Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/03

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Subject: [Leica] The Handmaid's Tale -- More 50mm musings
From: montie at earthlink.net (Montie)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:47:40 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

An extremely well accomplished construction!
Lighting /color/comp/...flows like a calm,
slow running river!  Luv it!

Montie


-----Original Message-----
>From: kyle cassidy on the lug <leicaslacker at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 3, 2015 3:36 PM
>To: lug at leica-users.org
>Subject: [Leica]  The Handmaid's Tale -- More 50mm musings
>
>I?m sure I?m hoping I can get better just by buying new equipment :) It?s 
>easier to blame the lens than anything else. 
>I?ve done side by side tests with a borrowed Summilux and there is a 
>difference (in contrast especially) and i vacillate between ?nobody will 
>notice? and ?do my photos look blurry?? 
>Gear Acquisition Syndrome. 
>
>> Terrific image Kyle, what are you concerned about?
>> 
>> s
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> > On Sep 3, 2015, at 10:01 AM, kyle cassidy on the lug <leicaslacker at 
>> > gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/kyle-cassidy-handmaids-tale.jpg 
>> > <http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/kyle-cassidy-handmaids-tale.jpg> 
>> > <http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/kyle-cassidy-handmaids-tale.jpg 
>> > <http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2015/kyle-cassidy-handmaids-tale.jpg>>
>> > 
>> > Leica M9, Canon Serenar 50mm f 5.6
>> > 
>> > Every once in a while I take a photo that I think is substandard and I 
>> > wonder if it?s the 50mm I?m using and other times it seems to be just 
>> > fine. The Handmaid?s Tale takes place in the future where most people 
>> > are 
>> > sterile. It?s a classic work of feminism and science fiction and a 
>> > source, 
>> > I?m told, of great Canadian Pride. 
>> > 
>> > I used the 50 both at it?s ordinary close focus and again with the 
>> > closeup 
>> > adapter both of which seemed to work pretty well.
>> > 
>> > This doesn?t mean that you shouldn?t try and sell me your Voigtlander 
>> > 50mm 
>> > 1.5 m-mount. 
>> > 
>> > Thoughts? 
>> > 
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