Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]cardboard effect? I'd not accuse anyone of cardboard effect! What is it? mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:41:07 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Are Leica lenses multicoated? > > 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 >> >> >> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>> James Ravilious deliberately used older (pre-war) Leica >>>> >>>> >>> lenses for his >>> >>> >>>> photos of North Devon - a very effective technique for his >>>> >>>> >>> subject matter. >>> >>> >>>> http://www.jamesravilious.com/ >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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