Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Dennis <dennis at hale-pohaku.com> wrote: > I used this lens a bit in the early '60s and I think you will find it has a > lot of light fall off. Your hood may have vignetted too but try shooting > w/o > it and compare. > Thanks, Dennis, I intend to give it a try without the hood. > > The f/3.4 superseded the f/4 and has less light fall off. I think the f/4 > spec was to use the 39mm filter and that was a big constraint. The f/3.4 > uses a 48mm filter, but it's also a half stop faster. > > It's a nice compact lens. With photoshop you can probably fix the light > fall off. > > -Dennis > > > > Sonny Carter wrote: > >> Recently I packed up and sold a few camera items that I no longer used, >> and >> used the proceeds to purchase a Leica M6. >> >> Several years ago when I gave up my M6, My pal Jim Schulman said I'd live >> to >> regret it, and he was right. >> >> It's a beauty, a Wetzlar model, that's been hot-rodded so that only the >> 28, >> 35 50 and 90 framelines show. >> >> I've been getting out with it and some Reala and the 21 mm Super Angulon >> f4. The vignette is more from the shade I'm using, I think than the lens. >> I cropped a little off the sides. >> >> I'm re-learning Vuescan. Now I need to find a Lightroom preset that will >> turn a Vuescan Raw Negative into a Positive. >> >> Shooting film after a few years of digital makes you really respect the >> film >> shooters on the list. >> >> Anyhow, here are three shots from Sunday on Reala. Sorry about the >> footroom on the first one, I forgot my 21mm viewfinder. ;-) >> >> http://www.sonc.com/Kisatchie_4th.htm >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA