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Subject: [Leica] High Res M9 Portrait (how sharp is sharp enough?)
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:51:11 +0200
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Y E S  !!!!!

Cheers!
Lluis

El 23/10/2014, a las 01:45, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> 
escribi?:

> That was in Barcelona with Lluis and Mariela when we went to find the old
> press village from the Olympics my friend . There were friends and tapas
> and beers together!
> 
> On Thursday, 23 October 2014, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Geoff,
>> I don't re-call you shooting me in such a high class manner?
>> 
>> My goodness one of the better if not the best portrait type photo of me in
>> about 40-50 years. :-) Damn yer good lad! I'll consider hiring you for my
>> 90th BD portrait 2018? 2019? :-)
>> 
>> cheers,
>> ted :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant <javascript:;>=
>> shaw.ca at leica-users.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of
>> Geoff Hopkinson
>> Sent: October-22-14 2:18 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] High Res M9 Portrait (how sharp is sharp enough?)
>> 
>> Always entertaining, Kyle. I must be doing it all wrong so very often.
>> 
>> And the ultimate heresy, Dr T in colour and at f/5.6. Forgive me.
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/144872730
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>> 
>> On 23 October 2014 07:00, kyle cassidy on the LUG <leicaslacker at 
>> gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> In reading lens reviews I'll often see something like "this portrait lens
>>> really starts to shine at f5.6" and I think "f5.6? who in their right
>> mind
>>> would ever stop down to f5.6 with a portrait lens? Open it up all the way
>>> and solder down the aperture ring." But then occasionally I think "eek,
>> my
>>> DOF is a little narrow there" and I resign myself to the possibility
>> that,
>>> occasionally, f4 is warranted if you want to get both the lion and the
>>> gazelle in focus.
>>> 
>>> Not that I'll likely ever do it, but I'll accept it may be true.
>>> 
>>> Here's a high res portrait that may or may not be sharp enough.
>>> 
>>> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2014/stars-flower-high-res.jpg
>>> 
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> 
> -- 
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> 
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