Shooting a Leica 50/0.95 Noctilux on an M3 in Berlin | Lomography Babylon 13
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Finally, it's time for some more street photography videos and in this episode I was shooting a Leica M3 with the legendary Noctilux 50/0.95.
It's a very expensive lens and for street photography it's probably not a good choice since it is also pretty heavy. Nevertheless, when shooting a film like the brand new Lomography Babylon with a sensitivity of only 13 it can come handy to have a lens that has such a large aperture.
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You did a great job on nailing the focus at 0.95 the photos look is great, film and lens combo works really well , will be great to see the film with a different lens , the couple photo is great and for the bike it’s not to much of a distraction , great work and really inspiring video!
@therealsirrobin
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Your are the winner of the prints. Please send me a message on Instagram or through my website and I'll send them to you. 🙏
This is some of the best street photography I’ve ever seen. Wow!
I like the photo of the guy with the rad hair!! Very 70's look and all he needed to top it off was a pair of flairs, a paisley shirt and wide tie!!! :D :P His hair really made the photo :D
Afro picture for sure! Also, I liked the bike in the photo. Great video as always.
Wow would never have thought that you could shoot street at 0.95!
Really dreamy shots! Very cool!
I love the picture with the Guy and his afro 🔥😊
All of three pics are very good in my opinion.
Picture n°3 is awesome.
The way this lens renders...wow.
what a rude man showing the bad finger XD, great job Robin with the precise focus
afro guy definitely the best pic!
Afro Picture is crazy !!!!
Great pics - Really like the couple on the beach- Great work
Damn... that Noctilux makes any picture look delicious masterpiece
I like the bicycle. I think it adds to the story
that dreamy glow and soft focus effect is amazing!
i like the new approach with the explanations during the shooting and another debriefing. very helpful sometimes to have some additional information. 👍
Great shots
I really appreciate that you did a new episode. This shows that you don’t have to travel half way around the world to get great images! I think the guy with the afro was my favorite picture. And I love the look of the Noctilux in b&w in daylight! Definitely a larger format look to it.
Great episode!! So glad to see new videos on your channel. Love the dreamy look of the couple on the bench. The image looks as if it is timeless.
My fav has to be the one with the couple and the bicycle. There’s something theatrical about the light and the overall staging / framing of the photo! Beautiful work as always!
Good job guy. I think, the bike make the image better 😉
The one of the two guys standing with the legs out of focus is almost unbelievable to be 35mm. Nice episode.
I liked seeing the new film you used and love shooting with the M3! I like the first photo of the of the two gentlemen speaking together. Well composed and good background of Germany. I appreciate the videos you post! Well done!
Nice photos!
the man with the suit is definitely one of my favorites and I would love to have a print for you! great stuff. thanks!
Your more brave then I, getting close to strangers taking their pictures Nice photos
I actually do like the bike parked by the couple on the bench. For me, it adds to the image.
Nice pics!
Same favourite as you, the contrast between him and the surroundings is very pleasing to me
wow, those picutres are just pure magic, love the glow Auf Wiedersehen!
I love the 3rd one. The highlight is so unique.
Hello from Peru, this shoot was amazing, while i saw the video i stoped when you shoot the guy whit stranger hair thar photo is my favorite too.
I like the film although more difficult in the sun. Good results though very soft and pleasing pictures! My favourite is the couple on the chair and the bike is fine with me haha! Keep it up so great to see you back on and hope you feel rested! 📸👌
I’m envious! Last December, I photographed Berlin with my Voigtlander Vitessa. Thanks for the episode. I stood where you stood in so many of those shots where beauty rose from the ashes. " Hello" from California!
i Love this and these Tips Great Vid Robin
I really like the picture of the couple on the bench ... to me it airs that feeling of normality that we all are longing for so much these days
Loved the shot of the old man near the start and the shot of the bridge. Really nice film 🎞
Its ameizing, film and lens combo is a dream:) and the pictures look great when printed out👌🏽
The Dude with this cool Hair is my favorite Robin.
the cool guy on the suit was my fav! excellent focus and love the contrast with the portable loo
The guy with the suit an the hair (5:24) is fantastic.
Great video top quality as always gives lnspration to get out there and do Street photography DT
very nice pictures and prints!
