Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/05

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] Minnesota "Street Photography" at the Mall of America
From: Jeffery Smith <JLS@runbox.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 20:02:34 -0500
References: <001701c23cbd$474b5500$d810be42@roc.chartermi.net> <3D4EE8B9.2010706@istate.net>

Tom, that's the 90 APO Lanthar? It is surgically sharp! When I saw it 
earlier (the image of your model-to-be daughter), I assumed that it was 
Leica glass. You've come out of the closet on the LUG!!

Jeffery

At 07:22 PM 8/5/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Bill,
>
>Sadly, no Leica equipment.  But happily I am using a Bessa R2 that I
>purchased a couple of months ago.  For these shots I used the 35/1.7 Ultron
>also made by Cosina Voigtlander.  I loaded it with Ilford Delta 400, which I
>rated at 1600 and developed in dd-x for 13.5 minutes.  I can't really attest
>to the success of that mix; I have neither enlarging equipment nor loupe,
>and I currently rely on scanning only.  I have difficulty scanning the film
>after this process, and end up with "grainy" looking scans (although I doubt
>I'm really scanning at the grain level).  Microphen would probably be a
>better developer with this method; I'll try that later.  Then when I have
>access to an enlarger I'll know how well the negatives print.
>
>I like the Bessa equipment.  The 90mm lens is really sharp and renders
>beautiful colors (
>http://www.sleepytom.com/images/2450-02/med/c-culvers.jpg ), but is a bit
>hard to focus with the short rangefinder base.  I'm actually considering
>getting a Bessa T as well.
>
>Thanks for taking a look.
>
>Tom
> >
> > Interesting pictures. I enjoyed looking at them. Camera, film, lens info?
>
>
>--
>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

Replies: Reply from Jeffery Smith <JLS@runbox.com> (Re: [Leica] Minnesota "Street Photography" at the Mall of America)
Reply from "Tom Smart" <tom@sleepytom.com> (Re: [Leica] Minnesota "Street Photography" at the Mall of America)
In reply to: Message from "Tom Smart" <tom@sleepytom.com> ([Leica] Minnesota "Street Photography" at the Mall of America)
Message from Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> (Re: [Leica] Minnesota "Street Photography" at the Mall of America)