I totally forgot I had shot this waterfall, but good thing I found the shots again

Alpa SWA, P45, Schneider 35mm XL. 2 shots shifted and stitched.

Took a couple of snaps with the Alpa before getting myself and the camera soaked. It went alright, but it’s a shame about the boring sunset.

Alpa 12 SWA 35 Schneider APO-Digitar XL. I’ve included the image without the lens colour cast corrected just for interest sake.
I’ve also added a more neutral edit which I think I prefer. Lastly, I’ve just added a 100% crop.

My new Alpa is proving quite apt at environmental portraits.

With a 35/5.6 lens you wouldn’t expect shallow DOF but it is the same visual appearance as a 24/3.8 in 35mm terms. So when you get in quite close you can selectively focus.

I have been playing around with scale focusing and the hit rate has been surprisingly good. Manual focusing with a focus scale has made me pretty good at judging distance over the years I guess.

Thanks to my girlfriend Sarah for being a good sport and posing for me

All 3 taken with 35mm Schneider APO-Digitar XL lens. The portrait shot wide open, see the crop for sharpness.

Some shots from the new Leica M, just having a lazy stroll about near the office.

I took a set of 7 sequential images using 5 different cards.

A break of 30+ seconds between each card allowed the sensor to cool down.

All shots taken at ISO160 and pushed in post.

The first scene was pushed +2.62 on exposure and +79 on fill light.

The second scene was pushed +0.69 on exposure and +100 on fill light.

You can draw your own conclusion but I’m going out to buy more 2GB cards.