Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leonard, No, I think that Brian's Noct is just a little bit off on the cam. I have a 75 Summilux that worked great on film but focuses a good 10cm behind at 3 meters on the M8. When I get done digesting the Tri-Elmar it will go off to Leica for that and another small problem that has persisted for five or six years. On 4/26/07, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: > > The photo of Mark appears to be a little sharper then the one of > Brian. But both shots are really close so the DOF is miniscule. Could > the red filtering have softened it a bit? My photos were taken at > least 10 feet away and had the benefit of daylight and a slightly > lower ISO. > > Len > > > On Apr 26, 2007, at 9:04 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > > really Brian... if that photo of you is sharply in focus, either > > that pastis was stronger than I thought... > > > > or my glasses need to be adjusted.... > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Apr 26, 2007, at 4:30 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > > > >> A truthism at last by the Saloon Keeper and The Rabiner! :-) > >> > >> I've said more times than you guys can count.... Take it out of > >> the box and > >> shoot pictures!!!!!!!!! > >> > >> Don't think and consult, just use it! It's simple, you can't think > >> and > >> shoot! > >> > >> Leave all the testing to the technicians with the thousands and > >> thousands of > >> dollars worth of testing gear! That's what they get paid for! The > >> only > >> testing you need any time is using the camera to take pictures, > >> that's when > >> you know whether it works for you at any time. And if it doesn't > >> take it > >> back for a refund! Don't carry on getting wet pants over something > >> none of > >> you personally can fix! > >> > >> There are so many things that come up in great hand wringing > >> comments around > >> here it makes me wonder sometimes how my gear has worked lo these > >> many > >> years. > >> > >> ted > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org > >> [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > >> Brian > >> Reid > >> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:35 PM > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Noctilux at work > >> > >> Mark Rabiner has been telling me that my Noctilux ought to work on > >> my M8. So > >> last night at dinner I handed him my M8 and asked him to prove it. > >> He did, > >> but since I didn't have an IR cut filter on the lens, the color is > >> crap and > >> I look like I have a skin disease. So I converted to B&W in > >> photoshop and > >> applied a red filter so my skin didn't look so blotchy. I've left the > >> full-resolution original B&W there in case anybody wants to look > >> at the > >> pixels. But, alas, Mark was right: it can be made to > >> work in the hands of someone who knows how to do it. Back to > >> school with me. > >> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/pwic/L1011472.jpg.html > >> > >> Once you believe it's possible, you try a little harder to > >> accomplish it. > >> > >> Having watched Mark Rabiner take an in-focus picture with my > >> Noctilux on my > >> M8, I knew it could be done. So I spent several minutes messing > >> around with > >> focus and moving the candle on the table top and changing where I was > >> sitting until I could find enough light to focus on his glasses, > >> which got > >> me this picture. > >> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bkreid/pwic/L1011474.jpg.html > >> > >> I would never dream of using the Noctilux stopped down any more > >> than f/1.4, > >> so I'm not worried about focus shift. So I think this is solved > >> except for > >> acquiring a lot more skill at focusing in the dark. > >> > >> All of the tests that I ran with yardsticks and focus charts used > >> very hot > >> incandescent lights, which I suspect put so much IR into the mix > >> that the > >> focus was wrong for an unrelated reason. When I get home I'll re- > >> run my > >> focus tests with cold light. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/777 - Release Date: > >> 4/26/2007 > >> 3:23 PM > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com