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Subject: [Leica] Playing with some older cameras, and with the isDS
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sat Jan 6 08:42:23 2007
References: <459FCD29.5080506@hemenway.com> <5AF682B1-2265-4911-B502-69C7CB29A3EC@mindspring.com> <459FD0B9.4080300@hemenway.com>

I think I noticed the difference in sharpness between sign and shingles.

ric


On Jan 6, 2007, at 11:39 AM, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Hi Ric:
>
> Thanks.  I like that one more myself.
>
> If the winter-ed boats didn't have the shrink wrap, that would be  
> OK with me.  Until the plastic, they used canvas which would  
> acquire a nice weathered patina after a few years of use.
>
> If you can see the "strange sharpness", then I must have used too  
> much of the spot sharpener on the sign and the shingles.
>
> Jim
>
>
> Ric Carter wrote:
>
>> Hey Jim--
>> I REALLY like this one. It has a better feel to me than the  
>> similar  one from the Minox.
>> http://www.half-fast.com/CapeAnn-isDS-12282006/pages/IMGP1776.htm
>> I like the harbor shots, although the shrink wrapping is a little   
>> distracting to me. for others it will be an interesting  
>> juxtaposition  of different eras.
>> What is the strange sharpness thing here? It seems present in the   
>> other shot of the building also.
>> http://www.half-fast.com/CapeAnn-C220F-12282006/pages/Essex-06.htm
>> Ric Carter
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/
>> On Jan 6, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Jim Hemenway wrote:
>>>
>>> Shot with the Mamiyaflex 220F TLR:
>>> <http://www.half-fast.com/CapeAnn-C220F-12282006/>
>>> Not the greatest compositions.
>>>
>>> Shot with the Minox GT:
>>> <http://www.half-fast.com/CapeAnn-Minox-12282006/>
>>>
>>> And with the Pentax isDS:
>>> <http://www.half-fast.com/CapeAnn-isDS-12282006/>
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
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In reply to: Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Playing with some older cameras, and with the isDS)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Playing with some older cameras, and with the isDS)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Playing with some older cameras, and with the isDS)