Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 11/27/06 10:22 PM, "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> typed: > The 63mm f3.5 is a myth. I can't find one anywhere. You might be able > to put the 80 and below lenses on a leica bellows, but on my PB4 it > puts you right on top of the target and about the size of your > thumbnail. To clear my D2X body I need to put an extension tube > between it and the bellows. In that instance the 105 is the best > focal length. I'm setting up a D2 enlarger this weekend so the 135 is > going on it. I've got some Sinar negatives to print up. It's a pain > but worth it. > > Len > > The 80 works I've played with that. Not an awe inspiring lens like the 105 or 63 or 180 but it won't embarrass you. I've made thousands of images with it. Many from 35mm negs till the 63 kicked in. Not sure about the Bokeh it's on it its an ok lens 5.6 I've found to be slow I've been wanting to replace that with an f4 JSK or Rodagon. Probably have to pay 40 bucks for it. So much for Starbucks that week! Lots of darkroom glass being sold for a song. The 63 though started out as a copy lens of some sort. The light was supposed to come through from the other end! Got to get a more full assortment of tubes and so on so whatever optic comes my way can be put to immediate use. My enlarger is a D2. With Aristo VC coldlight head. Getting it back into alignment will be interesting in the years to come with my next darkroom. Be interesting to output to 4x5 film some of the work I've been doing lately tweaking in Photoshop. Not just digital captures but 35mm film scanned then tweaked then outputted to large film. Someone's bound to have tried it before. Today I thought of outputting to film the size to be contacted. One lens optic. No light scatter. Self masking if you catch my drift. New York, NY 40?47'59.79"N 73?57'32.37"W http://rabinergroup.com/