I liked the bicycle in the couple picture - probably my favourite one. You did a great job wide open like that and with an unusual film, which I never even knew existed. 👍
Love the highlight in the river
I like the photo of the man in the suit best too! It looks really cool and the framing is spot on. Regarding the lines, I guess you could always correct them a little by cropping and rotating and they would be perfect then hehe :)
The highlights on that film are so nice, i'll have to try it out!!
its been a long time,good to see your new video
Great photos!
Hey Robin, love the first image with the two guys, it feels rly natural to me cause the guys are talking in this comfortable positions + love this glow too. Beste Grüße Patrick
Really great stuff Robin 👍🏼! I worked on the same places 3 years ago with the FujiX100F. But I didn‘t get such great results as with the Noctilux. Absolutely outstanding. My personal favourite is the picture number one with the two guys in the park. Love the shallow depth of field. Hope to see more impressions with the king of lenses ...
For that couples shot, I think their mess on the bench was MUCH more distracting than that bicycle. And afro man was definitely super smooth. Good job Robin. Received both your zines. They are excellent!
@therealsirrobin
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! ☺️👍
First: congrats for your work! Really cool pictures. Second: I’m fascinated with this film and lens combo, results are great! Greetings from Spain.
I like the last one most.
amazing content
I like the shot of the guys waving at the boat passing by..... about the film: its look is fantastic!
My favorite had to be when you shot the bridge with the highlights in the water, so much detail and I love the contrast
Good to see you back in business! I enjoyed the episode for many reasons. The 50 Noctilux is seldom to find shot on film, I appreciate you making a video on it, especially combined with this new film. I actually like all three prints but my first pick would be the one with the two guys. The swirly bokeh and slightly 3D character of the 50 comes more alive in that photo compared to the other two from what I can tell. I also like the light better and the overall park scene. My second pick would be the couple, even if the suit guy looks cool indeed :). You seem to have a nice friend to lend you the Noct with the M3!
From the prints, I love the one with the two guys standing together. Such great blacks. I also really like the bridge at 6:04. Soft but nice an creamy, almost cinematic. Definitely fits the film.
Oh btw, the music in all these episodes are awesome!
I too actually like the bike in that photo of the kids on the bench. Because depth of field increases with focused distance from the subject, the Noctilux doesn’t really surpass the much cheaper, and smaller Summilux for street photography because of the typical shooting distance from the subject. Where it really shines is closer up, more of a portrait distance, that will decrease depth of field and give that dreamy look to its maximum effect. Glad to see more videos from you again Robin.
@therealsirrobin
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Brent. I would probably prefer a cron, it's even smaller and gets the job done. 👍
Hello Sir, good to have you back posting videos. The bokeh on these images is crazy and silky smooth 👌🏼. I noticed you started shooting a bit vertically (Portrait mode?) and a bit further away* from the subjects (*than the usual, I'm guessing COVID) which i found rather unusual for you. You kinda made me miss Berlin as well. The photo i liked the most is the Afro Man in the Suit. It has good contrast in themes as well as color balance. I also loved the photo at 4:32 👌🏼. Have a nice day ☺️.
@therealsirrobin
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Roudy! Wait for the next videos there you'll see that I still get close. I don't really care about the whole C. situation.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing your experience with that film stock and the Leica M3/Noctilux combo. That ISO 13 film stock would be one I'd be interested in trying. Not many bright days lately on my neck of the woods (Louisiana) though. The 3rd print was definitely my favorite though. A juxtaposition of sorts between everything around him and the gentleman dressed really sharp. Looking forward to see more videos. Take care.
Noooo, this was your chance to shoot Lomography Berlin Kino in Berlin 😆 Great Video and I like that filmstock. That dreamy look was the first thing i noticed about the photos.
@therealsirrobin
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, good point. Maybe next time. 😂
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These photos have a large format kinda feel to them, great photos
My favorite photo is the one with the two guys under the tree. It has that dreamy look to it.
Amazing shots. Hello from Brazil!
I am truly amazed that you could get such sharp photos, i.e. in-focus photos, shooting that lens wide open - and with a 60-year-old camera. I have that lens and an M10, and I don't even attempt to shoot 'wide open' without the M10's EVF. Great photos, too.
wow that's a challenge to shoot, but you nailed it!
