Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ralph, Thanks, I guess. You mean English photo mags only print entire rolls of film, with no omissions? Remind me not to buy any. Matt - -----Original Message----- From: ralph fuerbringer [mailto:rof@mac.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 4:13 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Dr. Strangelens, or.... on the basis of these pictures you could be the editor of any number of english photomags, or maybe the publisher of one as your pictures are certainly superior to the test of the 15mm heliar i saw. those had inexplicable distortion ,yours are only horrible. a reporter for one of the sat shows bought a ps zoom that brooked no imput from the photographer whatsoever. when she wanted the front of the house, the camera shot the door. when she wanted a closeup of the baby she got the room. try it, we'll like it. ralph > From: "Barker, J. Madison" <Matt.Barker@KutakRock.com> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:26:34 -0500 > To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'"<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: [Leica] Dr. Strangelens, or.... > > How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The LHSA: > > I took some pictures. More specifically, I set myself up as a lens-testing > expert. Well, not exactly, but if you want to experience the antithesis of > Erwin Puts and others who actually know what they're doing, have a look at > http://www.htsrecordings.com/lens.htm for a side-by-side comparison of two > LTM 50mm lenses, an old collapsible Summicron and a new Cosina/Voigtlander > Nokton. Your comments welcomed, but please keep in mind that the images > posted are _every_ image from a _single_ roll of film; this ain't no > Greatest Hits. Thank you, > > Matt Barker