Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What did you develop it in? My APX 400 pictures make everyone look like coal miners. On 10/1/07, Daniel Ridings <dlr@dlridings.se> wrote: > Thanks Luis, Hoppy, Jeffery, Jack and Ric. > > I suppose that the Agfapan APX400 might account for the "noise", or > grain, Luis. It isn't a fine-grain film. But as Ric noted, it can > deliver some nice tones (the Sonnar design helps). > > Jeffery, I have two Jupiter-9's and they both perform like top notch > lenses. Well, the silver one can flare easily, but that probably has to > do this the deep gash on the front element. BUT ... both of them are for > the Contax/Kiev mount. I think the difficulties involved with getting a > good Jupiter-9 might be more in connection with finding a good one in > Leica screw mount. It's a pity the Contax/Kiev bodies aren't better than > they are. They show their pre-WWII age. They were probably superior to > the screw-mount Leicas, but if you've used an M, they show their age. > > Once again, thanks all. I've been booked solid and haven't picked a paw > yet. It will be one of them in my showbox: > > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v39/ > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v39/?g2_page=2 > > They are almost all just test shots, making sure the Kiev body was up to > snuff. > > Daniel > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > > To tell the truth, I am not going to miss not taking a 90/2.0 Summicron > > along. The Jupiter-9 (85/2.0 Sonnar), does just fine: > > > > http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v39/07v39-0017.jpg.html > > > > Daniel > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, LA