Been uninspired for a while to shoot, but most importantly because with the second child no time, but watching this made me want to hit the streets again! My favorite shot is the man with the afro. Great character and it's if he just came out of the toilet lol. And I'm surprised this 0.95 has that glow with the water. Woulda expect better, but I like those glow. + If you see at 5:26, he switched hands and is holding a bottle. Only if he would of did that when you took the shot!
I liked the couple and the bike for me adds to the story 😁 greetings from Bremen
First of all, I'm so glad to see you again, great episode! Very interesting lens, I can't say the same about the film, not for my tastes. However, the three shots are amazing, I especially love the n.3! Don't care about the lines, in this case it's ok.
Hi Robin I like the two guys talking aside from the dream effects I like that it so candid (guy with the black shirt with his hand tuck in his back jeans) 😂. Also, I have the Babylon 13 but very reluctant to shoot bc of the low iso. But, now I see how u shoot it I can use my 50mm 1.4 summilux on a bright sunny day. Thanks for the video and keep shooting.
Really impressed by this film, I don't have a 0.95 lense but my nikkor F1. 4 will do the job. I love your ease while photographing people, definitely encouraging to persevere! For the photos I think the afro guy is my fav but it's a close one with the couple (I don't mind the bike but more the person just behind it)
I love the picture at 4:33 with the shades I should try this film stock ! 👌
I missed these!
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Nice video and pics. I think the bike in the scene with a couple is really interesting; so unlike you I really thought the bike was really interesting there too and made a nice overall story!
I really like the one with the couple. I don't find the bike that distracting, it kinda adds to the story
8:40 I actually liked the bike being there, adds to the story imo, I immediately imagined them getting to the place, maybe both having a laugh uncomfortably riding the same bike, I actually thought you were going to mention the lady sitting on the back, for me that was the distracting part, though not so much because of the insane bokeh hehe.
@MrWiseinheart
2 жыл бұрын
Same feeling bike adds to the photo
It takes great skill too prefocus at 0.95 and finding a point to prefocus on before your subject enters the frame like you did with the guy in the suit. It is impressive how you managed to nail most of the shots with so little time to focus. 👍🏽
Loved the two guys in the park, super cinematic if you ask me.. ☺️ #welldone //freddie
4:43 is my favorite picture. It’s will me remember the golden 20s. 😅
Nice shots! The reloading of film sound like the cocking of a gun lol. makes it feel like youre in shooting game haha. Cool!
I was surprised to see that I had made a comment on this video two years ago. Now, I have a new Leica M-A which is very similar to the M3 (except that the M3 has a self-timer and my expensive M-A doesn't). I am in awe of anyone who can take in-focus photos with the 0.95 Noctilux 'wide-open' without an EVF or extreme luck. Film, I believe, is even more expensive now than it was two years ago. Shooting at f/0.95 is a risk in that regard.
This is a very interesting film stock for sure! I'd love to see how it performs regarding sharpness with the lens stopped down a little bit, even if that introduces some movement. It could be nice for shooting long-ish exposures during daytime...
I liked the one at 4:10 and the one before that. That film stock is amazing but I guess u need lots of light when your gear is not pro. All nice shoots. Thanks for sharing. The review of the prints was nice too
Thanks again for the video. Great to see one from Germany- you did not get punished here either, which is motivating. Great look with the 0.95, but probably most of the magic gets lost in YT compared to print.
Hello from Slovakia, interesting film material, images looks magic. My favorite picture is 6:05, the bridge.
I think you did really great shooting at 0.95, haha. Focusing can be hard on that aperture. Looking good Robin!
Shooting 0.95 is where it's at. Welcome to my world of perpetual focusing nightmares :P Really nice video, some great images in there.
@therealsirrobin
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, don't forget I also have a 50/0.95 for Sony. 😂
I shot a roll of Babylon this past summer of waterfalls. I’m happy with the results I got.
I like the look of the film
Did not know of an ISO 13 film - interesting. The first image of the two men in the park is the best. Either the film stock or the lens give a glow to the images. Enjoy your work.
like this. I have Babylon 13 in 35 mm and going to run it in the next shoot.
real good
Robin, du bist eine coole und mutige Socke! 📷✅ Respekt! Sehr, sehr gute Bilder weltweit! 🌏 Liebe Grüße Jürgen Mayer