Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/14

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More About Ross Lens
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:07:00 +0100
References: <2F17FB289CFA4C90828DBE224DC86784@jimnichols> <90D7328A-0C44-41E2-9ED6-4C273FA255CF@gmail.com> <E3C45202E56F4ADBA02EDB0D5D896984@jimnichols>

Thanks Jim for the details, I see

cheers
Lluis


El 15/01/2011, a las 2:03, Jim Nichols escribi?:

> Lluis,
>
> The Mockingbird photo was shot at about 5 meters, with no glass in  
> the way. This shot was at about 25 meters, through a pane of glass,  
> and the feeder was shaded by overhead branches.  The lighting was  
> just not too good.
>
> This is also a tighter crop, so the enlargement is more pronounced.
>
> Thanks for looking.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at 
> gmail.com 
> >
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: More About Ross Lens
>
>
>> Really interesting Jim, the only thing is why it is so noisy?  your  
>> previous posting at ISO400 don't had noise
>>
>> Saludos
>> Lluis
>>
>> El 14/01/2011, a las 20:03, Jim Nichols escribi?:
>>
>>> I received my monopod yesterday, and tried it with the E-1 and  
>>> the  only two 200mm lenses that I have, the Ross 200mm f/16 from  
>>> 1890,  and a Pentax Takumar from the 1970s.  The monopod helps  
>>> with  steadying the camera, which I will find useful.   
>>> Surprisingly, the  Ross lens holds it own with its more modern,  
>>> though old itself,  competitor.  Colors seem a little brighter  
>>> with the coated Pentax  lens, but the Ross seems a little sharper.
>>>
>>> Here is a Ross image, again, shot through a storm door glass.
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cardinal+2.jpg.html
>>>
>>> This exercise makes a Leica-R 250mm f/4 Telyt look very interesting.
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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