of HKG

Hong Kong Streets

Central...
Central

I'm a person who dont really fancy distortion...but at 25mm im actually making use of the slight distortion from this lens. Its definitely not as overwhelming as the 21mm or the 15mm lenses....
Hong Kong Streets

Hong Kong Streets

Its a lens i never thought of selling...and definitely always in my "to bring" listing everywhere i go!

Leica M2, Color Skopar 25mm f4
Ilford Delta 400 @ 800, R09

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