Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/04

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Subject: [Leica] Nickel Elmar on an M8
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Mon Feb 4 14:45:34 2008
References: <F97507B5-1596-41C3-8DFA-E826C1D1E4CD@fastermac.net> <p0623090bc3cd4174844d@10.1.16.134>

Is there any haze in the lens? That just seems too low in contrast for a
clean lens.
Jeffery

On Feb 4, 2008 4:31 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:

> Here are some photos I took on a short lunchtime walk. I used an
> uncoated nickel Elmar from a 1931 Leica Standard. The lens collapses
> fully into the body (and the shutter works fine after it's extended
> again :-)). I didn't use a lenshood for this series. A grey, cold,
> medium overcast day. Photos at everything except very close distances
> are very low contrast with lots of flare, but can be easily punched
> up in Lightroom. Not easy to clip the shadows with this lens, and the
> highlights are rarely gone either.
>
> I'm working right now in an office in the poorest part of town, and it
> shows.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2xqonx
>
>
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-- 
Jeffery L. Smith
New Orleans, LA

Replies: Reply from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Nickel Elmar on an M8)
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