Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dem's fight'n words! :-) I just happen to like my Elmars and think they're pretty sharp. These two have been submitted to the yearbook. http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2007/20.html and ... Well, another Elmar shot. Daniel On Dec 12, 2007 7:49 AM, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote: > While I like the first image, I must admit that I do not understand > the point of purposely using uncoated, low-contrast, flare-prone > lenses when perfectly good and affordable modern equivalents are > available. The people who designed the old lenses 50 or 70 or 100 > years ago were not aiming for any "painterly" effects. They attempted > to design lenses to deliver as much sharpness as they could, given > the technology at their disposal. While these lenses may have > historical interest today, I honestly do not see any purpose in > forsaking the progress that has occurred in optical technology during > the last several decades. > > If you want an unsharp picture, you get always get one with a modern > lens--just throw the lens off focus, or use a slow shutter speed, or > do some Photoshop magic. But you cannot get a sharp picture from an > unsharp lens. > > Nathan > > > On 9-dec-2007, at 2:26, Philip Forrest wrote: > > > I finally exposed a roll of XP2 today with the "new" Adox Adrette. > > That Xenon > > lens has a nice soft look to it at the wider apertures. As the > > camera is > > scale focused, I need to get better at my distance estimation. > > I encountered a light leak but that has since been rectified. The > > film is > > still off in vertical register slightly, but that is an issue of > > take-up > > spool thickness. The correct spool is on the way as I write. > > > > Here are a few photos with little to no manipulation in the > > computer, light > > leak and dust included. Regardless, I'm really liking the > > "painterly" effect > > of the uncoated, low contrast, flare-prone Schneider lens. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/2vp7lv > > http://tinyurl.com/2mzjny > > http://tinyurl.com/2re2hn > > > > More to come. > > PhilFo > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >