Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Photo A is Summilux Photo D is Summicron - -David Binder (tell you why if I'm right) > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:41:46 -0400 > From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> > Subject: [Leica] Lens challenge > Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000822214146.0090f820@pop.microtec.net> > References: > > OK, as promissed, here are four images taken with (in no particluar order): > > Nikor 50/1.4 AI mounted on Nikon F2 > Minolta 50/1.4 mounted on Minolta 9xi > DR Summicron 50/2 mounted on Leica M6 > Summilux 50/1.4 mounted on Leica M6 > > All these photos were taken on the same roll of film, and scanned so that > the colour balance was as close as possible to each other (though I make no > gaurantees that they are the best possible). All Photoshop adjustments > (such as curves) were saved and applied equally to all four images. > > As may be obvious, the sun was setting during the test, and it took some > time to unload and reload the film into each of the four cameras, so > exposures changed during the time of the test. Also, I had no tripod and > had to try and stay in one place for all of the photographs. And, last but > not least, I had a bored model on my hands.... > > Check out the last row of images (it will be obvious which ones apply) in > the portfolio link at http://www.photoartworld.com/leica/. Try and > identify Photos A, B, C, and D. > > Perhaps if there is interest I will post enlarged sections of each image > for further comparisons > > I hope to actually redo this entire site and amalgamate it with my other > sites, along with better photographs. Until then, consider this one to be > the proverbial "under construction". > > One day I will try and repeat this test, under more constant conditions and > with tripod etc. > > Dan C.