Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon - You were incredibly lucky to be at the Shrine to take that first shot of the tower falling over!;-) B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Simon > Stevens > Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 9:10 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Another happy Heliar owner > > > I got my first few rolls back with my new Heliar, and I am extremely > impressed. One of the nicest things is just as several Luggers have > commented in the past, the color balance and contrast is quite > Leica-like. My impression is that the Heliar pictures blend in with the > ones taken with Leica glass very nicely. I'm also very impressed with > the flare suppression. A decade or so ago I borrowed a Yashica 21mm (at > the time I had an FX-D) but in the end I deceided against buying because > the contrast was so low and the flare so prominant. Not so the Cosina > lens. > > I have posted some of my tests at > http://www.camera-craftsman.com/heliar.htm Comments are welcome, but > bear in mind these weren't especially careful shots, so please be > gentle. > > Simon Stevens > >