Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Juan, Like you I do black and white in with my Leica, and my 4x5, and like you I have some modern LF glass. I also have a 160mm, uncoated f4.5 Optar which has made in the early 40's, from what I can tell. I didn't pay very much for it. Perhaps I lucked out, perhaps the lens was made when the stars were aligned just so. I don't know. But I just love how it looks with TMAX 100. Barney Juan> and Biogon-like designs from Schneider and Rodenstock), with excellent Juan> resolution but also with very high contrast. Does any of the LUG members Juan> know of large format lenses with Leica-like quality? I am looking for that Juan> elusive Leica look, bokeh, whatever, and great resolution with moderate Juan> contrast. Is there such a thing? If this is too un-Leica for the list, you