Wiener Walzer - Leica Summicron-M 90mm F2

[Sanjin Jukic]

Wiener Walzer - Leica Summicron-M 90mm F2

is a short and dirty lens test footage shot on RED with IMS for RED.

Don't look at this "crappy" footage as a sort of reel or any other artistic achievement

because it was not enough time, material and it had not a purpose for that.

All it's about the lens, Leica Summicron-M 90mm F2, that is one of my favorite still photo lenses.

Also it's an old lens from 80s made in Canada by Leitz, today's ELCAN,

also a maker of the famous Panavision Primo L series lenses.

What impress me always with that lens and many other Leica lenses is

a strong sharpness in the center and at the corners especially from 4 to 11,

beautiful color rendering and also a bit of 3D feeling.

What do you expect more from the lens that costs used about €400

and thanks to the IMS universal mount you can swap that and any

other Leica M, Leica R, ... and much more lens brands on your RED.

Amazing!

You could download HD 720p test footage 55.2 MB here>>>

The best viewed at 30", 24"/23" HD LCD, any good 1080p or 720p digital projector at a full screen mode.

You'll get a real cinema with it.



Johann Strauss: Shot on RED, Lens: Leica Summicrom-M 90 mm F2 with IMS for RED @f/5.6, Filters: ND0.6 + Circ Pola.


Johann Strauss: Shot on RED, Lens: Leica Summicrom-M 90 mm F2 with IMS for RED @f/5.6, Filters: ND0.6 + Circ Pola.


Johann Strauss: Shot on RED, Lens: Leica Summicrom-M 90 mm F2 with IMS for RED @f/5.6, Filters: ND0.6 + Circ Pola.


Lens: Leica Summicrom-M 90 mm F2 with IMS for RED

[JarredPKrakow]

Thanks, Sanjin. I always appreciate your tests. Is the sound of street traffic recorded on the Red?

[Sanjin Jukic]

Thanks, Sanjin. I always appreciate your tests. Is the sound of street traffic recorded on the Red?

Thanks JarredPKrakow,

The street traffic is unfortunately not recorded on the RED.

It's taken from the Garage Band Library>> Cinematic>>City 12.

Again I should repeat that for one-man-band (or one-woman-band) that can handle shooting on RED

in a public, on a street, or in a park is not always "comfortable".

You have to be concentrated on many things at the same time.

Because of that making the mistakes is part of that sort of job.

For example, faster panning, getting out of the focus, wrong position of the camera or tripod set up,..etc.

But sport shooting in a public could be much easier because you are always in a (shooting) zone with other shooters.

On a street, in a park, etc you are always only one "big camera guy" in between all those point and shoot camera tourists.

Everybody else thinks that you are shooting a film, but actually you are shooting digital cinema.

It's a about a big thing, the camera kit or a movie :).

[M.Halsell]

Sanjin,
You have to do us the honors by posting footage shot with the Leica's. Don't hold out on us!

[Sanjin Jukic]

Angryseven,

my real footage with Leicas's and more other lenses together is coming later and it should be connected with one project that is still in early stage of development.

Don't be afraid. Stay tuned.

But I would like to repeat and to add here at this tread my notion about that

also Rodney Charters pointed out the need of fast lenses like the Master Primes in low light shooting with RED...

I would add that with this choice of still lenses at the list below we would get almost very close to a stage of fast lens set like the Master Primes:

- 21 mm LEICA SUMMILUX-M 21 mm f/1.4 ASPH (Leica-M IMS for RED)

- 24 mm LEICA SUMMILUX-M 24 mm f/1.4 ASPH (Leica-M IMS for RED)

- 28 mm Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM (hopefully soon upcoming Birger IMS for RED)

- 35 mm Voigtländer Nokton 35 mm f/1.2 (39 to Leica-M IMS for RED) >> fast as Zeiss Master Prime 35 mm T1.3

- 50 mm LEICA NOCTILUX-M 50 mm f/0.95 ASPH (Leica-M IMS for RED) >> even faster than Zeiss Master Prome 50 mm T1.3

- 85 mm Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM II (hopefully soon upcoming Birger IMS for RED) >> fast as Zeiss Master Prime 35 mm T1.3

This full lens set (21mm to 85mm) you could get new for about the same price as just one new lens from the Master Primes.

You could add two vintage Nikkors to this set 28 mm f/1.4 and 58 mm f/1.4.

Also next week I'll try to get on my RED the newest Leica glass here in Vienna.


Don't forget that all those lenses are for the full 35mm film: 24 x 36 mm

and that Mysterium has a sensor about 1.6x smaller than 35mm film (photo)

or like a S35mm movie acquisition format.

So you will always shoot with the sharpest part that is a center of each lens.

And that was about my idea to fuse IMS and Birger to get more universal mount.

[Jason Sinclair]

sanjin, given the sensor size what is the recommendation for the best wide below 21?
BTW i am finally seeing the method in your madness...