G9 And Leica 12-60 Go On Holidays Pt 1.
Unlike me lately, I took some holiday snaps over the last few days. The main reason was a bus drivers holiday in a way, shooting casually as an antidite to shooting seriously, but it was still relaxing and I need to get a handle on the G9’s for stills.
Stuck in traffic on a highway that always seems to be in fux. Every little blade of grass…………
Good signs early on. The view through the view finder is reassuring and pleasant, “snappy” even.
The historic town of Richmond just outside of Hobart was explored better today than previously. A polariser would have been good here to tame the cold blue glare a little, but the lens contrast and C1 managed to bring it back and to be honest, it looked like this.
More quaintness.
Only another few yards down the street,
and just around the corner. Fine detail is extreme, both from resolution and micro contrast. Happy days.
A nice Bokeh transition. It manages that Leica silky smooth and snappy sharp combination.
Bokeh again used to highlight the old head stone in the foreground, without alienating the newer ones (f4 at 40mm). A true story telling lens. Some lenses force a desire to consciously avoid Bokeh as a creative element, others, like this one, push you to use it (more on that later).
A wet day, sometimes a little frustrating, but a weather proof camera and lens was reassuring.