The Pictures of Mike Rotch (now with added development)

[Mike Rotch]

Nap for the weary
Industar-69 28mm​

 

[Shaun]

Nice one mate, was just browsing random pics on flickr when I saw and thought I like that.
Then I noticed it was yours.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Awkward
Industar-69 28mm​

 

[R5]

Came for the crotch, stayed for the great photos

 

[Mike Rotch]

Having a look-see
Industar-69 28mm​

 

[Shaun]

High ISO to add grain?
I like it. 👍

 

[Mike Rotch]

Sort of a byproduct. It was really challenging light on Sunday - overcast/sun/overcast/sun so I was moving it around up to 1600 and down again, but in this one to get a view of inside the shop it had to go up 3200 to get the exposure right.

 

[Shaun]

Gotcha.
Looks to have a lot more grain viewing it on Flickr.

 

[Boffin]

B&W coming along nicely - the last three are really strong! 👍

 

[Mike Rotch]

Industar-69 28mm​

 

[Mike Rotch]

Fujian 35mm 1.7​

 

[Mike Rotch]

Fujian 35mm 1.7​

 

[Boffin]

That is a gorgeous lens if that effect is from the camera 👍

 

[Mike Rotch]

That is a gorgeous lens if that effect is from the camera 👍

Ay, it is ! The lens is a CCTV lens, so a defined circle of sharpness in the center and then this dreamy zone of softness/ bokeh around it. The lens isn't designed to have a flat plane of focus, edge to edge, so the effect you see is all it. It makes subject isolation brilliant (images yet to be processed). The slight vignetting is off the lens too, but very characterful.

Best part, it cost me $25!

 

[Mike Rotch]

Fujian 35mm 1.7​

 

[Boffin]

Very cool. What body are you shooting with and how on earth are you attaching a cctv lens to it?

 

[35mm]

I admit that the world of CCTV lenses is one that I don't know anything about... Starting with the fact that I thought they only covered a circle big enough for a 4/3 sensor, nothing bigger.

Is that the reason why the images have been cropped on the sides (because they were taken on the NEX-6)?

how on earth are you attaching a cctv lens to it?

That's the easiest part - a mirrorless will swallow anything they throw at it and there will always be someone making an adapter for that.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Very cool. What body are you shooting with and how on earth are you attaching a cctv lens to it?

I started on an Alpha but got bored with the lack of lenses, so through M42 ended up getting a NEX6, which as 35mm says, takes pretty much anything with the right adapter. These cctv lenses come with a C-mount to NEX adapter in the price too.

I admit that the world of CCTV lenses is one that I don't know anything about... Starting with the fact that I thought they only covered a circle big enough for a 4/3 sensor, nothing bigger.

Is that the reason why the images have been cropped on the sides (because they were taken on the NEX-6)?

You are correct in that they will fully cover only a 4/3, but thought it was worth a punt given the small cost. Now, it is so minor I see it as a plus. I cropped the images not because of vignetting, but to remove unwanted distraction in the images 👍. The right edge of the "4 friend" and "smoking man" are out-of-the-camera vignetting, and the left edge of the "concentrating guy" is also out of camera.

 

[Boffin]

I started on an Alpha but got bored with the lack of lenses, so through M42 ended up getting a NEX6, which as 35mm says, takes pretty much anything with the right adapter. These cctv lenses come with a C-mount to NEX adapter in the price too.

I might have to look into them. I have been looking for something to give me that dreamy vignetted blur for a while now. 👍

 

[Shaun]

Nice, liking these last few. 👍
Just curious about Amigos shot. Does it involve a crop or is it more courage so to speak being fairly close with a 35mm?

 

[Mike Rotch]

Thanks mate

That is pretty much how close I was, like, <2m. It helped a lot that it was at a busy street corner where I was less conspicuous. I had made up my mind when I took it that if they turned around, I'd try chat to them, but they didn't so I pushed off.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Fujian 35mm 1.7​

 

[Mike Rotch]

Fujian 35mm 1.7​

 

[35mm]

I know the composition won't allow much room for it, but I'd like to see that last photo straightened (the vertical lines).

Personally, I hate cropping my shots, but it itches me even more to see them tilted.

Having said that, both are great street shots. 👍

 

[Mike Rotch]

I know the composition won't allow much room for it, but I'd like to see that last photo straightened (the vertical lines).

Yea, I would agree with you now that you point it out; I think the tweak will be small enough to not limit the framing too much. I don't like changing pics on Flickr once I've uploaded the original, but I'll fix it up in my private collection 👍

 

[35mm]

I don't like changing pics on Flickr once I've uploaded the original

Maybe you already know this, but there's a "Replace" option on flickr that will let you upload another photo and everything else will stay unchanged. No one will notice a thing. The "share" links will be broken, though.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Maybe you already know this, but there's a "Replace" option on flickr that will let you upload another photo and everything else will stay unchanged. No one will notice a thing. The "share" links will be broken, though.

👍

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[Mike Rotch]

I'm undecided if the out of focus area is distracting or not...

Fujian 35mm 1.7​

 

[Shaun]

I'm undecided if the out of focus area is distracting or not...

In just this shot or the lens in general?

Personally this one is a little distracting to me, hard to put a finger on it but perhaps because there is a lot of white in the pic the subject doesn't pop as much if you get my drift.

Oh nice Sydney weather btw.

 

[Cano]

I'm undecided if the out of focus area is distracting or not...

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It is. And it's actually more interesting as a photo subject than what the main in this one.