Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:38 PM 12/1/97 -0500, you wrote: >Bob wrote: > ><<<Perhaps one of the ways of using sharp lenses for portraiture is to >simply use existing light and employ reflectors to change the intensity of >wild light.>>>>>> > >Hi Bob, > >But I only use available exisisting light whenever I shoot and still in >this case the matron continued to look like a ugly matron! :) > >Hell I could have used reflectors from breakfast to supper and it wouldn't >have made it look any better. This kind of portrait situation using a 90mm >Summicron is a mistake with older women, unless you use a softar filter, >black gauze filter or wrinkle removing wrinkled cellophane. The bottom line >is the 90mm Summicron is just too sharp and fantastic a lens to use on >older women portraits! :) And not have them want to remove part of your >anatomy! Your head, your head! :) > >ted Ted, It must be really difficult to wrinkle-up the cellophane, and get the cellophane wrinkles to line up with the subject's wrinkles ? Gotta hand it to you. Jim