The Leica SL and the Zeiss 50mm f1.4 seemed magnetically attracted to each other from the minute I put them in the same room together. I did menial accounting work this morning and then broke free after lunch to commune with this swimming pool.
I can't quite put my finger on it, can't quantify what I'm seeing, but I think these shots are quite different from my usual landscape-y work.
The sensor in the camera is pretty unique. I think it is only shared, in part, in the original Leica Q camera; not the Q2. I love the way it handles colors and contrasts. I tried, mostly, to make images at its native ISO, which is 50.
The lens has a wonderful hard and soft combination which makes me smile every time I use it. If I zoom in there's endless detail at any point on which I've focused. And, just inches in front or behind, a mellow falling off.
Had so much fun photographing with this combo I almost forgot to swim.
I love that the railings on the ladders that help swimmers exit the pool are so...graceful. I believe these railings to be the originals but I have no proof of that...
