Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger wrote: <<<<but I often wondered what the difference would be between the various softening devices compared to purposefully defocusing the lens a bit?>>> Roger, I never thought of doing it that way, but I guess it would have worked. My fear would be they might know the difference and ask, "hey this picture is out of focus?" :) I used to get a sharp image with this kinda soft glow look to it using the cellophane. Maybe that was my interpretation of "leica glow":) Changing the time of cellophane exposure, varied the amount of soft/glow sharpness of the image. Today if I have to do something like this I use a softar or blacknet filter during part of the exposure, does basically the same thing the cellophane did for free, only now you spend a fortune for the damn filter. :) ted