Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A 18:15 17/09/98 PDT, vous avez =E9crit : > >Dominique Pellissier wrote: >>__________________ >>I prefer a 90 which gives pictures sharp as a razor because when I want= =20 >softness I can always put a Zeiss softar for contax lens : the filter=20 >size, E55, is the same for both the lenses.>>>>>>>> > >Hi Dominque, > >I'm with you on this sharpness thing. If it were not aspherical sharp=20 >there would be all kinds of LUGNUTS whining and bitching about it being=20 >unsharp. However, to complain about a lens being "too sharp" is=20 >something I cannot comprehend for heavens sake. > >if the lens is too sharp and you are going to photograph a beautiful=20 >woman then crinkle up some cellophane, flatten it out and as the=20 >exposure is made just hold it in front of the lens and you have this=20 >beautiful "glow look" of unsharp sharpness. > >Best thing is, the cellophane is free and not a fortune for a softar=20 >filter which you'll probably only use a few times. > >Been doing it that way for years and it works wonders and doesn't cost a= =20 >penny. > >ted ________________________ Thanks for the tip, Ted ! D.P.