[Leica] Don's PAW

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Mark,
No hood, I truly was carrying the camera in my pocket.  I do have a
barndoor hood that will fit as well as the hood for the Elmar.  When
you want to travel light some times you risk what may come; although I
would not want to try shooting into the light with this lens.  It
would take way too much effort to get a printable image.

Thanks for looking.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com

On 8/21/05, Mark Langer <langeratcarleton@gmail.com> wrote:
> Don,
> 
> It is just a delight to see someone taking advantage of the special
> qualities of some of the older lenses.  This makes me want to fish out
> my Summar and do some shooting.  Do you use the large Summar hood, or
> just the small one for the Elmar on this lens?
> 
> I have no idea where those lines came from in your pictures.  This is
> a phenomenon I haven't seen from my Summar.  But I do like the kind of
> flare that it renders, so obvious in the first photo, that gives a
> kind of luminous quality to the images.  This is great for portraiture
> -- you should try it on subjects closer to the camera.
> 
> Mark
> 
> On 8/21/05, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:
> > This week I got back to using the III and an uncoated Summar.  These
> > images were shot somewhere around 2.5 to 4.3.  While nowhere up to
> > modern standards the lens can provide quite acceptable results if you
> > are willing to up the contrast a bit.
> >
> > First up, while I was having a pleasant lunch in an Asian noodle
> > restaurant(funny how low brow in a native country becomes middle to
> > upper brow in the adopted country) I noticed the light on this
> > gentleman while he waited.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summar/number52
> >
> > The straitians you see are interntal reflections inside the lens.
> >
> > While I had my camera up, I noticed this young lady waiting with a
> > most interesting demeanor in light of the decor:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summar/laughter
> >
> > Last, while grocery shopping, I liked the position of this man while
> > he chatted some mate up.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Summar/onthephone
> >
> > I must say, using the older small frame Barnack was generally a
> > delight.  With the lens collapsed it fit in a pants pocket and the
> > alleged difficulties of focusing then framing was not bad.  It forced
> > a little more thought into the image but you could also do all the
> > normal Leica tricks of hyperfocal focusing and shooting from the waist
> > or off hand.  Also, the knob wind is so anachronistic that most people
> > don't realize that their picture has been taken.
> >
> > Comments, slings and arrows, free pictures of goth chicks cheerfully 
> > accepted.
> >
> > Don
> > don.dory@gmail.com
> >
> >
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