Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]umm that would be flagrantly flaunting fragrant flowers... and with the 75! Must try out the spell check! 2009/3/25 Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Glad you enjoyed it Steve. Very chocolate box, I know. Just shot to show > the lens for the bo-ke discussion really. A good exercise though. > Since I'm fragrantly flaunting fragrant flowers found for Fridays, here's > what the longer brother of that 50 does. This is the 76 Summicron ASPH, up > close and heading for wide open. > someone forgot to tell my M it can't be used for close up stuff. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ns/KG3.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ns/KG2.jpg.html > > 2009/3/25 Steve Barbour <kididdoc at cox.net> > > >> On Mar 24, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >> Hi Bob. I just shot this for you, including some out of focus highlight >>> areas for you too. Apologies to the Friday people for the subject matter. >>> This is the current Summilux , close to minimum focus distance (.7m) and >>> f/2. Well worth getting used to the different feel of the focus ring, in >>> my >>> opinion. This is the best fast 50 you can buy right now regarding >>> correction >>> and lack of focus shift. It costs a lot. The new Nocti shares some of its >>> design, I understand. It costs two arms and a leg. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ns/KG.jpg.html >>> >> >> >> boy, that's a smashing image Geoff, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> Against the light on dilute XTOLed film it does this. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/Vic/MV27.jpg.html >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/lf/B01.jpg.html >>> 2009/3/25 bob palmieri <rpalmier at depaul.edu> >>> >>> Folks - >>>> >>>> After looking at George Lottermoser's wildlife shot on his blog I >>>> figured >>>> I'd post a couple of Humans from last week. In contrast to the birds, I >>>> don't feel like color is particularly necessary for determining gender: >>>> Guy - >>>> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/110451982 >>>> Girl - >>>> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/110451983 >>>> (Feel free to deliver comments, admonishments or jocular banter as >>>> needed.) >>>> Both shot with my daily M6 - 50 'Lux - Tmax 400 in Xtol rig. Used to >>>> be >>>> pretty happy with this setup, but there seems to be an issue that I can >>>> no >>>> longer ignore. >>>> I threw these up a few days ago and noticed that the "Girl" shot gets >>>> twice >>>> as many views as the "Guy" shot. Must be the 50 (late spherical) 'lux's >>>> Lemon Bokeh, which is all over the "Guy" shot. >>>> First of all, I'd like to know what causes this. Is it a comatic >>>> effect, >>>> an image of the aperture off-axis or something else? I guess it doesn't >>>> really matter too much, 'cuz it's clearly Here to Stay with this lens >>>> design. >>>> I hesitate to bring up a topic such as this, but I'm really interested >>>> in >>>> hearing some opinions on Fast Fiftys for M's. >>>> I basically like almost everything about my late-spherical 50 version. >>>> These aspects include close focussing to 0.7m, terrific ergonomics on >>>> the >>>> very-lightly-damped rings (with the fast-racking helical on the focus >>>> ring I >>>> can beat most autofocus setups in dim light.) I wanna know if there's a >>>> 1.4 >>>> (or 1.5) 50 that can keep up with most of these qualities (as well as >>>> high >>>> contrast and low flare wide open plus acceptable focus shift ). >>>> >>>> The Nocti's are out due to weight and cost. The versions of the Leica >>>> aspherical I've tried had much stiffer focussing (and I probably can't >>>> afford one of those either.) So I guess it's all about Zeiss (new or >>>> old), >>>> Voigtlander and Canon or Nikon LTM's. >>>> But if I can't find something else I may well become a member of the >>>> Bokeh-After-the Fact club. >>>> >>>> Bob Palmieri >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > -- Cheers Geoff 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman