Re: [Leica] old talk about summicrons

[Andre Jean Quintal <megamax@abacom.com>]

Rikard Soderstrom wrote:
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I shot the scenes hand-held on times around 1/30 second and with my 
standard lens, and to my surprise some of them, turned out realy 
sharp in the 21 x 25 scale (no breading or lack of coffe). When i 
shot slides with my 35 i get a kind of warm and soft-sharp result, i 
would be interested in opposite clean but more cold.

	--> I don't understand your use of the words
	"breading" and "coffe".
	Could these words refer to grain and tonal range ?
	Coffe --> edge definition / acutance ???

	--> Could it be your enlarger lens that would
	need an upgrade if you're into blow-ups ?

	--> The 35 mm ASPH, it seems, could be your
	answer. Perhaps would your Leica dealer lend
	you one for a "road test" as you shoot a roll
	of film, taking note of your application and wish
	for even more resolution and true-to-life color,
	for the short time this would take, walking
	about the store's neighbourhood ?

	--> Color Rendition wise, have you tried other
	film types, with a "colder" tonal balance ?
	Ektachrome would normally do that for me,
	as compared to Kodachrome 64 ...

	A J Q