By the way, there are plenty of party/group shots, view the full set [HERE].
Today we celebrated Jane's 19th birthday with a bonfire at Bolsa Chica Beach. It's nearly October, and yet the weather was still warm enough, even with the constant 20mph (a guesstimate) wind. The benefit of living in Southern California! I was a bit concerned about bonfire due to the wind, but it magically died down with the sunset and we were able to lit a big fire to keep us all warm. Why would I use the 35'Cron after I received my 35'Lux? I've thought about this for a while and have considered putting the "Bokeh King" on the chopping block. But today, I decided to bring it due to its smaller size and it showed me that this old lens (possibly around the same age as me) still got some magic. To me, it's still the easiest lens to manual focus on the Leica M9.
By the way, there are plenty of party/group shots, view the full set [HERE].
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Not much to say... except to share some more shots from our backyard this afternoon. I've decided to start tagging my posts with the lenses used. I saw some other bloggers were doing that and thought that's a pretty good idea, in case someone just want to see shots from a specific lens. Today... we have the 35mm Summicron, version Iv, the "king of boken"! This is a lens with a legendary reputation. I believe it was Mike Johnston, who crowned it the "King of Bokeh" [HERE], for it's smooth transition and rendering of the out-of-focus area. I, of course, could not pass up the chance of owning one, even if it's just for the opportunity to try it out. I bought it when I was still shooting with the Sony NEX camera, and it was perfect because due to the 1.5 sensor crop factor, it gave me the 50mm standard field of view. Being a 50mm-FOV type of guy, I don't use it as much with the M9, unless I find myself needing a wide angle lens. I hope one day I will learn to use the 35mm FOV better and use it more.
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