R6mII + RF800 ISO800, 1/800, F11

 

On 6/22/2026 at 7:17 PM, crappyjones123 said:

Rick's wide angle images made me want to look at some older images. Here's one with a 21mm Zeiss distagon from 2015. 

Beautiful landscape! Also I'm sure a nice Distagon.

9 hours ago, jose said:

R6mII + RF800 ISO800, 1/800, F11

I can't choose between, but did you debate about shooting at f/800?  

 

 

So Light Lens Lab is probably most known for recreating old Leica lenses, but they've produced three non-Leicas also - The Cooke Speed-Panchro II (below), the Angenieux S21 (previous page), and the Dallmeyer Super-Six (I should resist, right? Being a completest is expensive.). Sometimes this is in a new mount, occasionally a new focal length. Anyway, they're often compared and I had Monday off, so swung by The Cantor Art and Anderson Collection Standford spaces with a dusted off SPII with the SL (typ 601). Isn't much of a comparison with the Jaq show, as their subjects are so different, but fun to shoot close together. Mostly at f/2.8. You may recognize the Richard Serra sculpture Sequence, shown here many times, along with a Nick Cave Soundsuite and Deborah Oropallo Patrol. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 hours ago, jose said:

I’m still testing the R6 Mark II against the 90D by taking photos of the moon.

Last night I used 90D + 2x extender + 100-400 f4.5/5.6L. ISO 800, 1/800, F11 

What do you think?

Far better than I've ever managed, so I approve!

Always great in used lens ads when they include a photo of the "flawless optics".

That’s permanent dust on your viewing screen. The lens is clean.

25 Photobooks That Define America https://aperture.org/editorial/25-photobooks-that-define-america/

Scattershot, but fun doc on street photography.

PetaPixel re-reviews the first consumer (under $1,000) digital SLR camera, the 6MP Canon EOS 300D from 2003:

Experiments with monochrome (mostly), smoke and flares yesterday. Leica SL2-S and Light Labs Lab 35 f/1.4 AA "11873".

Edited July 5Jul 5 by blessingx

Finally... I can't resist.

On 6/24/2026 at 10:13 AM, jose said:

R6mII + RF800 ISO800, 1/800, F11

BTW, where is our full moon?

Unfortunately, the dusty haze kept me from capturing the full moon. It's normal here ☹️

I had planned to go to one of the highest points on the island on thursday to try and take some pictures of the Milky Way... I have confidence in my equipment but not in my abilities.

Some photos with the RF 35mm F1.4L usm. I really like how this thing catches the light.

^ Agreed and nice fall off.

Visiting my dad and hit a nearby car show last weekend. And by car show I mean a car. Rain threatened the event so only a 1974 Challenger 383 Four Barrel was left when I showed hours before the scheduled end. Quick tests of the used Hassy 55v f/2.5 I recently picked up. Much to learn.

Lately, a few cattle egrets have been wandering around my house.

The personal life of Robert Frank

Inferno & Paradiso

https://petapixel.com/2026/07/30/photographers-reveal-the-most-painful-and-hopeful-images-theyve-ever-taken/

The good news: Today was the The Vineyard Series.

The bad news: Just about everything else. I got there late. Many of the Land Rovers had already departed. The lighting conditions were absolutely abysmal. The medication I am currently on mandates that I stay "out of the sun" so I have to wear long pants and a button down shirt in the summer head. It was an unpleasant experience to put it mildly. I did get a few photos, and they will show up eventually.

A $5,000 camera taught me to forgive every product I own. A Pixii Max review/autopsy/rethink.

I wasn’t able to photograph the "buck moon" earlier because of the heat and heavy dust in the air. But this weekend, the conditions cleared up, and I managed to capture something.

I’m happy that the different colors on the surface are visible.

PD. Until they install fiber optic cable at my house in the South, my internet access is limited, and I can’t connect very often.