a must-see Museum of you get down this way, we always make a trip to it when visiting family in Columbus. This year I took the 50/1.1 Nokton and 35/1.2 Nokton on the M9. All shots hand-held. The Gallery is here: Leica M9 at the Columbus Naval Museum - SeriousCompacts.com Gallery and some shots, will probably upload more. A Mock-up of the Iron Clad CSS Albemarle. With the 50/1.1 wide-open: And the 35/1.2 Nokton wide-open:
all the above shots are longer than 1/30s. Photography is allowed, lighting is subdued. Original flags have "No Flash Photography" signs posted. The rest of the exhibits allow flash, but I like the fast lenses. This is with the 50/1.1 Nokton wide-open. 100% crop: This lens is much sharper than my old Canon 50/1.2. I optimized it for the Leica M9 using one layer of Copper tape, about 0.025mm.
Brian Thanks for sharing. The quality of the images is just very, very impressive. Seems like a seriously cool museum.
Agreed, thank you Brian - a very cool museum and your photos make me feel as though I'm right there! I've never been to Columbus, Georgia though my father's mother was born there - back during the Civil War times. One of my goals is to see more of the USA. I'll remember this for our southern tour, Brian.
