Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, Have you tried the old trick of printing it left/right reversed and showing her that one? People usually prefer shots of themselves to look like they're used to seeing in the mirror... Simon. On 23/02/07, Bob Shaw <rsphotoimages@comcast.net> wrote: > > This thing about skin textures is very real. Believe it or not, I shot > a B&W portrait of my sister-in-law (probably a mistake in the first > place) using really soft available light through a window using the R > Vario Elmarit 28-90 Asph at 90mm. > > I stopped it a 5.6 for a little bokeh beginning just behind her ears. > > Me? I was very proud of it. A really great likeness of her with, > typical Leica Elmarit gradations using Ilford XP-2 S Super. Minimal > Contrast and Brightness adjustments and a very minor crop in Photoshop > Elements. > > Says she hates it. So I Photoshopped it. A crease here, a mole there. > Nothing draconian. You know the drill. She still hates it. > > Why? You got it; too detailed. > > I have the portrait in my home office. I still like it. > > But now I know why, years ago, Zeiss came up with their Softar lens > line, and why a lot of old portrait and Hollywood movie photogs had a > jar of Vaseline in their Grip Bag. Imagine cleaning that off the lens > after the shoot. Yuk! > > Alas... > > Oh - one more thing: The 28-90 stays, dammit!!! > > Cheers > > Bob > > > > On Feb 23, 2007, at 7:59, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > > I have to agree with Doug on this difference between the two. > > s.d. > http://sdimitrovphoto.com/ > > > > On Feb 23, 2007, at 6:18 AM, Doug Herr wrote: > > > On Feb 23, 2007, at 5:52 AM, Benjamin Marks wrote: > > > >> Anyone have a view on the image quality of these two R lenses? Price > >> differential (used) these days between the two seems like on the > >> order of > >> USD$100/150. Is the Summicron the same image quality at one stop > >> faster or > >> are there substantive differences between the way these lenses render > >> the > >> world? > > > > The Summicron is not as good as either version of the Elmarit at close > > range or at full aperture; at normal distances and moderate apertures > > they're all excellent and it's unlikely you'll see much difference. I > > like the Summicron for its gentle treatment of skin at larger > > apertures, its exceptionally good bokeh and the greater ability to use > > selective focus. > > > > Doug Herr > > Birdman of Sacramento > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >