Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is hard to judge the lens based on a hand-held image on the web. The woman appears sharp enough, the dogs a bit less, but from experience, this breed of dog always looks fluffy ;-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 11 Apr 2017, at 13:54, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Having a couple of lenses for my once used (10 years ago) Miranda > Sensomatic RE, I bought yet another Fotodiox adapter for my Sony as the > other ones (L39, M42, K, and OM mount) all seem to work well. > > However, I'm not sure that the Miranda one is as effective as the others, > or else the 25/2.8 Miranda lens isn't great. Ten years ago I ran one film > through the camera when I picked it up in a charity shop, but, as I had > Leicas, Nikons, etc. among my sixty cameras, I never got around to using > it again. Here is a shot I took ten years ago with the lens > https://www.flickr.com/photos/50543475 at N00/435692550/ > > If I remember correctly, it was a b&w conversion too. > > Anyway, here are the results using the Sony and the Fotodiox. The three > links are versions of a single image. > > Woman with two dogs (uncropped) Seapoint, Co. Dublin. Sony A7ii with > Miranda 25/2.8 lens. See LARGE. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spt_08042017_2dogs_Miranda24_lge.jpg.html > > > Woman with two dogs (cropped) Seapoint, Co. Dublin. Sony A7ii with Miranda > 25/2.8 lens. See LARGE. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spt_08042017_2dogs_Miranda24_Med.jpg.html > > > B&W conversion. Woman with two dogs (tight cropping) Seapoint, Co. Dublin. > Sony A7ii with Miranda 25/2.8 lens. See LARGE. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spt_08042017_2dogs_Miranda24_SmBW.jpg.html > > > I'll post another couple of different images later, but I'd say the lenses > and its adapter will go back in a box until I have my darkroom set up > again. > > Douglas > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information