Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/22

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Subject: [Leica] The Tele Elmarit 135 Is So A Real Pooch of a Lens
From: tomschofield at comcast.net (Tom Schofield)
Date: Tue Jan 22 12:37:55 2008
References: <C3B44351.84B6C%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Leica used to state that this lens is the standard for the Leica  
color balance, and all other lenses are designed to match its color  
balance.  So, I doubt its the lens.

Tom Schofield


On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:27 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> you guys bantering got me to give the 135 Elmarit-M a try;
>> i've honestly only used it 2 or 3 times.  i think jerry sold
>> it to me 5 years ago.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/kitty-135-2.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/greta-135-2_001.jpg.html
>>
>> the colors in my jpgs aren't the greatest, a mix of computer monitor
>> light, cfl light, and i've got a lot to learn about color
>> adjusting raw files.
>>
>> -rei
>>
> That's an ugly cyan cast Rei! maybe its the lens maybe not its not  
> its hard
> in these days of digital but even if it was its easy enough to take  
> correct
> for:
> Needs Red!
> I hope your little girl is not home from school sick as it looks in  
> this
> cyan casted shot. But a cyan cast will make anybody look like their  
> home
> sick from school.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> markrabiner.com
>
>
>
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