Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not yet, but I plan to start taking it with me with Delta 400 in it. I have been steering clear of B&W lately simply because everything has change in the B&W world since I stopped developing my own in 1984. Sure, Rodinal is still around, but these new emulsions and developers seem much better to me. Some of my old favorites (H&W Control Pan) are extinct. But I'm going to get back into B&W. I'll post some stuff shot with the Heliar in a week or two. Jeffery Smith At 03:31 PM 6/2/2002 -0700, you wrote: >J >Wow, i like the look. Especially #1 >i can see something diff, since i don't shoot >color, have any b/w examples ? >-rcl >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 1:41 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Off Topic: 101st Heliar Anniversary Bessa T > > > > One of my favorite lens-body combinations. If you wear glasses, you may > > find the Bessa-T unnerving. It doesn't bother me much, but drives others > > crazy (hard to see framelines). I find that the focusing of this camera is > > far easier than most of my other rangefinders. And with the trigger >winder, > > I can shoot very quickly (I am left-eyed). > > > > The Heliar 50/3.5 is a phenomenally good lens if you can live with the >slow > > speed. It is quirky and takes some getting used to (you can change the > > f-stop by rotating the lens hood). The optics of this lens are >exceptional, > > and I feel that I am getting to the point that I can recognize which >images > > I have shot with the Heliar based on their appearance. I have some test > > shots posted at: > > > > http://www.jeffery-nola.com/images/Heliar_1.jpg > > http://www.jeffery-nola.com/images/Heliar_2.jpg > > http://www.jeffery-nola.com/images/Heliar_3.jpg > > > > I find the images taken with the Heliar to be clear, sharp, and with no > > suggestion of light fall-off anywhere. > > > > I am getting ready to sell my Leica CL + 40/2 simply because I use the > > Bessa-T far more often and find it much easier and quicker to use. > > > > I am probably the Bessa-T 101's most outspoken advocate. If you are a > > glasses wearer, you may wish to consider the issue of seeing the >framelines > > in the 50mm viewfinder. > > > > Jeffery Smith > > > > > > At 12:01 PM 6/2/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > >Has anyone on the list purchased the 101st Ann. Bessa T? > > > > > >If so, what do you think of this camera and its 50/3.5 lens? > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Greg > > > > > > > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html