Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 24, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Hi Bob. I just shot this for you, including some out of focus > highlight > areas for you too. Apologies to the Friday people for the subject > matter. > This is the current Summilux , close to minimum focus distance (.7m) > and > f/2. Well worth getting used to the different feel of the focus > ring, in my > opinion. This is the best fast 50 you can buy right now regarding > correction > and lack of focus shift. It costs a lot. The new Nocti shares some > of its > design, I understand. It costs two arms and a leg. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ns/KG.jpg.html boy, that's a smashing image Geoff, Steve > Against the light on dilute XTOLed film it does this. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/Vic/MV27.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/lf/B01.jpg.html > 2009/3/25 bob palmieri <rpalmier at depaul.edu> > >> Folks - >> >> After looking at George Lottermoser's wildlife shot on his blog I >> figured >> I'd post a couple of Humans from last week. In contrast to the >> birds, I >> don't feel like color is particularly necessary for determining >> gender: >> Guy - >> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/110451982 >> Girl - >> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/110451983 >> (Feel free to deliver comments, admonishments or jocular banter as >> needed.) >> Both shot with my daily M6 - 50 'Lux - Tmax 400 in Xtol rig. Used >> to be >> pretty happy with this setup, but there seems to be an issue that I >> can no >> longer ignore. >> I threw these up a few days ago and noticed that the "Girl" shot >> gets twice >> as many views as the "Guy" shot. Must be the 50 (late spherical) >> 'lux's >> Lemon Bokeh, which is all over the "Guy" shot. >> First of all, I'd like to know what causes this. Is it a comatic >> effect, >> an image of the aperture off-axis or something else? I guess it >> doesn't >> really matter too much, 'cuz it's clearly Here to Stay with this lens >> design. >> I hesitate to bring up a topic such as this, but I'm really >> interested in >> hearing some opinions on Fast Fiftys for M's. >> I basically like almost everything about my late-spherical 50 >> version. >> These aspects include close focussing to 0.7m, terrific ergonomics >> on the >> very-lightly-damped rings (with the fast-racking helical on the >> focus ring I >> can beat most autofocus setups in dim light.) I wanna know if >> there's a 1.4 >> (or 1.5) 50 that can keep up with most of these qualities (as well >> as high >> contrast and low flare wide open plus acceptable focus shift ). >> >> The Nocti's are out due to weight and cost. The versions of the >> Leica >> aspherical I've tried had much stiffer focussing (and I probably >> can't >> afford one of those either.) So I guess it's all about Zeiss (new >> or old), >> Voigtlander and Canon or Nikon LTM's. >> But if I can't find something else I may well become a member of the >> Bokeh-After-the Fact club. >> >> Bob Palmieri >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information