Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/12

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: The Adox is working!
From: dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Wed Dec 12 10:08:17 2007
References: <200712082026.32068.photo.forrest@earthlink.net> <F56EDDD0-58DE-4604-B597-B185A2338885@nathanfoto.com>

Dem's fight'n words!

:-)

I just happen to like my Elmars and think they're pretty sharp. These
two have been submitted to the yearbook.

http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2007/20.html

and ...

Well, another Elmar shot.

Daniel

On Dec 12, 2007 7:49 AM, Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote:
> While I like the first image, I must admit that I do not understand
> the point of purposely using uncoated, low-contrast, flare-prone
> lenses when perfectly good and affordable modern equivalents are
> available. The people who designed the old lenses 50 or 70 or 100
> years ago were not aiming for any "painterly" effects. They attempted
> to design lenses to deliver as much sharpness as they could, given
> the technology at their disposal. While these lenses may have
> historical interest today, I honestly do not see any purpose in
> forsaking the progress that has occurred in optical technology during
> the last several decades.
>
> If you want an unsharp picture, you get always get one with a modern
> lens--just throw the lens off focus, or use a slow shutter speed, or
> do some Photoshop magic. But you cannot get a sharp picture from an
> unsharp lens.
>
> Nathan
>
>
> On 9-dec-2007, at 2:26, Philip Forrest wrote:
>
> > I finally exposed a roll of XP2 today with the "new" Adox Adrette.
> > That Xenon
> > lens has a nice soft look to it at the wider apertures.  As the
> > camera is
> > scale focused, I need to get better at my distance estimation.
> > I encountered a light leak but that has since been rectified.  The
> > film is
> > still off in vertical register slightly, but that is an issue of
> > take-up
> > spool thickness.  The correct spool is on the way as I write.
> >
> > Here are a few photos with little to no manipulation in the
> > computer, light
> > leak and dust included.  Regardless, I'm really liking the
> > "painterly" effect
> > of the uncoated, low contrast, flare-prone Schneider lens.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2vp7lv
> > http://tinyurl.com/2mzjny
> > http://tinyurl.com/2re2hn
> >
> > More to come.
> > PhilFo
> >
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> Nathan Wajsman
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