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Subject: [Leica] Are Leica lenses multicoated?
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Mon Nov 24 00:40:52 2008
References: <632FC1AF9D3A4673AA4121FA2B2A8838@precisionm50> <C54FB51C.45843%mark@rabinergroup.com> <6D41662CB98847B9A65FF5EEE1ED7E72@precisionm50>

I see no cardboard effect, rather wonderful photographs.
Wish I had them in print for sure.
Beautiful subjects, angles, lights and tones
Small ? yes!
But large enough to pick out what makes them work.
Whatever the gear.
Phx

Bob W wrote:

>Not sure what your point is. I can't very well circulate his negatives to
>the list. The web is the best we're going to get in a hurry to show pictures
>by anyone, whatever they use. I have all of his books, and I've seen some of
>his prints - I guess you'll have to take my word for it.
>
>Bob 
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>>I think when you're looking at a jpeg which is 335x515 pixels 
>>which his is I
>>checked and is a 35KB file it could have been shot with a 
>>cardboard throw
>>away and you'd never know the difference. Certainly not 
>>sizable enough to
>>tell the difference between different coating methods on 
>>lenses. These are
>>slightly big thumbnails. You know what the shot is of. That's 
>>about it.
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>>>James Ravilious deliberately used older (pre-war) Leica 
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>>lenses for his
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>>>photos of North Devon - a very effective technique for his 
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>>subject matter.
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>>>http://www.jamesravilious.com/
>>>
>>>Bob
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