Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/31

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Subject: [Leica] Neopan 400 and the Mighty Collapsible 'Cron
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Fri Aug 31 05:19:33 2007
References: <55A57CF0-DF02-4987-B02B-6E83DCDFD41D@depaul.edu> <81BDF2E5-2AC1-4B74-B13D-BF73CFE14B83@mindspring.com>

It does, (for an old school classic ;-) it does.
And look at the Neopan 400 in XTOL 1:3 with a modern 50 (yes wide open).
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/Vic/MV4.jpg.html>
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/Vic/MV14.jpg.html>
This ain't no old style aberration "glow" ;-)

Cheers
Hoppy



-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: [Leica] Neopan 400 and the Mighty Collapsible 'Cron

it does write very nicely

ric


On Aug 31, 2007, at 1:13 AM, bob palmieri wrote:

> Folks -
>
> Shot some B&W over the past couple of weeks and was thinking about  
> many things I've gleaned from a number of LUG participants.  I'm  
> getting dangerously close to settling on Neopan 400 in Xtol (at  
> either 1:2 or 1:3) as my default M load, and the collapsible 'cron  
> is currently a front runner for the delineating device.  There  
> seems to be a graceful character about the transition from the  
> intended focus plane on outward. As much as I often cast aside the  
> seemingly sentimental waxings of those who champion them old-school  
> lenses I must say that I feel somewhat susceptible to a certain  
> graceful ease of imaging.  Here's a quick sample of stuff; the shot  
> of guitar builder Ken Parker (someone with whom I work regularly)  
> was shot with my regular working axe (Canon 20D) with a 50 1.8  
> Canon EF.  The other three are of a more personal nature; they may  
> therefore be of little interest to anyone other than myself. yet  
> these kindof more intimate snaps are just the thing that the  
> collapsible/film combo seems to deliver so well, to my eyes (all  
> from the Neopan 400 roll developed in Xtol 1:2).
>
> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/bw_08-07
>
> Bob Palmieri
>
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