With shots like this I’m beginning to really “get” the Sonnar lens signature that everyone talks about.
Leica M3, Canon 5cm f/1.5 Sonnar, Kodak Portra400NC
f/1.5 @ 1/750 (approx)
This was shot at f/1.5 with the Canon 5cm LTM on my M3. The day was mostly overcast with short bursts of bright sunlight; when the clouds rolled in I could open the lens up and shoot wide open. It’s a little moody for a commercial shot or conventional kid photography but I like the look. I did only minimal processing in Lightroom, what you see here is 95% of what the lens put on film. In the right light the lens renders a very 3D effect with rich, muted colors. As an added bonus, the lens is equally capable with color and B&W film. I like it so much I just sold my Leitz 5cm Elmar f/2.8, leaving me only this 50 and my KM 5cm f/2 Hexanon-M. I feel that I’ll survive, but with an M3 the call of the fifties is hard to resist for long : )
