Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/30

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Subject: [Leica] Retro Blast... IIIA and a Summar
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Wed Nov 30 08:13:01 2005

The expressions are nice - but do we blame the gray pallor, the lack of
contrast, the overall flatness, on the lens, the processing, or...;-0


On 11/30/05 7:49 AM, "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not so sure I'd say it has bokeh I'd die for, but there is
> something I like about the shots. I think it has more to do with the
> series of expressions you captured than it does with the lens, but it
> wasn't working against you :-)
> 
> Thanks. I don't think I've ever seen shots with a Summar and I've
> always kind of wondered.
> 
> For a pocket camera, it's hard to beat one of these III's (c or f) and
> a Elmar. I really didn't like the Elmar at first, but now I've learned
> when to not even bother (for flare reasons) and concentrate on when it
> feels good. It kind of brings out the childish excitement in me about
> photography.
> 
> Light is beautiful today ... but I have to work and it'll be gone
> before I'm finished.
> 
> Daniel
> 
> On 11/30/05, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:
>> Someone was selling a IIIA+Summar for the price of a IIIA. I was looking
>> for a Summar but not a LTM, and well, who can resist a bargain :-) Took 5
>> tries to load up the TMAX-100 that the seller thrown in (although I loaded
>> the 2nd roll the first try!) and I was shooting at F2 and F2.8 just to see
>> how the Summar performs. The thing flares like mad (does it glow....).
>> OTOH, the following pictures only have slight curve adjustment (lowering
>> the mid and dark points), USM micro contrast bump, clone stamps for dust
>> spots and nothing else.
>> 
>> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/LeicaIIIa.11.29.05/
>> 
>> Not bad, not bad at all. Not too many things work this well after 70
>> years... TMAX-100 in DDX
>> 
>> ...and Mark, just for you, I ordered another pouch of Tri X. Will use that
>> again when the DD-X runs out.
>> 
>> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please
>> use richard at imagecraft.com)
>> 
>> 
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Replies: Reply from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard) ([Leica] Retro Blast... IIIA and a Summar)
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