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Subject: [Leica] Salgado S2 now DR contrast
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:30:14 +0930
References: <AANLkTi=8i0ntDnmGkpnTz+R0rUu75KR7MrobN1qDF4AG@mail.gmail.com> <C8C1A6B4.3F6D%mark@rabinergroup.com>

It's entirely subjective of course, but I'd prefer it to have softer
edges and without the double-line look.

Marty

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:
> Quite noticeable the out of focus renditions here and I think its a plus.
>
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> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> mark at rabinergroup.com
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>
>> From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:33:44 +0930
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Salgado S2 now DR contrast
>>
>> These are beautiful. ?I really love this one:
>> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/Family%20Album/Friends%20Family%20Pages/FF%20284.
>> htm
>> and agree with Steve that it really is great.
>>
>> It's interesting to note that the out of focus rendition gets quite
>> funky the further away from the plane of fous you get. ?The DR has a
>> reputation for excellent out of focus rendition, which it has, but it
>> has limits, like everything. ?I spend too much time looking at these
>> sorts of things.
>>
>> It's a great photo. ?I should leave it at that.
>>
>> Marty
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 2:58 AM, Montie Talbert <montoid at 
>> earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> They look fine on my screen! ?Just superb B&W, Chris. ?I'm a long time
>>> DR fan, the signature is very distinct!! ?Here's a 30 year old DR
>>> shot I've posted here before a few times, wider latitude films sing
>>> really loud with it. ?Thanks for posting yours!
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/montoid/Haywood2.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Montie
>>>
>>>
>>>>> all look very harsh on my screen - could be the screen - yet the skin
>>> texture in the young lady and kid is what I would definitely avoid to
>>> get on young subjects.
>>> I'm not Salgado after all :-)
>>> Ph
>>>
>>> Le 23 sept. 10 ? 18:41, Chris Saganich a ?crit :
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yea, contrast is a light thing. ?I keep proper hoods on always and
>>>> it helps. ?Here are some examples of DR images of varying contrast
>>>> the only difference being the light and exposure as I use the same
>>>> film and processing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2010/bs026.htm
>>>>
>>>> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/street_pages_2010/bs029.htm
>>>>
>>>> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/Family%20Album/Friends%20Family%20Pages/FF%2028
>>>> 4.htm
>>>>
>>>> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/Family%20Album/Friends%20Family%20Pages/FF%2027
>>>> 4.htm
>>>>
>>>> Similar era Elmarit 50mm/2.8
>>>>
>>>> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/Family%20Album/Friends%20Family%20Pages/FF%2029
>>>> 8.htm
>>>>
>>>> http://www.imagebrooklyn.com/Family%20Album/Friends%20Family%20Pages/FF%2029
>>>> 7.htm
>>>>
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