NEX-5 Leica 50mm Summilux and High ISO
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I was lucky enough to catch a few drinks with another photo enthusiast who happen to have a Leica M8 and a chrome 50mm Summilux-M ASPH. I had my NEX-5 with a Voigtlander 35mm Ultron since I needed the speed whilst at the drinking hole. He was generous enough to slap the Summilux-M onto my Leica-Nex lens adapter and allowed me to use it.
All the shots here were taken with the 50mm lens wide open at f/1.4, thus Summilux. The NEX-5 was set to Aperture Priority and ISO 3200 and with the dim lighting conditions at the bar forced the Shutter speed at 1/20th of a second. I would have preferred a shutter speed of 1/75 or higher (50mm x 1.5 crop factor) to keep camera movement at a minimum. The 50mm Summilux-M ASPH is a brick of a lens and I think the weight help stabilize the camera or was it the fear of dropping someone else's lens? The focusing was very well damped, a big difference from my Voigtlander. This made focusing a bit easier with the Leica.
The shots were taken in RAW and processed with Raw Photo Processor. The adjustments were minimal and there was no noise processing utilized. I'm a novice with RPP so I try to keep it simple. The photos were also heavily cropped for posting except the first one.
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![sony nex-5 leica 50mm summilux chrome asph](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KfcwzlizxlY/TwJbTiUeK1I/AAAAAAAACW4/6aulxxfU-k8/s400/nex-summilux-iso3200-20.jpg)
These last two photos are the same shot, the first was RAW converted with RPP and the second a JPEG straight from the NEX-5.
![sony nex-5 leica 50mm summilux chrome asph](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfdOOeHJAYo/TwJbTfsGWVI/AAAAAAAACWk/sDj0FS9L5nw/s400/nex-summilux-iso3200-8-2.jpg)
![sony nex-5 leica 50mm summilux chrome asph](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OoNtVWg3ZNc/TwJbTU6tfnI/AAAAAAAACWs/tGBzY3p5h2U/s400/nex-summilux-iso3200-8-1.jpg)
Thanks Full Raze for the drinks and the use of the Summilux!
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