Definitely not if you want the topic to come back to you, although it’s fun snapping a pic across the table at a dim sum lunch, catching my lunch buddy’s smile, leftovers of our meal and getting most of the restaurant in the frame.įor me, I think it’s going to find the most use for grandiose landscapes, crazy interiors and architecture. if I can imagine an aspiring Bruce Gilden giving it a try.Īnd no, it’s not a portrait lens.
This is probably not a good lens for ‘traditional’ candid street photography, as it’s a little hard to be blunt when you almost have to push the lens in someone’s face to fill the frame, even. So what is it for, and what could I not be using?
#COME A LITTLE CLOSER COME A LITTLE CLOSER ISO#
50 mm field of view – – Fuji Acros 100 II ISO 100 17 mm field of view – – Fuji Acros 100 II ISO 100 … And for those of you who prefer a traditional side-by-side (click / tap to zoom). Step inside and it’ll capture the room without having to take two or more images and stitch them together in Lightroom.įield of view 50mm vs 17mm (left vs right) – Fuji Acros 100 II ISO 100 Fill in the frame!” I could have sworn the bullet in this image almost hit the lens: Rollei Blackbird Creative ISO 64 The goal needs instructions such as: “Get closer. The subject in almost all of the footage from the first roll I took is a little something somewhere in the middle of the distance. I then borrowed a Canon 24mm Tilt / Shift lens for a few months for an architectural project. I used to think of 35mm as a wide angle lens. I’m POSITIVE, I had the bottom corner of the fence in the frame – Redeye Redscale ISO 25 (maybe) I don’t know how much a “nice” external sight would have cost, but it probably would have been worth it. The things that I am SR for having had in the viewfinder did not turn out to be negative. This almost shows the correct field of view. Minor problem # 2: The viewfinder is cheap plastic junk. Third step: Dial with the shoe mount viewfinder supplied with the lens and press the shutter release button. I guess if I have my eye on the viewfinder I like to see the range finder patches lined up. So you can just leave it at f / 5.6 or smaller and not worry too much about the focus ring. A 17mm lens at f / 5.6 – depending on the display on the lens – has a hyperfocal range of 0.9m to infinity. Second step : Focus using the camera’s viewfinder. Minor problem # 1: It’s a click-free aperture ring – I’m assuming for cinematic use? – and I keep moving it by mistake when focusing. That’s why I prefer a camera with a built-in counter. I understand the theory, but I’m having a hard time getting it to work. The first step: Measure using the camera’s viewfinder and select your aperture and shutter speed. I have used it on my Leica M6 and while it certainly weighs the front of the camera down, it is still very usable.īut, for my workflow, it’s a bit of a process: It does have a bit of weight – 500g with both caps – but isn’t stupidly heavy.
It certainly gives the impression that it will last longer than a 7 artisans / Tartisans lens. The objective arrived, on time, at the end of August. When I saw Lomography’s campaign for a 17mm wide-angle lens in early 2021, I had two thoughts: “that sounds funny” and “It’s an established brand, I guess they use Kickstarter to assess potential sales and they won’t run away with my money “. I think I’m operating at a failure / success rate of around 60/40: a few that never happened, one that I expect won’t happen, some that have finished by disappointing, and of course others that have been great.Īfternoon Light – Rollei Blackbird Creative ISO 64 Melbourne Museum – Fuji Acros 100 II ISO 100 And you’ve probably had experiences similar to me on Kickstarter. If you are reading EMULSIVE, or 35 mm, or one of the many other film photography blogs, you probably have occasional access to GAS. I’ve probably shot over 150 frames already – all with my Leica M6 TTL – so I feel like I have an idea, for myself, of what this is good for and not good for. Lomography Atoll 17mm f / 2.8 M mount lens and Leica M6 TTL This isn’t really a review, it’s certainly not too technical, and I’m not going to talk about the sharpness of the edges at f / 4 or the micro-contrast of the lens: it’s the experience of ‘a user and the opinions of the lens. It’s just a little fun with my Leica M6 and the new Leica M-mount Lomography Atoll 17mm f / 2.8 wide-angle lens.
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