Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have sought out and bought several single coated lenses from Voigtlander simply because I like their lower contrast look in B&W. I can manipulate lower contrast photos to make them higher contrast, but the reverse certainly doesn't work as well for me (FOR ME, guys, so don't write me a rebuttal!). Jeffery Lluis Ripoll wrote: > I would like to introduce, what is for me a different concept, > > Coating or Multi-Coating? > > Multi coating is of course technologically improved, IMHO I'm very > happy with a coated lens, just to improve a certain flare without > eliminating the parasite light. It seems that today nobody else talk > about "The Glamour", nobody else talk as Ivor Matanle says on page 156 > pn a portarit of his wife with the 150 mm Triotar "... The softness of > the image in the out-of-focus areas is quite different in character > from that achieved by modern japanese lenses". > > Everyone one of us has his own preferences and targets, for me > perfection is not directly implied with beauty. For me the photography > is still an art of the imaginary world, where sometimes we are > finishing the edition work in our mind. For me perfection by himself > is nathing more than perfection, for me the value of an image is much > more important. > > Can every one imagine the Edward Weston, Man Ray, HCB... and many > others improved pictures?, IMHO what we should work to improve is our > creatitivty, with all the respect for all, we are only following and > technically improving the great creative work of the Masters of the past. > > Saludos cordiales > Lluis > > > > > El 23/11/2008, a las 15:14, Ric Carter escribi?: > >> curious-- >> >> how much does it cost and who did it? >> >> thanks >> >> ric >> >> >> On Nov 23, 2008, at 6:46 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: >> >>> 've seen a 50/2 rigid Summicron that was multicoated recently and it >>> is amazing to see the difference it made when compared to its >>> previous scratched state. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >