Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can't help you much in your choice I'm afraid - I know :-[ neither of the lenses - but you really pushed that one to the limits in some shots, hence my question about the hood as I find it so helpful. How does it fare in low light? Noisy? Phx H. Ball Arche wrote: >Hi Philippe- >All were 9.5m high-quality jpegs, no hood. >So the question is, do I buy one of these puppies for myself (the one I'm >using is from work) or put the same $$$ into the new CV Ultron 28/2, hoping >that it controls flare better than the earlier 28/1.9? > > >--- On Sun, 10/5/08, Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> wrote: > > > >>From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Pana LX3 more street >>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 11:38 PM >>Hi Bill, >>This one for me >><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/HarveyArche/Joplin-2004-05/LX3+trial/spots.jpg.html> >>Compostion and rendition are excellent >> >>Are these all straight JPEGs? >> >>Flare series : Were you using a hood of some sort? >>if so, we now know the limits of the lens :-[ >>Thanks for keeping us informed >>Best from Metz >>Philippe >> >> >>H. Ball Arche wrote: >> >> >> >>>Ooops >>> >>>http://tinyurl.com/4zg784 >>> >>>Set up for standard B&W, 400 ISO. >>>'spots' got a good crop, so you can see noise >>> >>> >>in the lower right corner. The last five are to show flare >>characteristics. There is an accessory lens adapter tube >>that may work as a hood, but I doubt it. >> >> >>>BTW, the guy in the middle of 'flare 1' is >>> >>> >>holding a Minolta SRT 101. This park is across the street >>from the Vanderbilt campus and every time I go there I see >>some student toting a classic - whoever teaches Photo there >>has the same notion as me on how it should be done. Two >>weeks ago I was there to shoot a big pillowfight and I saw a >>girl with a Hassy 500cm, and another with an immaculate >>black paint Canon F-1. Vandy being private their students >>are, by and large, pretty affluent, and I'm thinking >>they're getting these things from their parents closets. >> >> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 > > >