Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin Howard wrote: > > Mark Rabiner jotted down the following: > > >[lens sharpness for portraits] > > Mark, you should definately check out the second-latest issue of Leica > Fotografie, where they talk about the 100mm f/2.8 Macro-Elmarit-R. There's > a portrait of a young man on one page, taken in rather harsh light, which > shows the resolving power of this lens. "Clinical" I think, is a good > expression ;) > > M. > I'm glad it's "Clinical" because I'm thinking about opening a CLINIC!!: NOSE PORES ARE US! Mark Rabiner Certain lenses certainly seem to render skin differently. I sometimes use the "far far away" filter. Who the heck wants a life sized 1:1 portrait? I say show' em in their natural environment!