Leica S 120mm … The Bee's Knees

[Kurt KamkaFrequent Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 70 Offline]

Hhmmm … I’ve been so busy using the 120mm lens for so many other things that I really haven’t spent much time taking any macro shots. I should’ve used a tripod … but it’s cool to know just how good the 120’s macro capability is to use when you need it.

Kurt

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[Jack MacDEstablished Member USA, St. Louis, MO and Phoenix, AZ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 367 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica CL Offline]

Kurt,
Nice.
That was a crop down from what?
I ask since the 120 is not 1to1 as your bee would suggest.

Jack

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Jack

[DougFrequent Member Central Washington Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 123 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica Q Offline]

Fuzzy little rascal; surprising DoF. Nice!

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[Mark GowinFrequent Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 253 Offline]

Very impressive Kurt (especially handheld). I like the composition as well.

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[Kurt KamkaFrequent Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 70 Offline]

Hi Jack,

You are certainly correct that it’s a crop. Here’s the original. 1-1 is too close for bees in my book anyway. 😉

Kurt

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[David KFrequent Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 199 Offline]

The crop is impressive but I really like the uncropped photo. Really a nice shot.

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[DougFrequent Member Central Washington Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 123 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica Q Offline]

Yes, the full pic somehow reminds me of “Toy Story”… 🙂

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[Jack MacDEstablished Member USA, St. Louis, MO and Phoenix, AZ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 367 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica CL Offline]

I like both.
That’s always been a plus to extra resolution. You can create so many photographs from one scene.

I recently sold from my website what I had posted as a panorama shot, and off my website, which allows for custom cropping, the buyer cbose to crop it to a rectangle and it still had enough resolution for them to order it as a 30″x40″ photograph.

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Jack