Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Indeed! Pristine Bokeh, nearly Japanese, kudos! Philippe Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Mar 24, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > >> Hi Bob. I just shot this for you, including some out of focus highlight >> areas for you too. Apologies to the Friday people for the subject >> matter. >> This is the current Summilux , close to minimum focus distance (.7m) >> and >> f/2. Well worth getting used to the different feel of the focus >> ring, in my >> opinion. This is the best fast 50 you can buy right now regarding >> correction >> and lack of focus shift. It costs a lot. The new Nocti shares some >> of its >> design, I understand. It costs two arms and a leg. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ns/KG.jpg.html > > > > boy, that's a smashing image Geoff, > > Steve > > >> Against the light on dilute XTOLed film it does this. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/Vic/MV27.jpg.html >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/lf/B01.jpg.html >> 2009/3/25 bob palmieri <rpalmier at depaul.edu> >> >>> Folks - >>> >>> After looking at George Lottermoser's wildlife shot on his blog I >>> figured >>> I'd post a couple of Humans from last week. In contrast to the >>> birds, I >>> don't feel like color is particularly necessary for determining >>> gender: >>> Guy - >>> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/110451982 >>> Girl - >>> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/110451983 >>> (Feel free to deliver comments, admonishments or jocular banter as >>> needed.) >>> Both shot with my daily M6 - 50 'Lux - Tmax 400 in Xtol rig. Used >>> to be >>> pretty happy with this setup, but there seems to be an issue that I >>> can no >>> longer ignore. >>> I threw these up a few days ago and noticed that the "Girl" shot >>> gets twice >>> as many views as the "Guy" shot. Must be the 50 (late spherical) >>> 'lux's >>> Lemon Bokeh, which is all over the "Guy" shot. >>> First of all, I'd like to know what causes this. Is it a comatic >>> effect, >>> an image of the aperture off-axis or something else? I guess it >>> doesn't >>> really matter too much, 'cuz it's clearly Here to Stay with this lens >>> design. >>> I hesitate to bring up a topic such as this, but I'm really >>> interested in >>> hearing some opinions on Fast Fiftys for M's. >>> I basically like almost everything about my late-spherical 50 version. >>> These aspects include close focussing to 0.7m, terrific ergonomics >>> on the >>> very-lightly-damped rings (with the fast-racking helical on the >>> focus ring I >>> can beat most autofocus setups in dim light.) I wanna know if >>> there's a 1.4 >>> (or 1.5) 50 that can keep up with most of these qualities (as well >>> as high >>> contrast and low flare wide open plus acceptable focus shift ). >>> >>> The Nocti's are out due to weight and cost. The versions of the Leica >>> aspherical I've tried had much stiffer focussing (and I probably can't >>> afford one of those either.) So I guess it's all about Zeiss (new >>> or old), >>> Voigtlander and Canon or Nikon LTM's. >>> But if I can't find something else I may well become a member of the >>> Bokeh-After-the Fact club. >>> >>> Bob Palmieri >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers >> Geoff >> 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >