Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philip, I have no idea what a Diax IIa is but the photos look darn good to me. Another one of your restoration projects no doubt. Len On Jun 30, 2008, at 6:02 PM, Philip Forrest wrote: > These are all test shots I took last night and earlier today with the > Diax IIa. Lenses are Schneider Tele-Xenar 90mm f/3.5 and Isco- > Gottingen > Isconar 50mm f/3.5. The Schneider lens is in fantastic condition > with just a few find coating marks while the Isco lens has numerous > coating marks and a bit of haze, lending to its low contrast and > flare. Film used is Fuji NPH 400. These images have not been adjusted > for color or sharpness though I did apply a very small amount of > despeckling filtration to remove the noise from the shadows. I > didn't enhance them at all in order to demonstrate the bare > characteristics of the lenses. Most of the exposure info I wrote down > for post processing notes, but I missed one or two. > > Masonry workers. Tele-Xenar 90mm @ f/11 > http://tinyurl.com/5mgzgf > > Walnut and 22nd street sign. I took this to check how this lens > flares. > The sun is just out of the frame and there is very little flare in > just > the bottom of the image. The image still has good contrast, so it > looks > like the lens is pretty well corected. Tele-Xenar 90mm @ f/ 11 > http://tinyurl.com/6k7gzp > > Old apartment building on Sansom St. Tele-Xenar 90mm @ f/8 > http://tinyurl.com/6fa9c8 > > Taken to check both close-up RF accuracy and the bokeh of this lens > (though stopping down doesn't really allow the latter to really be > shown. It was pretty bright today. Tele-Xenar 90mm @ f/8 > http://tinyurl.com/599qay > > Leaky fire hydrant. Isconar 50mm @ f/5.6 or f/8 (I think) > http://tinyurl.com/6pm73t > > "Red and yellow." Chestnut and 40th Sts. at sunset. This image > shows the softness that the Isco lens gives to subjects. Isconar > 50mm @ > f/8 http://tinyurl.com/5jhkla > > Lovely Katelyn. Illuminated by an overhead tungsten bulb inset in the > ceiling of the Continental Diner, 18th & Chestnut Sts. Close focus > Tele-Xenar 90mm A f/3.5 > http://tinyurl.com/5g9njk > > PhilFo > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information