Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] Zeiss ZM Sonnar 50mm 1.5 ? (samples)
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Thu Oct 25 18:38:38 2007
References: <440b792d0710251559h5e281260jef1f4e2c79b81665@mail.gmail.com>

I like this lens for the same reason I like the 50/2 Heliar. Not razor
sharp, and nice bokeh. Nostalgic look.

On 10/25/07, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/msadat/ZiessSonnar5015AndLeicaM8
>
> Some of picture are a little out of focus cus of user or subject
> error. but i i think they are still good examples. the person shot are
>  wide open @ 1.5
>
> On 10/25/07, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Oct 25, 2007, at 12:57 PM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote:
> >
> > > mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> it is supposed to have a look of the old sonnars when wide open and i
> > >> could not put my hand on it. when i take a shot, i know what i have
> > >> taken but with this lens wide open i could not. i really tried
> > >> hard to
> > >> see if i can get a handle on it but...
> > >
> > > As I understand it the 'old sonnar' look is from spherical
> > > aberation which
> > > among other things causes focus shift as it's stopped down.  The RF
> > > cam is
> > > adjusted for moderate apertures so it's tricky to focus accurately
> > > at close
> > > range & wide aperture.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > thanks Doug..
> >
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Doug Herr
> > > Birdman of Sacramento
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> > >
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-- 
Jeffery L. Smith
New Orleans, LA

In reply to: Message from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] Zeiss ZM Sonnar 50mm 1.5 ? (samples))