Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have you tried an old style film like the Efke (Adox) KB25? I like it a lot even if you have to be careful how you handle it. I always preferred Panatomic-X and Plus-X to get the tonality in my landscapes and still life photos in the 60's. Currently I use APX100 and Fuji Acros 100 with X-tol. I still like my DR but when a certain mood hits I bring out the Efke and the collapsible Summicron. My type of photo never needed the speed or the grain of Tri-X. As film shooters we are still very fortunate to have these choices. Film ain't dead yet. Len On Oct 27, 2006, at 10:48 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > I've always labored under the assumption slower, thin emulsion > films have steeper curves and consequently are higher contrast. I > wished it were possible to find some Tri-X circa 1970 because these > newer films really seem to lack depth. They are certainly sharp as > hell and grainless but also toneless compared to what once was. I > picked up a collapsible a few years back with the usual haze that > can be hard to see. Leitz redid it for me and image wise it > compares with my late model Summicron. > I sure can;t help but feel the look we all knew and loved related > to film and developer rather than lens characteristics. > > Walt > > Alastair Firkin wrote: > >> Ah, at last I can offer an opinion ;-) I have the collapsible >> Summicron on my M3. It is a lens I choose above others when I want >> a slightly 1960's feel to the result: using this lens with Plus >> X like film makes images I recognise, gives a feeling that is >> different to the more modern glass: I suppose its "softness" and >> would suffer in lens tests, but it would have been perfect for >> your "grab" shot the other day of the two people kissing. >> >> Others will prefer Tri X, but I never liked Tri X. Being a >> contrary bastard, I really disliked the high contrast grainy >> images my peers were making in the 1970's and therefore always >> bought Plus X Pan --- I use mainly APX 100 for the similar >> feeling now. >> >> One down side to the lens is that the f stop ring is a bit stiff >> and rotating it sometimes unlocks the barrel, but I'm used to >> that now. One plus is that it can be used to pre-focus with its >> "tab" far more easily (certainly than the DR summicron which >> lacks the tab) because the focus ring is "exposed" when the lens >> is "mounted" and easy to feel without looking. >> >> Great lens in "some" ways and good travel companion. >> >> Cheers >> On 27/10/2006, at 23:03, Luis Ripoll wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I would appreciate your experienced opinions about the >>> Collapsible Summicron >>> 50mm. I had the "Rigid" Summicron, I've sold it because it had >>> fungus and >>> make a lot of haze, but I regret the nice richness of grey tones >>> that this >>> lens gave me. >>> >>> Now I have 3 lenses of 50 mm: Summicron model of the year >>> 198/199..., >>> Summilux (1964), and the new Elmar. I'm looking for the Collapsible >>> Summicron to have the "nostalgia" subtle tones of the past. >>> >>> Could I have some opinions about how it will compare with my >>> actual 50mm >>> lenses (Summilux and Elmar)? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your opinions and advice >>> >>> Saludos desde Barcelona >>> Luis >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information