Re: [Leica] Zuiko 55/1.2 was Canon 55/1.2 images WAS Noctilux vs Those "Other"lenses

["Jason Hall" <JASON@jbhall.freeserve.co.uk>]

Here's the old Olympus/Zuiko single coated 55/1.2 wide open, nightmare
trying to find a plane of focus, okay bokeh ;), no oof highlights in
this example im afraid.

www.sgurr.freeserve.co.uk

As an aside, I shot a roll of TMX 3200 at 1000 and the HP5+ at 800,
dev'd both in Rodinal for 15 mins, the TMX isn't a patch on the HP5
for my tastes.

Jason Hall

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnny Deadman" <john@pinkheadedbug.com>
To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon 55/1.2 images WAS Noctilux vs Those
"Other"lenses


> just a couple of examples from my FD 55/1.2. These are both wide
open.
>
> The first is an example of something you can't do with a Noctilux or
any
> other M lens... get damn close. The problem at f/1.2 of course is
that your
> DOF is vanishingly small and if you are focusing on an eye, like
this, the
> split image is not a great method.
>
>     http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/images/55-a.jpg
>
> The second shows that even shooting into bright light wide open,
flare is
> *very* well controlled.
>
>     http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/images/55-b.jpg
>
> The bokeh on this lens is lovely, BTW, and contrast and detail are
both more
> than acceptable even wide open. This is an SSC version if that means
> anything to anyone. It weighs a ton.
>
> One thing I did notice is that on an SLR, 55 is just too long to
reliably
> handhold at 1/30.
>
>
> --
> Johnny Deadman
>
> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
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